ACTOR

Henry Silva

1928 - 2022

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Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor, with a film and television career which spanned fifty years. A prolific character actor in over 140 productions, he was known for his "dark, sepulchral" looks and brooding screen presence that saw him often play criminals, gangsters, or other "tough guys" in crime and action films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Silva has received more than 1,967,968 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Henry Silva is the 1,333rd most popular actor (up from 1,692nd in 2019), the 2,311th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,858th in 2019) and the 627th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Henry Silva ranks 1,333 out of 13,578. Before him are Josef Abrhám, Treat Williams, Holly Hunter, Margot Kidder, Lionel Barrymore, and David Strathairn. After him are Vinnie Jones, Peter Graves, Shannen Doherty, Emma Stone, Nora Miao, and Myrna Loy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Henry Silva ranks 142. Before him are Victor Stănculescu, Joseph Kittinger, Ulric Neisser, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Vidal Sassoon, and Gustavo Gutiérrez. After him are Otto F. Kernberg, Anne Sexton, Petr Ginz, Shulamit Aloni, Veljko Bulajić, and Ernest Simoni. Among people deceased in 2022, Henry Silva ranks 119. Before him are Gary Brooker, Joseph Kittinger, Paula Rego, Börje Salming, Paul Sorvino, and Josef Abrhám. After him are Christine McVie, Dan McCafferty, Shintaro Ishihara, Margarita Lozano, Anne Heche, and Walter Schröder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Silva ranks 2,311 out of 20,380. Before him are David Strathairn (1949), Lionel Hampton (1908), Nathan Rosen (1909), George Gallup (1901), Steve McCurry (1950), and Ralph Asher Alpher (1921). After him are Robert Plutchik (1927), Tonya Harding (1970), Garrett Morgan (1877), Peter Graves (1926), Shannen Doherty (1971), and Leland Stanford (1824).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Henry Silva ranks 627. Before him are Paul Sorvino (1939), Lee Grant (1927), Treat Williams (1951), Holly Hunter (1958), Lionel Barrymore (1878), and David Strathairn (1949). After him are Peter Graves (1926), Shannen Doherty (1971), Emma Stone (1988), Myrna Loy (1905), Don Taylor (1920), and Danny Kaye (1911).

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