- Source: Trinidad Silva
Trinidad Silva, Jr. (January 30, 1950 – July 31, 1988) was an American comedian and character actor who played small supporting roles in a number of films of the 1980s.
He is known for the roles of Jesus Martinez, a gang leader in the TV series Hill Street Blues; Frog in the film Colors; and Raul, the bizarre animal lover in "Weird" Al Yankovic's first film, UHF.
Biography
Silva was born in Mission, Texas.
= Death
=Silva died at the age of 38 in a car crash with a drunken driver in Whittier, California. His wife and toddler son were also injured. Douglas Robert Owens pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving, and hit-and-run charges. Owens was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, which was the maximum allowed under the law.
Silva’s death occurred during production of the 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic film UHF. Parts of the film had to be rewritten since he had not finished filming his part. The film was dedicated to his memory.
He is buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
= Film
== Television
=References
External links
Trinidad Silva at IMDb
AllMovie.com
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Alambrista!
- El Norte (film)
- Hill Street Blues
- Mansoa
- Persib Bandung
- Grup B Piala Dunia FIFA 2006
- Grup IV Zona Amerika Piala Davis 2011
- Miss Global 2021/2022
- Miss Eco International 2024
- Miss Universe 2023
- Trinidad Silva
- Joshua Da Silva
- UHF (film)
- Walk Proud
- Alambrista!
- San Fernando Mission Cemetery
- Colors (film)
- The Night Before (1988 film)
- List of American films of 1984
- Hill Street Blues
