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Henry Silva (1928-2022) was an American actor. Silva appeared in movies from the 1950s to the 2000s. Silva’s career saw him play many criminals or gangsters. His IMDb page shows 140 acting credits from 1950 to 2001. This page will rank Henry Silva movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his direct to dvd and his low budget international movies were not included in the rankings.
Henry Silva Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Henry Silva Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
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Henry Silva Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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14 MAX VON SYDOW The Reward (1965)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE Cane arrabbiato (1984)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE L’ultima partita (1990)
16 ERNEST BORGNINE Shoot (1976)
20 SEAN CONNERY Wrong Is Right (1982)
27 FRANK WELKER Cannonball Run II (1984)
29 ROD STEIGER Love and Bullets (1979)
37 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES South Beach (1993)
38 UDO KIER The End of Violence (1997)
39 DONALD PLEASENCE Matchless (1967)
42 ANTHONY QUINN Viva Zapata! (1952)
43 ELLIOTT GOULD Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
50 HARRY DEAN STANTON The Jayhawkers! (1959)
52 JAMES CAAN Dick Tracy (1990)
57 GEORGE KENNEDY Day of Resurrection (1980)
79 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Cannonball Run II (1984)
79 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
82 DANNY TREJO Bulletproof (1988)
83 JACKIE CHAN Cannonball Run II (1984)
86 DEAN STOCKWELL Wrong Is Right (1982)
88 JOHN SAXON Wrong Is Right (1982)
101 GABRIEL BYRNE Mad Dog Time (1996)
101 GABRIEL BYRNE The End of Violence (1997)
118 MARC LAWRENCE Johnny Cool (1963)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Cannonball Run II (1984)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Mad Dog Time (1996)
122 BURT REYNOLDS Sharky’s Machine (1981)
127 ROBERT VAUGHN Day of Resurrection (1980)
132 MATT DAMON Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
133 ROBERT FORSTER Alligator (1980)
133 ROBERT FORSTER South Beach (1993)
139 JEFF GOLDBLUM Mad Dog Time (1996)
146 SHELLEY WINTERS Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)
151 JOHN SAVAGE Fatal Choice (1995)
153 MICKEY ROONEY The Secret Invasion (1964)
155 BRAD PITT Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
169 FOREST WHITAKER Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
173 JULIA ROBERTS Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
184 JAMES EARL JONES Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
185 KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
187 PETER FONDA South Beach (1993)
188 CHARLES DURNING Dick Tracy (1990)
188 CHARLES DURNING Sharky’s Machine (1981)
191 PAUL SORVINO Dick Tracy (1990)
201 SEYMOUR CASSEL Dick Tracy (1990)
227 SHARON STONE Above the Law (1988)
227 SHARON STONE Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
232 DAVID HEMMINGS Thirst (1979)
242 GEOFFREY LEWIS Lust in the Dust (1985)
250 BILL PULLMAN The End of Violence (1997)
256 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
258 KEENAN WYNN The Animals (1970)
268 ANGELA LANSBURY The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
284 RICHARD DREYFUSS Mad Dog Time (1996)
287 ANDY GARCIA Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
306 LESLIE NIELSEN The Plainsman (1966)
306 LESLIE NIELSEN Wrong Is Right (1982)
310 TOMAS MILIAN Il trucido e lo sbirro (1976)
310 TOMAS MILIAN Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare (1974)
319 JENNIFER JASON LEIGH Wrong Is Right (1982)
326 GARY BUSEY Bulletproof (1988)
326 GARY BUSEY South Beach (1993)
344 DIANE LANE Mad Dog Time (1996)
353 GREGORY PECK The Bravados (1958)
382 CHARLES BRONSON Assassination (1987)
382 CHARLES BRONSON Love and Bullets (1979)
390 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Day of the Assassin (1979)
423 MARLON BRANDO Viva Zapata! (1952)
430 LOUISE FLETCHER A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
435 CESAR ROMERO Lust in the Dust (1985)
435 CESAR ROMERO Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
438 ANGIE DICKINSON Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
