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Scarface star Geno Silva dies aged 72 after dementia battle

By Mel Evans

 

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Geno Silva has died aged 72 (Picture: Universal Pictures: New Line Cinema)

 

Veteran actor Geno Silva, best known for his role in Scarface, has died at the age of 72, following a battle with dementia.

 

Silva, who played iconic silent assassin The Skull in 1983’s Scarface, passed away on 9 May.

 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, he died at home following complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia.

 

Silva had an illustrious four-decade career in tinseltown, also appearing in numerous stage productions and TV shows, including Alias, Star Trek: Enterprise, Walker Texas Ranger and Fantasy Island.

 

Full Story: https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/18/scarface-star-geno-silva-dies-aged-72-12718601/

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The guys who made Breaking Bad brought in a few actors from the 1983 Scarface.  I wonder if he was in better shape they would have hired him too.

It's also worth checking the original version with Paul Muni from the 1930s.

 

 

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