Death of Henry Silva, indispensable cruel thug of Hollywood and … of the Marginal

He had a terrific bad boy face.

Actor Henry Silva died September 14 in Los Angeles.

He was 95 years old.

Anthologies will remember that he took his first steps in 1952 in

by Elia Kazan.

And it was there, during filming, that this young 26-year-old actor rubbed shoulders with a legend of the seventh art, Marlon Brando.

Indispensable supporting role in Hollywood, always ready to take on the most cruel characters, Henry Silva has, for more than fifty years, hung his name in the credits of more than 130 films.

In 1963, in

, the actor devours the camera.

In the costume of Salvatore Giordano, known as “

”, he finds a perfect role as a contract killer.

Silva has found his calling.

From now on, the ruthless, cold, capable thugs will devolve upon him.

He can assume all the characters, in

, the director John Frankenheimer will entrust him with the role of the communist spy Chunjin.

Frank Sinatra at his side obviously plays the fearless and blameless American hero.

And in France, Henry Silva, alias the leader of the underworld Sauveur Mecacci, will have had the heavy task of having to face our national Belmondo, alias Commissioner Jordan in Jacques Deray's

in 1983.

See also

The greatest films of Jean-Paul Belmondo

Singer Deana Martin, the daughter of Dean Martin, paid a beautiful tribute on Twitter to the one who had shared the poster with his father in

John Sturges'

”.

His admirers will also remember that he made a last appearance in His last

by Steven Soderbergh, in 2001. Henry Silva played his own role there...

Henry Silva didn't hate to play comedies too.

We see him here with Jerry Lewis in