438 ANGIE DICKINSON Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
459 VITTORIO GASSMAN Sharky’s Machine (1981)
462 CHARLES NAPIER Fatal Choice (1995)
464 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Dick Tracy (1990)
476 AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
478 CLIFF ROBERTSON Shoot (1976)
482 GLENN FORD Day of Resurrection (1980)
482 GLENN FORD Day of the Assassin (1979)
484 AKIM TAMIROFF Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
486 DON CHEADLE Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
487 JOHN VERNON Chained Heat (1983)
497 TELLY SAVALAS Cannonball Run II (1984)
497 TELLY SAVALAS Johnny Cool (1963)
503 MARIO ADORF The Italian Connection (1972)
509 TCHEKY KARYO Le marginal (1983)
542 GLENNE HEADLY DICK TRACY (1990)
553 PAM GRIER Above the Law (1988)
554 PETER LAWFORD Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
554 PETER LAWFORD Sergeants 3 (1962)
557 RICHARD WIDMARK The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
561 GEORGE CLOONEY Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
561 GEORGE CLOONEY The Harvest (1992)
562 CYRIL CUSACK The Italian Connection (1972)
563 JOAN COLLINS The Bravados (1958)
572 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA BULLETPROOF (1988)
573 MARNE MAITLAND The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)
590 DUB TAYLOR Cannonball Run II (1984)
590 DUB TAYLOR Man and Boy (1971)
592 WOODY STRODE Lust in the Dust (1985)
592 WOODY STRODE The Italian Connection (1972)
598 CHEECH MARIN Cannonball Run II (1984)
600 ADOLFO CELI The Italian Connection (1972)
601 MICHAEL ROOKER Above the Law (1988)
618 DOM DELUISE Cannonball Run II (1984)
630 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE The End of Violence (1997)
632 SLIM PICKENS Never a Dull Moment (1968)
638 OLIVIA HUSSEY (I) DAY OF RESURRECTION (1980)
654 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Le marginal (1983)
666 ALEX ROCCO Cannonball Run II (1984)
675 KYLE MACLACHLAN MAD DOG TIME (1996)
700 ANTHONY PERKINS Green Mansions (1959)
701 COLM MEANEY Dick Tracy (1990)
729 RAF VALLONE The Secret Invasion (1964)
731 VICTOR ARGO Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
761 ROBERT WEBBER Wrong Is Right (1982)
762 RICHARD PORTNOW Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
765 ELLEN BARKIN Mad Dog Time (1996)
769 ALLEN GARFIELD Dick Tracy (1990)
774 MATT CLARK The Harvest (1992)
788 FRANK SINATRA Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
788 FRANK SINATRA Sergeants 3 (1962)
788 FRANK SINATRA The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
790 MARSHALL BELL Dick Tracy (1990)
790 MARSHALL BELL The End of Violence (1997)
794 WALTER MATTHAU Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
812 LEE VAN CLEEF The Bravados (1958)
818 ROD TAYLOR A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
840 MANDY PATINKIN Dick Tracy (1990)
841 L.Q. JONES Bulletproof (1988)
843 EDWARD JAMES OLMOS DAY OF RESURRECTION (1980)
857 TIMOTHY BOTTOMS The Prince (1996/I)
895 ANDIE MACDOWELL The End of Violence (1997)
896 SYBIL DANNING Chained Heat (1983)
911 YAPHET KOTTO Man and Boy (1971)
919 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Dick Tracy (1990)
919 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Mad Dog Time (1996)
925 JACK ELAM Cannonball Run II (1984)
925 JACK ELAM Never a Dull Moment (1968)
926 MIKE MAZURKI Alligator (1980)
926 MIKE MAZURKI Dick Tracy (1990)
935 KEVIN MCCARTHY A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
953 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF Green Mansions (1959)
983 BERT REMSEN Code of Silence (1985)
983 BERT REMSEN Dick Tracy (1990)
Henry has appeared with 26 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
ANTHONY QUINN Viva Zapata! (1952)
AUDREY HEPBURN Green Mansions (1959)
BRAD PITT Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
CASEY AFFLECK OCEAN’S ELEVEN (2001)
CLIFF ROBERTSON Shoot (1976)
DEAN JAGGER Alligator (1980)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
ERNEST BORGNINE Cane arrabbiato (1984)
ERNEST BORGNINE L’ultima partita (1990)
ERNEST BORGNINE Shoot (1976)
ESTELLE PARSONS DICK TRACY (1990)
EVA MARIE SAINT A Hatful of Rain (1957)
FOREST WHITAKER Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
FRANK SINATRA Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
FRANK SINATRA Sergeants 3 (1962)
