Frank Alvin Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director. [1] Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Boston, Silvera …

He was a highly successful black actor/director in the 1950s and 1960s who - because of his light-skinned appearance - transcended race and ethnicity in his performances.

Jun 12, 1970 · PASADENA, Calif., June 11 (AP)—Frank Silvera, the actor, director and producer who played the role of a Mexican ranch owner on television's “High Chaparral” series, was …

Frank Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was an American actor and theatrical director. Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica the son of a mixed race Jamaican mother, Gertrude …

Born in Kingston, Jamaica and raised in Boston, Silvera dropped out of law school in 1934 after winning his first stage role. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was active in numerous stage …

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Frank Silvera was an American actor and theatrical director. Silvera was born in Kingston, Jamaica the son of a mixed race Jamaican mother, Gertrude Be.

Sep 24, 2024 · Frank Alvin Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director. Silvera was known as "the man with a …

Frank Alvin Silvera (July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970) was a Jamaican-born American character actor, director, producer, and acting instructor known for his versatile portrayals across film, …

Jul 24, 2024 · Silvera was a multilingual, racially ambiguous, light-skinned, loose-textured man of Jamaican and Cuban descent, whose last name hinted at a possible Portuguese Jewish …