Geno Silva

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.

Silva also appeared in films such as 1941, Tequila Sunrise, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, Mulholland Drive, and A Man Apart.

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.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1974 Thomasine & Bushrod "Taffy" 1978 Mean Dog Blues "Tonto" 1979 Wanda Nevada Apache Ghost 1941 Martinez 1981 Zoot Suit Galindo 1983 Scarface "The Skull" 1988 Tequila Sunrise Mexican Cop 1989 My Mom's a Werewolf Dr. Rod Rodriguez 1991 Night Eyes 2 Luis 1996 Walker Texas Ranger "El Coyote" 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Carlos, Barge Captain Amistad José Ruiz Vanishing Point Mike Mas 2001 Mulholland Drive Hotel Manager / Emcee 2003 A Man Apart Memo "Diablo" Lucero 2005 5 Stages of Grief Manuel's Father Short film Tortilla Heaven Don Transito Final film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1975 On the Rocks Joey 1976 The Quest Army Scout 1977 How the West Was Won Red Hawk 2 episodes Trouble River Indian McLaren's Riders Pete Sunfighter The Young Pioneers Fool's Crow 1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Elder Uncle 1979 The Chisholms Ferocious Storm 2 episodes 1980 Wild Times Ibran 2 episodes 1982 Bret Maverick Running Wolf Fantasy Island Claude 1986 The A-Team Juan Alvarez 1 episode 1988 Miami Vice Rojas 1 episode 1988 Police Story: Cop Killer Lieutenant Hank Ramos TV Movie 1990 El Diablo Chak Mol TV Movie 1991 Days of Our Lives Domingo Salazar 2 episodes 1993 Key West Hector Allegria 13 episodes 1996 Walker, Texas Ranger El Coyote 2 episodes 1996 The Sentinel Hector Carasco 2 episodes 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise Senator Vrax 2 episodes Into the West Padre Jose San Bernardino Sanchez 1 episode 2007 Cane Quinones final acting role