Trinidad Silva

Known for ActingBorn 1950-01-30Died 1988-07-31Mission, Texas, USA

Trinidad Silva, a character actor from Mission, Texas, had a promising career that was tragically cut short. He moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s and landed his first acting role on "Baretta" in 1977. Unfortunately, due to the Latino typecasting prevalent at the time, most of his TV roles were as criminals or gang members. However, his role as Jesus Martinez on "Hill Street Blues" broke this stereotype, portraying a former gang leader turned community activist. Silva also played more positive roles in films like "Alambrista!" and "El Norte." Sadly, while filming "UHF" in 1988, Silva was killed by a drunk driver in Whittier, California. The film was dedicated to his memory. He was married to Sofia Alvarez.Read more

Movies & web series

Stones for Ibarra

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hill Street Blues

Barney Miller

Hunter

El Norte

The White Shadow

The Jerk

UHF

The Milagro Beanfield War

The Running Man

Colors

T. J. Hooker

The Night Before

Alambrista!

Walk Proud

Crackers

Jocks

Second Thoughts

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Home Free