Biography
Trinidad Silva Jr. (also credited as Trinidad Silva) was an American character actor. Born in Mission, Texas, on 30 January 1950, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s and made his screen debut in an episode of the television series Baretta in 1977.
He appeared in films including Alambrista! (1977), The Jerk (1979), El Norte (1983) as Monte, Colors (1988) as Frog, and UHF (1989) as Raul Hernandez. On television he played Jesus Martinez across 28 episodes of Hill Street Blues (1981–1987). Silva died on 31 July 1988 in Whittier, California, after his pickup truck was struck by a drunk driver; UHF was dedicated to his memory.
