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as Francesco Vistarini, Silva moved in Rome to attend the

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, from which he graduated in 1938; the following year he made his film debut in ''Ho visto brillare le stelle''. Silva was mainly active between the 1950s and the mid-1960s; he was also active on stage and on television. Silva was the father of actress

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. and scriptwriter and novelist

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Partial filmography

* ''Ho visto brillare le stelle'' (1939) - Mario * ''Vietato ai minorenni'' (1944) - Lo studento in medicina * '' The Lion of Amalfi'' (1950) * '' Malavita'' (1951) - Serg. Mario * ''

The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino ''The Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino'' ( it, Le Meravigliose avventure di Guerrin Meschino) is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Pietro Francisci. It is based in part on the 1410 chivalric romance ''Il Guerrin Meschino''. Cast ...

'' (1952) - Bayazil * ''Femmina senza cuore'' (1952) - Carlo * ''

The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she bring ...

'' (1952) - Kabaal, commander of the Sheban army * '' The Man from Cairo'' (1953) - Armeno * ''

Frine, Courtesan of Orient ''Frine, Courtesan of Orient'' ( it, Frine, cortigiana d'Oriente) is a 1953 Italian epic adventure film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Elena Kleus and Pierre Cressoy. Sergio Leone served as assistant director. Plot Cast * Elena Kleus: ...

'' (1953) - Claus * ''

Mizar Mizar is a second-magnitude star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism in the constellation of Ursa Major. It has the Bayer designation ζ Ursae Majoris ( Latinised as Zeta Ursae Majoris). It forms a well-known naked eye d ...

'' (''Frogwoman'') (1954) - comandante Luigi Ferri * '' The Last Race'' (1954) * ''

The Count of Bragelonne ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (French: ''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'', Italian: ''Il Visconte di Bragelonne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a film adaptation of the novel ''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre ...

'' (1954) - Boissière * ''Processo all'amore'' (1955) - Enrico Mariani * ''Canzone proibita'' (1956) - Paolo * ''

Allow Me, Daddy! ''Allow Me, Daddy!'' ( it, Mi permette, babbo!) is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard. Plot Rodolfo, a young man with the ambitions of an opera singer in the bass register, does not work, gets up at midday and lives on the shou ...

'' (1956) - Gigi Biagi - Cognato di Rodolfo * ''Occhi senza luce'' (1956) - Sandro * ''Il canto dell'emigrante'' (1956) - Franco Lari * ''Donne, amore e matrimoni'' (1956) - Corrado * ''Il ricatto di un padre'' (1957) - Serpieri * ''

Song of Naples ''Song of Naples'' ( it, Ascoltami, german: Das Lied von Neapel, ...und vergib mir meine Schuld) is a 1957 Italian-German melodrama film written and directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and Janet Vidor. It grossed o ...

'' (1957) - Max Rambarzi * ''

Adorabili e bugiarde ''Adorabili e bugiarde'' (also known as ''Adorable and a Liar'') is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma. Plot Three beautiful girls, a model, a journalist and a painter, eager for celebrity at all costs, decide to stage a fak ...

'' (1958) - Police Commissioner * ''

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

'' (1959) - Maharbal * ''

Guardatele ma non toccatele ''Guardatele ma non toccatele'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi - Maresciallo La Notte * Caprice Chantal - Rebecca O'Connor * Johnny Dorelli - Tenente Altieri * Lynn Shaw ...

'' (1959) - Morris Blond * ''

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'' (1961) - Stepen of Crakow * ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (french: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (''père'') completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers''. Li ...

'' (1961) - Mario * ''L'urlo dei bolidi'' (1961) * ''

Charge of the Black Lancers ''Charge of the Black Lancers'' ( it, I lancieri neri) is a 1962 adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux and Leticia Román. Cast * Mel Ferrer as Andrea * Yvonne Furneaux as Jassa * Leticia Ro ...

'' (1962) - Gamul * ''

The Tough and the Mighty ''The Tough and the Mighty'' ( it, Barbagia (La società del malessere)) is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is based on the real-life events of Italian bandit Graziano Mesina. Cast *Terence Hill: Graziano Cassitta *Don B ...

'' (1969) - Arecu * ''Questa libertà di avere... le ali bagnate'' (1971) - Robin * ''

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'' (1973) * ''

Spasmo ''Spasmo'' is a 1974 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Robert Hoffmann and Suzy Kendall. Plot A young couple on their nightly hormonal romp decide to go to the beach, where they first meet a mysterious man who is ...

'' (1974) - Luca * '' Patrick Still Lives'' (1980) - Lyndon Kraft (final film role)

References

External links

* 1920 births 1995 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Genoa Italian male television actors Italian male stage actors Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub