Geno Silva
Introduction '''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 in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 20, 1948, to parents Jerry and Lucille Silva. He grew up in the Barelas neighborhood of Albuquerque with his brother Jerry 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  1979  ''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  1997  ''Amistad''  Ruiz  2001  ''Mulholland Drive''  Hotel Manager / Emcee  2003  ''A Man Apart''  Memo 'Diablo' Lucero  2005  ''5 Stages of Grief''  Manuel's father  short film 2005  ''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 1977  ''Trouble River''  Indian  1977  ''McLaren's Riders''  Pete Sunfighter  1977  ''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  1982  ''Fantasy Island''  Claude  1988  ''Miami Vice''  Rojas 1 episode 1991  ''Days of Our Lives''  Domingo Salazar  2 episodes 1993  ''Key West''  Hector Allegria  13 episodes 1996  ''The Sentinel''  Hector Carasco  2 episodes 2005  ''Star Trek: Enterprise''  Senator Vrax  2 episodes 2005  ''Into the West''  Padre Jose San Bernardino Sanchez  1 episode 2007  ''Cane''  Quinones  final acting role
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