Henry Silva, star of original Ocean’s Eleven, has died aged 95

Henry Silva (Alamy)

Henry Silva, a prolific character actor best known for playing villains and tough guys in The Manchurian Candidate, Ocean’s Eleven and other films, has died at the age of 95.

Silva’s son Scott Silva told Variety that he died on Wednesday of natural causes at the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.