FRANK SINATRA The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
GEORGE CLOONEY Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
GEORGE CLOONEY The Harvest (1992)
GEORGE KENNEDY Day of Resurrection (1980)
GREGORY PECK The Bravados (1958)
JULIA ROBERTS Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
LOUISE FLETCHER A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
MARLON BRANDO Viva Zapata! (1952)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Mad Dog Time (1996)
ROD STEIGER Love and Bullets (1979)
SEAN CONNERY Wrong Is Right (1982)
SHELLEY WINTERS Il silenzio dei prosciutti (1994)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Cannonball Run II (1984)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Ocean’s Eleven (1960)
WALTER MATTHAU Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA
Another actor whose stock in trade was sneaky villains on screen and who always reminded me in a way of Henry Silva is Eugene Iglesias. Eugene was in droves of westerns in the 1950s and the ones from which I most remember him are Rory Calhoun’s Domino Kid and 3 Audie Murphy flicks – Tumbleweed***/Duel at Silver Creek/Walk the Proud Land. As Bruce shows above Henry Silva was in Audie’s Ride a Crooked Trail. Henry and Eugene were at times interchangeable; but if I recall correctly Henry’s villains were more quick-witted than Eugene’s
[***When I recall that movie I always think of Bruce Cogerson and there are no prizes for guessing why: Tumbleweed is the name of a SUPER-Horse who can outrun all other horses and thus allows Audie to outflank and catch the bad guys when he chases them over long distances!]
Another thing Henry and Eugene have in common is longevity: Henry is still alive at 93 and Eugene celebrated his 95th birthday around last Christmas. He was interviewed about a year ago and now lives in a small American town where he sits on his porch daily sunning himself and chatting to the young girls who continually want to see him because of his past glories and treat him as a “local hero”.
Part of Eugene’s screen persona was the bad guy who is also a ladies’ man and woman-charmer such as his Johnny Sombrero in 1952’s Audie Murphy oater Duel at Silver Creek. Speaking in the interview of those far-off “heartthrob” days and relating them to the young girls who persist in adorning his porch these days he joked “I’m in my 90s now – but they all STILL want me!”
THE 13 HENRY SILVA FILMS BOB HAS SEEN
Hey! I think I have for once beaten Flora by 1 movie – “O day worthy to be marked with a great white stone!”
Viva Zapata – uncredited***
Tall T
A Hatful of Rain
Ride a Crooked Trail
The Law and Jake Wade
The Bravados
The Jayhawkers
Cinderfella
Ocean’s 11 [1960]
Sgts 3
The Manchurian Candidate
A Gathering of Eagles.
Dick Tracy [1990]
***In those days you had to be SOMEBODY to be credited in a Brando film – unlike say in a standard Myrna Loy film. However as Henry was a product of the Actor’s Studio you would have thought Marlon could have been more generous in HIS case at least.
Henry Silva’s heyday as a supporting actor -he never was anything else – was probably in that part of the classic era of the cinema during which I was growing up from the early 1950s until the early 1960s.
I have seen all but 3 of the films Henry made from 1952-1963 that are mentioned in Bruce’s tables above. I have listed those “have-seen” films in Part 2 of this post.
I have seen just one – 1990’s Dick Tracy – of the films with which The Work Horse credits Henry over the rest of his career from 1964-2001.
Henry’s acting range was limited but he and other supporting actors of his ilk were essential to the style of movies that were made during his heyday; and whilst the big stars obviously carried the films at the box office the Henrys of Hollywood were an essential part of the backbone of the movie world in those times. Certainly he made a great menacing villain as Bruce’s lead-in suggests – so “Voted Up!”
I have seen 12 Henry Silva movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Dick Tracy.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Oceans Eleven – remake.
Favourite Henry Silva Movies:
Oceans 11 (1960)
The Manchurian Candidate
The Bravados
The Law and Jake Wade
Other Henry Silva Movies:
Dick Tracy
Viva Zapata!
A Hatful of Rain
The Tall T
Sergeants 3
Johnny Cool
Green Mansions
Cannonball Run II