Photo: Jim Smeal/BEI/ShutterstockHenry Silva, known for appearing in the filmsOcean’s 11andThe Manchurian Candidate, has died. He was 95.Silva, who frequently played the villain on screen, died Wednesday of natural causes, the actor’s son Scott toldThe Hollywood Reporter. He was pronounced dead at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.Deana Martin, the daughter ofOcean’s 11actor Dean Martin, mourned the loss on Twitter.“Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend Henry Silva, one of the nicest, kindest and most talented men I’ve had the pleasure of calling my friend,” shewrote, adding that Silva was “the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie. We love you Henry, you will be missed.“Silva appeared alongsideFrank Sinatrain 1960’sOcean’s 11, in which he portrayed a casino thief in Las Vegas. He also teamed up with Sinatra for three other films. He went on to appear in the 2001Ocean’sremake, in which he played a boxing spectator.In 1963, Silva starred as the title character inJohnny Cool. His costars were members of the infamous Rat Pack including Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.Throughout his career, Silva appeared in over 130 projects, including films likeThe Return of Mr. Moto,The Italian Connection,The BossandWeapons of Death. On the small screen, Silva guest starred in well-known series such asHawaii Five-O, Mission: ImpossibleandThe Outer Limits.He also led several other films in Europe, according toDeadline.Silva previously opened up about how his upbringing in Spanish Harlem prepared him to play the bad guy for much of his decades-long career.RELATED VIDEO: Jesse Powell, R&B Singer and Grammy Nominee, Dead at 51: ‘The Best Big Brother Ever,’ Says SisterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I saw a lot of things in Harlem,” he told journalist Diane Haithman in 1985, perVariety.“It was the kind of place where if you lived on one block and you wanted to go a few blocks away, you had to take a couple of guys with you, or else you would get your ass kicked.“Of his prolific career, he said, “I think the reason that I haven’t disappeared (as a popular ‘heavy’) is that the heavies I play are all leaders. I never play a wishy-washy anything. They’re interesting roles, because when you leave the theater, you remember these kinds of guys.”
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Henry Silva, known for appearing in the filmsOcean’s 11andThe Manchurian Candidate, has died. He was 95.Silva, who frequently played the villain on screen, died Wednesday of natural causes, the actor’s son Scott toldThe Hollywood Reporter. He was pronounced dead at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.Deana Martin, the daughter ofOcean’s 11actor Dean Martin, mourned the loss on Twitter.“Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend Henry Silva, one of the nicest, kindest and most talented men I’ve had the pleasure of calling my friend,” shewrote, adding that Silva was “the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie. We love you Henry, you will be missed.“Silva appeared alongsideFrank Sinatrain 1960’sOcean’s 11, in which he portrayed a casino thief in Las Vegas. He also teamed up with Sinatra for three other films. He went on to appear in the 2001Ocean’sremake, in which he played a boxing spectator.In 1963, Silva starred as the title character inJohnny Cool. His costars were members of the infamous Rat Pack including Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.Throughout his career, Silva appeared in over 130 projects, including films likeThe Return of Mr. Moto,The Italian Connection,The BossandWeapons of Death. On the small screen, Silva guest starred in well-known series such asHawaii Five-O, Mission: ImpossibleandThe Outer Limits.He also led several other films in Europe, according toDeadline.Silva previously opened up about how his upbringing in Spanish Harlem prepared him to play the bad guy for much of his decades-long career.RELATED VIDEO: Jesse Powell, R&B Singer and Grammy Nominee, Dead at 51: ‘The Best Big Brother Ever,’ Says SisterNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I saw a lot of things in Harlem,” he told journalist Diane Haithman in 1985, perVariety.“It was the kind of place where if you lived on one block and you wanted to go a few blocks away, you had to take a couple of guys with you, or else you would get your ass kicked.“Of his prolific career, he said, “I think the reason that I haven’t disappeared (as a popular ‘heavy’) is that the heavies I play are all leaders. I never play a wishy-washy anything. They’re interesting roles, because when you leave the theater, you remember these kinds of guys.”
Henry Silva, known for appearing in the filmsOcean’s 11andThe Manchurian Candidate, has died. He was 95.
Silva, who frequently played the villain on screen, died Wednesday of natural causes, the actor’s son Scott toldThe Hollywood Reporter. He was pronounced dead at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.
Deana Martin, the daughter ofOcean’s 11actor Dean Martin, mourned the loss on Twitter.
“Our hearts are broken at the loss of our dear friend Henry Silva, one of the nicest, kindest and most talented men I’ve had the pleasure of calling my friend,” shewrote, adding that Silva was “the last surviving star of the original Oceans 11 Movie. We love you Henry, you will be missed.”
Silva appeared alongsideFrank Sinatrain 1960’sOcean’s 11, in which he portrayed a casino thief in Las Vegas. He also teamed up with Sinatra for three other films. He went on to appear in the 2001Ocean’sremake, in which he played a boxing spectator.
In 1963, Silva starred as the title character inJohnny Cool. His costars were members of the infamous Rat Pack including Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Throughout his career, Silva appeared in over 130 projects, including films likeThe Return of Mr. Moto,The Italian Connection,The BossandWeapons of Death. On the small screen, Silva guest starred in well-known series such asHawaii Five-O, Mission: ImpossibleandThe Outer Limits.
He also led several other films in Europe, according toDeadline.
Silva previously opened up about how his upbringing in Spanish Harlem prepared him to play the bad guy for much of his decades-long career.
RELATED VIDEO: Jesse Powell, R&B Singer and Grammy Nominee, Dead at 51: ‘The Best Big Brother Ever,’ Says Sister
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“I saw a lot of things in Harlem,” he told journalist Diane Haithman in 1985, perVariety.“It was the kind of place where if you lived on one block and you wanted to go a few blocks away, you had to take a couple of guys with you, or else you would get your ass kicked.”
Of his prolific career, he said, “I think the reason that I haven’t disappeared (as a popular ‘heavy’) is that the heavies I play are all leaders. I never play a wishy-washy anything. They’re interesting roles, because when you leave the theater, you remember these kinds of guys.”
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