George Silver (actor)

George Silver (14 November 1916 – June 1984) was an English actor, born in London.^[1]

George Silver
Born	(1916-11-14)14 November 1916 London, England, UK
Died	(1984-06-02)2 June 1984
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971 - 1983

He was an actor, best known for The Meaning of Life (1983), Victor/Victoria (1982) and The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975).

Because of his considerable body weight, Silver was often cast in parts where the preparation or consumption of food was a central activity, or where physical bulk was a major element of the characterisation. In Stephen Frears' 1971 'spoof-noir' thriller Gumshoe, his role was to play a modern approximation of the 1940s Sydney Greenstreet 'Fat Man' character.

Silver died in June, 1984.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	Gumshoe	De Fries
1974	Murder on the Orient Express	Orient Express Chef	Uncredited
1974	The Man with the Golden Gun	Fat Beirut Thug	Uncredited
1975	The Sweeney - Supersnout. S2 E3	Yannos
1975	The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother	Bruner
1977	Jabberwocky	Bandit Leader
1980	The Mirror Crack'd	Da Silva	('Murder at Midnight')
1982	Victor/Victoria	Fat Man Eating an Eclair
1983	The Meaning of Life	Diner Eating Howard the Fish