# Al Silvani

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{{short description|American actor}}
{{No footnotes|date=September 2024}} 
{{Infobox person
| name = Al Silvani
| image = 
| caption = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|4|26}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|10|1910|3|26}}
| death_place = [North Hollywood](/source/North_Hollywood), [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S.
| occupation   = Boxing trainer, actor
| yearsactive  = 
}}
'''Al Silvani''' (April 26, 1910 – January 10, 1996) was an American [boxing](/source/Professional_boxing) trainer and actor.

As one of the most sought-after trainers in the business, Silvani trained over twenty world champions, including [Jake LaMotta](/source/Jake_LaMotta), [Henry Armstrong](/source/Henry_Armstrong), [Carmen Basilio](/source/Carmen_Basilio), [Fritzie Zivic](/source/Fritzie_Zivic), [Pone Kingpetch](/source/Pone_Kingpetch), [Rocky Graziano](/source/Rocky_Graziano), [Ingemar Johansson](/source/Ingemar_Johansson), and [Lou Ambers](/source/Lou_Ambers).

He also had a lengthy career in the film industry as an actor, [stunt man](/source/stunt_man), and as a technical advisor—most noteworthy a lead role in ''[Robin and the Seven Hoods](/source/Robin_and_the_Seven_Hoods)''. He also appeared in ''[From Here to Eternity](/source/From_Here_to_Eternity)'', ''[Ocean's 11](/source/Ocean's_11)'', ''[Stir Crazy](/source/Stir_Crazy_(film))'', ''[Every Which Way But Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_But_Loose_(film))'', ''[The Gauntlet](/source/The_Gauntlet_(film))'',  ''[Rocky](/source/Rocky)'', ''[Rocky II](/source/Rocky_II)'' and ''[Rocky III](/source/Rocky_III)''.

He was a close personal friend of [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra) and hung out with Sinatra's [Rat Pack](/source/Rat_Pack).

Inducted into the [World Boxing Hall of Fame](/source/World_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame).

2006 California Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee.

==Fighters trained==

*  Cisco Andrade
*[Alexis Argüello](/source/Alexis_Arg%C3%BCello)
*  Billy Backus
*[Nino Benvenuti](/source/Nino_Benvenuti) (Late in his Career 1968–71)
*[Tom Bogs](/source/Tom_Bogs)
*[Mustafa Hamsho](/source/Mustafa_Hamsho) (For second Hagler fight)
*[Eddie Machen](/source/Eddie_Machen)
*[Tami Mauriello](/source/Tami_Mauriello)
*[Buster Mathis](/source/Buster_Mathis)
*[Floyd Patterson](/source/Floyd_Patterson) (Later in his Career)
*Al Tribuani
*[Cleveland Williams](/source/Cleveland_Williams)
*[Robert De Niro](/source/Robert_De_Niro) (for his role in ''[Raging Bull](/source/Raging_Bull)'')

==Death==
Silvani died in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles in 1996.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1953|| ''[From Here to Eternity](/source/From_Here_to_Eternity)'' || Soldier Leaving New Congress Club || Uncredited
|-
|1956|| ''[Somebody Up There Likes Me](/source/Somebody_Up_There_Likes_Me_(1956_film))'' || Rocky's Second || Uncredited
|-
|1958|| ''Tempestade'' || Pope Gerasim ||
|-
|1959|| ''[Al Capone](/source/Al_Capone_(film))'' || Waiter || Uncredited
|-
|1959|| ''[The Gene Krupa Story](/source/The_Gene_Krupa_Story)'' || Man Rubbing Krupa's Shoulders || Uncredited
|-
|1960|| ''[Ocean's 11](/source/Ocean's_11)'' || Burlesque Club Manager || Uncredited
|-
|1960|| ''Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' || Bit Role || Uncredited
|-
|1961|| ''[The Young Savages](/source/The_Young_Savages)'' || Dention Center Guard || Uncredited
|-
|1962|| ''[Kid Galahad](/source/Kid_Galahad)'' || Training Camp Spectator || Uncredited
|-
|1963|| ''[Come Blow Your Horn](/source/Come_Blow_Your_Horn_(film))'' || Bell-Hop || Uncredited
|-
|1964|| ''[Robin and the 7 Hoods](/source/Robin_and_the_7_Hoods)'' || Robbo's Hood #4 ||
|-
|1965|| ''[Von Ryan's Express](/source/Von_Ryan's_Express)'' || American P.O.W. at Train Station || Uncredited
|-
|1965|| ''[Marriage on the Rocks](/source/Marriage_on_the_Rocks)'' || Mexican Character || Uncredited
|-
|1972|| ''[Fat City](/source/Fat_City_(film))'' || Referee at Tully-Lucero Fight || Uncredited
|-
|1973|| ''[The All-American Boy](/source/The_All-American_Boy_(film))'' || Referee || Uncredited
|-
|1975|| ''[The Black Bird](/source/The_Black_Bird)'' || Bartender ||
|-
|1976|| ''[Rocky](/source/Rocky)'' || Cut Man ||
|-
|1977|| ''[Bobby Deerfield](/source/Bobby_Deerfield)'' || Mechanic ||
|-
|1977|| ''[The Gauntlet](/source/The_Gauntlet_(film))'' || Police Sergeant ||
|-
|1978|| ''[Every Which Way But Loose](/source/Every_Which_Way_But_Loose_(film))'' || Tank Murdock's Manager ||
|-
|1979|| ''[Rocky II](/source/Rocky_II)'' || Cutman ||
|-
|1980|| ''[Stir Crazy](/source/Stir_Crazy_(film))'' || Inmate || Uncredited
|-
|1982|| ''[Rocky III](/source/Rocky_III)'' || Al ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*''The Ring'' magazine, Corner Men: Great Boxing Trainers - Ronald K. Fried

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0759299|name=Al Silvani}}

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Category:American male film actors
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Category:1996 deaths
Category:20th-century American male actors

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