Al Silvani (April 26, 1910 – January 10, 1996) was an American

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

trainer and actor. As one of the most sought-after trainers in the business, Silvani trained over twenty world champions, including Jake LaMotta,

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, Fritzie Zivic,

Pone Kingpetch Pone Kingpetch ( th, โผน กิ่งเพชร, , ), born Mana Seedokbuab ( th, มานะ สีดอกบวบ, , ; February 12, 1935 – March 31, 1982), was a Thai professional boxer and three time world flyweight champion. Li ...

Rocky Graziano Thomas Rocco Barbella (January 1, 1919 – May 22, 1990), better known as Rocky Graziano, was an American professional boxer and actor who held the World Middleweight title. Graziano is considered one of the greatest knockout artists in boxing hi ...

, Ingemar Johansson, and Lou Ambers. He also had a lengthy career in the film industry as an actor,

stunt man A stunt performer, often called a stuntman or stuntwoman and occasionally stuntperson or stunt-person, is a trained professional who performs daring acts, often as a career. Stunt performers usually appear in films or on television, as opposed ...

, and as a technical advisor—most noteworthy a lead role in ''

Robin and the Seven Hoods ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' is a 1964 American musical film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Bing Crosby. The picture features Peter Falk, Barbara Rush, and an uncredited Edward G. Robinson. ...

''. He also appeared in ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. A ...

'', ''

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'', '' Stir Crazy'', ''

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'', '' The Gauntlet'', ''

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'', '' Rocky II'' and ''

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''. He was a close personal friend of Frank Sinatra and hung out with Sinatra's Rat Pack. Inducted into the

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. 2006 California Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee.

Fighters trained

* Cisco Andrade *

Alexis Argüello Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician. He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title from 1974 to 19 ...

* Billy Backus *

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(Late in his Career 1968–71) *

Tom Bogs Tom Bogs (born 21 November 1944) is a retired Denmark, Danish middleweight Boxing, boxer. Bogs was born to :da:Poul Bogs Larsen, Poul Bogs, the 1947-1950 Danish champion in shot put. His younger sister :da:Maibritt Bogs, Maibritt held the nationa ...

Mustafa Hamsho Mustafa Hamsho ( ar, مصطفى حمشو; born 10 October 1953) is a Syrian former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1989, challenging twice for the undisputed middleweight world title in 1981 and 1984. Professional career The Syrian ...

(For second Hagler fight) *

Eddie Machen Edward Mills "Eddie" Machen (June 15, 1932 – August 8, 1972) was an American professional boxer. He was one of 6 children of a rural mail carrier. Machen dropped out of high school and became an amateur boxer. However, after just 3 bouts he wa ...

* Tami Mauriello * Buster Mathis *

Floyd Patterson Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in hi ...

(Later in his Career) *Al Tribuani * Cleveland Williams * Robert De Niro (for his role in ''

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'')

Death

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

Filmography

References

*''The Ring'' magazine, Corner Men: Great Boxing Trainers - Ronald K. Fried

External links

* * American male film actors Male actors from New York City 1910 births 1996 deaths 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1910s-stub