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Frank Silvera (1914–1970)

Actor

He was a highly successful black actor/director in the 1950s and 1960s who - because of his light-skinned appearance - transcended race and ethnicity in his performances. In motion pictures, Frank Silvera was cast as black, Latino, Polynesian and "white"/racially indeterminate (due to black + white film stock's lack of discernment when rendering light-skinned African-Americans)... See full bio »

Born:

Frank Alvin Silvera
in Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]

Died:

(age 55) in Pasadena, California, USA
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1976 Perilous Voyage (TV movie)
Gen. Salazar
 
1971 Valdez Is Coming
Diego
 
1968-1971 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Carlos
– Bayou Boy: Part 2 (1971)
– Bayou Boy: Part 1 (1971)
– The Young Loner: Part 2 (1968) … Carlos
– The Young Loner: Part 1 (1968) … Carlos
 
1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (TV movie)
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Frank Kuakua
– Paniolo (1970) … Frank Kuakua
 
1967-1970 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Don Sebastian Montoya
– Only the Bad Come to Sonora (1970) … Don Sebastian Montoya
– An Anger Greater Than Mine (1970) … Don Sebastian Montoya
– New Hostess in Town (1970) … Don Sebastian Montoya
– Mi Casa, Su Casa (1970) … Don Sebastian Montoya
– A Time to Laugh, a Time to Cry (1969) … Don Sebastian Montoya
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1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
Thomas
– No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) … Thomas
 
1969 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Nick Eugenides
– The Vrahnas Demon (1969) … Nick Eugenides
 
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Lobero
 
1969 Che!
Goatherd
 
1968 Uptight
Kyle
 
1968 The Stalking Moon
Major
 
1968 The Young Loner (TV movie)
Carlos
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
El Sordo
– The Night of Jack O'Diamonds (1967) … El Sordo
 
1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV series)
Luis Montoya
– The Vasquez Brief (1967) … Luis Montoya
 
1967 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
Nick Sorello
 
1967 Hombre
Mexican Bandit
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Esteban
– The Shock of Recognition (1966) … Esteban
 
1966 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
Arab Leader
– The Chain of Death Raid (1966) … Arab Leader
 
1966 The Appaloosa
Ramos
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Munoz
– Crusade to Limbo (1966) … Munoz
 
1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
John Drago
– Death Watch (1966) … John Drago
 
1965 Rawhide (TV series)
Pajarito
– El Hombre Bravo (1965) … Pajarito
 
1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Marcel Bouvier
– Daughter of the Devil (1965) … Marcel Bouvier
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
– Hamilton Fish (1965)
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Caspar
 
1964-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Captain Santos / Sgt. Terrell
– That Time in Havana (1965) … Captain Santos
– A Truce to Terror (1964) … Sgt. Terrell
 
1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Andy Towner
– Boy Under Glass (1964) … Andy Towner
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Alejandro
– The Life Work of Juan Diaz (1964) … Alejandro
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Gambi
– The Pirate and the Patriot (1964) … Gambi
 
1961-1964 Bonanza (TV series)
El Jefe / Mateo Ybarra
– The Companeros (1964) … Mateo Ybarra
– The Fugitive (1961) … El Jefe
 
1964 Channing (TV series)
– Memory of a Firing Squad (1964)
 
1963 Lonnie
Paco
 
1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Speaks to the Wind
– The Day of the Taboo Man (1963) … Speaks to the Wind
 
1963 Toys in the Attic
Henry Simpson
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Ballin
– The Last Illusion (1963) … Ballin
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– Borderline (1962)
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Minarii
 
1962 The Beachcomber (TV series)
Anton Varda / Juan Dominguez
– The Ransom (1962) … Anton Varda
– The Reward (1962) … Juan Dominguez
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
John Hernandez
– My Brother's Keeper (1962) … John Hernandez
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dr. Koslenko
– Person or Persons Unknown (1962) … Dr. Koslenko
 
1960 The Untouchables (TV series)
Dino Patrone
– A Seat on the Fence (1960) … Dino Patrone
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Colonel Ashley
– Devil in Skirts (1960) … Colonel Ashley
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Cota
– Deathwatch (1960) … Cota
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
Kivori
– Freebooter (1960) … Kivori
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman
– The Guilty Men (1960) … Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman
 
1960 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
Garcia
– Music to Hurt By (1960) … Garcia
 
1960 Key Witness
Det. Rafael Torno
 
1960 The Mountain Road
Col. Kwan
 
1960 Johnny Ringo (TV series)
Bevinetto
– Shoot the Moon (1960) … Bevinetto
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights
Santis
 
1959 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Kiczek
– The Gypsy Story (1959) … Kiczek
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA
Lieutenant Porter
 
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
Papa Vanetti
– My Son Is a Stranger (1959) … Papa Vanetti
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Grasia
– The Romany Knives (1959) … Grasia
 
1959 Decoy (TV series)
Andrew Garcia
– Across the World (1959) … Andrew Garcia
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Ysidro
– Trouble at Tres Cruces (1959) … Ysidro
 
1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Mr. Roderiguez
– A Personal Matter (1959) … Mr. Roderiguez
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Jonathan Hyett
– The Case of the Fancy Figures (1958) … Jonathan Hyett
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Nick Serrello
– Seven Against the Wall (1958) … Nick Serrello
 
1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Sheriff Will Echert, misspelled Eckert in on-screen credits
– Sheriff of Red Rock (1958) … Sheriff Will Echert, misspelled Eckert in on-screen credits
 
1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series)
John
– The World of Nick Adams (1957) … John
 
1951-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Miguel Ramando / Sailor
– Guitar (1957) … Miguel Ramando
– Mutiny on the Nicolette (1951) … Sailor
 
1956 Crowded Paradise
Papa Diaz
 
1955 Killer's Kiss
Vincent Rapallo
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Judge
– The Skin of Our Teeth (1955) … Judge
 
1955 Death Tide
Eric Paulsen
 
1954 The Marriage (TV series)
Mr. Ramon
– Episode #1.1 (1954) … Mr. Ramon
 
1954 The Lonely Night (documentary)
The Narrator
 
1953 Fear and Desire
Sgt. Mac
 
1953 White Mane
Narrator- English
 
1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos
 
1952 Viva Zapata!
Victoriano Huerta
 
1952 The Fighter
Paulino
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
Stacey Marshall
 
1949 The Big Story (TV series)
Jamie Goodwin
– Julian Housman, Richmond Reporter (1949) … Jamie Goodwin
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1949 Bezoek aan Picasso (documentary short)
Commentator (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

The Lady of the Camellias (1963). Dramatized by Giles Cooper. Adaptation by Terrence McNally [earliest Broadway credit]. From "The Lady of the Camellias" by Alexandre Dumas père. Incidental music by Ned Rorem. Devised by Franco Zeffirelli. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Winter Garden Theatre: 20 Mar... See more »

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Trivia:

Born in Jamaica but raised in Boston. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo