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1948-01-20 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA · Male

13 series in the catalog

Geno Silva (January 20, 1948 – May 9, 2020) was an American actor, best known for his role as The Skull, Alejandro Sosa's silent hitman in Scarface (1983).

Silva also appeared in films such as 1941 (1979), Tequila Sunrise (1988), The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad (both 1997), Mulholland Drive (2001), and A Man Apart (2003).

Early life

Geno Silva was born on January 20, 1948, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to parents Jerry Silva Sr. and Lucille (née Chavez). He grew up in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque with his brother Jerry Jr. and sister Liz.

Personal life

Silva was married to Pamela Phillips. They had one child, a daughter named Lucia.

Death

On May 9, 2020, Silva died at his home in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia, which he had lived with for 15 years.