'Scarface' actor Geno Silva who played silent assassin 'The Skull' dies at 72

Hollywood actor Geno Silva, best known for his role in 1983 crime drama Scarface, died. He was 72. Reports in HollywoodReporter.com suggest that the actor passed away on May 9 at his home in Los Angeles, of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia. His family confirmed the news of his demise.

Geno had an illustrious career spanning four decades in which he featured in Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit (1981), Robert Towne’s Tequila Sunrise (1988), Steven Spielberg’s Amistad and The Lost World: Jurassic Park (both released in 1997), David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001) and F. Gary Gray’s A Man Apart (2003).

Apart from films, Geno also appeared on television as he featured in episodes of Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, Walker, Texas Ranger, Star Trek: Enterprise, and Alias. However, he earned the most credit and is fondly remembered for playing the silent assassin The Skull, who murders Al Pacino’s Tony Montana in Scarface. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, their daughter, Lucia, as well as two grandchildren and his sister.