---
name: "Frank Silvera"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-silvera"
fi1m_id: "frank-silvera"
imdb_id: "nm0798826"
tmdb_id: 19217
wikidata_id: "Q3751926"
roles: []
born: "24 July 1914"
died: "11 June 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T16:35:27.808337+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Frank Silvera

## Identity

Frank Silvera

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-silvera
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-silvera
- **IMDb ID:** nm0798826
- **TMDB ID:** 19217
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3751926
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Silvera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3751926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798826/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19217

Actor. Born 24 July 1914 in Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]. Died 11 June 1970.

## Details

- **Born:** 24 July 1914, Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]
- **Died:** 11 June 1970
- **Active:** 1962–1967
- **Also known as:** Frank Alvin Silvera
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Silvera, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3751926, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798826/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19217

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hombre*](https://film.one/film/hombre.md) (77)

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## Biography

Frank Silvera was a Jamaican-born American actor and theatrical director. Born on 24 July 1914 in Kingston, Jamaica, he moved with his family to Boston at the age of six. He attended English High School of Boston, studied at Boston University and Northeastern University School of Law, and left law school in 1934 after being cast in his first stage role.

Silvera made his Broadway debut in 1940. His career was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during the Second World War. After the war he joined the cast of Anna Lucasta and became a member of the Actors Studio. He made his film debut in The Cimarron Kid (1952) and appeared in Viva Zapata! (1952), Killer's Kiss (1955), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and Hombre (1967). He also had recurring and guest roles in television series including Bonanza, The High Chaparral and Hawaii Five-O.

Silvera founded the Theatre of Being in Los Angeles in 1965. He died on 11 June 1970 in Pasadena, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Hombre* (1967), Fi1m 77, as Mexican Bandit — [page](https://film.one/film/hombre.md)
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962), Fi1m 56, as Minarii — [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Perilous Voyage* (1976), as Gen. Salazar
- *Valdez Is Coming* (1971), as Diego
- *The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou* (1971), as Uncle Maxim
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Nick Eugenides
- *Guns of the Magnificent Seven* (1969), as Lobero
- *Che!* (1969), as Goatherd
- *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Frank Kuakua
- *Uptight* (1968), as Kyle
- *The Stalking Moon* (1968), as Major
- *The Young Loner* (1968), as Carlos
- *The High Chaparral* (1967), series, as Don Sebastian Montoya
- *The St. Valentine's Day Massacre* (1967), as Nick Sorello
- *Hombre* (1967), as Mexican Bandit — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hombre.md)
- *The Appaloosa* (1966), as Ramos
- *The Rat Patrol* (1966), series, as Arab Leader
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as El Sordo
- *I Spy* (1965), series, as Munoz
- *Run for Your Life* (1965), series, as Esteban
- *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (1965), as Caspar
- *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Lemus
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Marcel Bouvier
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Sgt. Terrell, Captain Santos
- *The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters* (1963), series, as Speaks to the Wind
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Gambi
- *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Andy Towner
- *Toys in the Attic* (1963), as Henry Simpson
- *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1962), as Minarii — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/mutiny-on-the-bounty-1962.md)
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Alejandro
- *The Beachcomber* (1962), series, as Juan Dominguez, Anton Varda
- *The New Breed* (1961), series, as John Hernandez
- *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Ballin
- *Key Witness* (1960), as Det. Rafael Torno
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Cesare Romano aka Charlie Roman
- *The Mountain Road* (1960), as Colonel Kwan
- *Heller in Pink Tights* (1960), as Santis
- *Crime and Punishment USA* (1959), as Lt. Porter
- *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Cota
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Dr. Koslenko — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Bevinetto
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Colonel Ashley
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Mateo Ybarra
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Pajarito
- *Bat Masterson* (1958), series, as Grasia
- *The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen* (1958), series, as Sol
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Sheriff Will Eckert
- *Decoy* (1957), series, as Andrew Garcia
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Jonathan Hyett
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Ysidro
- *Crowded Paradise* (1956), as Papa Diaz
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Mr. Roderiguez
- *Killer's Kiss* (1955), as Vincent Rapallo
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as John Drago
- *Death Tide* (1955), as Eric
- *The Lonely Night* (1954), as The Narrator
- *Fear and Desire* (1953), as Mac
- *The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima* (1952), as Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos
- *The Fighter* (1952), as Paulino
- *Viva Zapata!* (1952), as Huerta
- *The Cimarron Kid* (1952), as Stacey Marshall
- *A Visit to Picasso* (1950), as Commentator
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Miguel Ramando

## Gallery

- ![Frank Silvera](https://film.one/media/person/1241261/gallery-be9b50b08198.jpg) Frank Silvera — film trailer screenshot (Minotaur Prod.), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Frank_Silvera_in_Killer%27s_Kiss_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L. to r.: Frank Silvera, Peter Mark Richman & Vivian Blaine in the Michael V. Gazzo's play A Hatful of Rain (Broadway, 1956) - publicity still (cropped) (1957)](https://film.one/media/person/1241261/gallery-6d8a7300022d.jpg) L. to r.: Frank Silvera, Peter Mark Richman & Vivian Blaine in the Michael V. Gazzo's play A Hatful of Rain (Broadway, 1956) - publicity still (cropped) (1957) — Friedman-Abeles studio, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Silvera-Richman-Blaine_in_A_Hatful_of_Rain.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1963: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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