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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was an American actor and theatrical director. Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica the son of a mixed race Jamaican mother, Gertrude Bell and Spanish Jewish father, Alfred Silvera. His family emigrated to the United States when he was six-years old, settling in Boston. Silvera became interested in acting and began performing in amateur theatrical groups and at church. He graduated from English High School of Boston and then studied at Boston University, followed by the Northeastern Law School. Silvera left Northeastern Law School in 1934, when he was cast in Paul Green's production of Roll Sweet Chariot. He next joined the New England Repertory Theatre where he appeared in productions of MacBeth, Othello and The Emperor Jones. He also worked at Federal Theatre and with the New Hampshire Repertory Theatre. In 1940, Silvera made his Broadway debut in a small role in Big White Fog. His career was interrupted in 1942, when he enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II. He was assigned to Camp Robert Smalls, where he and Owen Dodson were in charge of entertainment. Silvera directed and acted in radio programs and appeared in USO shows. Honorably discharged at the war's end in 1945, he joined the cast of Anna Lucasta and became a member of the Actors Studio. In 1952, Silvera made his film debut in the western, The Cimarron Kid. Because of his strongly Latin appearance, he was cast in a variety of ethnic roles in films and television. He was cast as General Huerta in Viva Zapata! which starred Marlon Brando. Silvera also portrayed the role in the stage production, which opened at the Regent Theatre in New York City on February 28, 1952. He appeared in two films directed by Stanley Kubrick, Fear and Desire (1953) and Killer's Kiss (1955). Silvera made guest appearances in numerous television series, mainly dramas and westerns, including Studio One in Hollywood, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bat Masterson, Thriller, Riverboat, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, The Untouchables, and Bonanza. In 1962 he portrayed Dr. Koslenko in The Twilight Zone episode "Person or Persons Unknown", opposite Richard Long. That year, he also played Minarii, a Polynesian man in the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty, again starring Marlon Brando. In 1963, Silvera was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for playing Monsieur Duval in The Lady of the Camellias. In 1964, Silvera and Vantile Whitfield founded the Theatre of Being, a Los Angeles-based theatre dedicated to providing black actors with non-stereotypical roles. One of their first projects was producing The Amen Corner by African-American writer James Baldwin. Silvera and Whitfield financed the play themselves and with donations from friends. It opened on March 4, 1964 and would gross $200,000 within the year, moving to Broadway in April 1965. Beah Richards won critical acclaim for her performance as the lead. Silvera was killed on June 11, 1970, after accidentally electrocuting himself while repairing a garbage disposal unit in his kitchen sink. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Silvera, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self (voice)
Perilous Voyage
as Gen. Salazar
Valdez Is Coming
as Diego
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Uncle Maxim
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Nick Eugenides
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Lobero
Che!
as Goatherd
Uptight
as Kyle
The Stalking Moon
as Major
Hawaii Five-O
as Frank Kuakua
The Young Loner
as Carlos
The High Chaparral
as Don Sebastian Montoya
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
as Nick Sorello
Hombre
as Mexican Bandit
The Appaloosa
as Ramos
The Rat Patrol
as Arab Leader
The Wild Wild West
as El Sordo
I Spy
as Munoz
Run for Your Life
as Esteban
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Caspar
Profiles in Courage
as Lemus
Daniel Boone
as Marcel Bouvier
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Sgt. Terrell
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Speaks to the Wind
The Great Adventure
as Gambi
Mr. Novak
as Andy Towner
Toys in the Attic
as Henry Simpson
Mutiny on the Bounty
as Minarii
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Alejandro
The Beachcomber
as Juan Dominguez
The New Breed
as John Hernandez
The Defenders
as Ballin
Key Witness
as Det. Rafael Torno
Thriller
as Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman
The Mountain Road
as Colonel Kwan
Heller in Pink Tights
as Santis
Crime and Punishment USA
as Lt. Porter
The Rebel
as Cota
The Twilight Zone
as Dr. Koslenko
Johnny Ringo
as Bevinetto
Riverboat
as Colonel Ashley
Bonanza
as Mateo Ybarra
Rawhide
as Pajarito
Bat Masterson
as Grasia
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
as Sol
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Sheriff Will Eckert
Decoy
as Andrew Garcia
Perry Mason
as Jonathan Hyett
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ysidro
Crowded Paradise
as Papa Diaz
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Roderiguez
Killer's Kiss
as Vincent Rapallo
Gunsmoke
as John Drago
Death Tide
as Eric
The Lonely Night
as The Narrator
Fear and Desire
as Mac
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
as Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos
The Fighter
as Paulino
Viva Zapata!
as Huerta
The Cimarron Kid
as Stacey Marshall
