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Frank Silvera
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Frank Silvera
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-07-24,Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Fear and Desire

5.4

Fear and Desire
1953-03-31

6.3

Killer's Kiss
1955-10-01

6.9

Viva Zapata!
1952-02-07

The Greatest Story Ever Told

6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09

Valdez Is Coming

6.2

Valdez Is Coming
1971-04-09

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

5.255

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969-07-14

6.2

The Appaloosa
1966-09-15

The Lonely Night

0

The Lonely Night
1954-03-06

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

6.272

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967-06-30

Heller in Pink Tights

5.7

Heller in Pink Tights
1960-03-01

The Cimarron Kid

6.1

The Cimarron Kid
1952-01-13

Crime and Punishment USA

5.2

Crime and Punishment USA
1959-11-01

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

5.7

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952-08-20

The Mountain Road

6.4

The Mountain Road
1960-06-15

6.5

Uptight
1968-12-28

Toys in the Attic

6

Toys in the Attic
1963-07-31

6

The Fighter
1952-05-23

A Visit to Picasso

6.3

A Visit to Picasso
1950-08-20

6.9

Key Witness
1960-10-06

Crowded Paradise

0

Crowded Paradise
1956-06-21

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

0

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004-02-25

5

Che!
1969-06-27

6

Death Tide
1955-01-25

Perilous Voyage

0

Perilous Voyage
1976-06-29

The Young Loner

0

The Young Loner
1968-02-25

The Stalking Moon

5.9

The Stalking Moon
1968-12-25

7.1

Hombre
1967-03-21

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.024

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962-11-08

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

0

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
1971-02-09

The Great Adventure

0

The Great Adventure
1963-09-27

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

7.1

Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20

Marcus Welby, M.D.

6.5

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-09-23

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

5.3

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29

6.6

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

4.7

Studio One
1948-11-07

The Twilight Zone

8.445

The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.732

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

The Beachcomber

0

The Beachcomber
1962-02-20

7.2

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Run for Your Life

7.2

Run for Your Life
1965-09-13

6.9

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

The High Chaparral

6.5

The High Chaparral
1967-09-10

6.3

Thriller
1960-09-13

Profiles in Courage

5

Profiles in Courage
1964-11-08

6.2

Decoy
1957-10-14

5.1

The Rebel
1959-10-04

Wanted: Dead or Alive

6.9

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

6.1

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

7.2

The Rat Patrol
1966-09-12

6.5

Mr. Novak
1963-09-24

6.2

Riverboat
1959-09-13

7

The New Breed
1961-10-03

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

5.5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

5.7

Johnny Ringo
1959-10-02

The Wild Wild West

7.6

The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17

6.2

The Defenders
1961-09-16

Kraft Suspense Theatre

5.3

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963-10-10

7.712

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

The Beachcomber

0

The Beachcomber
1962-02-20

6.3

I Spy
1965-09-15

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

0

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
1958-09-26

7.5

Bonanza
1959-09-12

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962-09-20