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LOS ANGELES: Actor Geno Silva, best known for his role in the 1983 crime drama Scarface, has died aged 72.
The actor passed away on May 9 in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration, a form of dementia. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, their daughter, Lucia, as well as two grandchildren and his sister.
Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Silva had a career on stage and screen, but it was his character as ‘The Skull’ who kills Al Pacino’s Tony Montana during the climax of the Brian De Palma-directed crime drama which is one of his most memorable characters.
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