Roy de Silva

Sri Lankan actor and film director (1937–2018)

Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema and former acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia. He entered the film industry as an actor in 1964 with Sujage Rahasa directed by Palaniyaandi Neelakantan. He then moved towards cinema direction, becoming one of the most successful film makers in the Sri Lankan film industry. His blockbuster movies such as Re Daniel Dawal Migel series, Cheriyo series, Clean Out, and Sir Last Chance were economically successful and made hallmarks in the industry.

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Roy de Silva was born on Monday, 30 August 1937 in Yatawatta, British Ceylon. He was best known as a film director. Silva's country of citizenship (nationality) was Sri Lankan. He died on Saturday, 30 June 2018 in Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka at the age of 80. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Date of birth	30 August 1937	edit
Place of birth	Yatawatta, British Ceylon	edit
Date of death	30 June 2018	edit
Age	80 (age at death)
Place of death	Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka	edit
Occupation	Actor, Director, Producer, Screen Play Writer	edit
Occupation category	Film Director	edit
Nationality	Sri Lankan	edit

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Gender	Male	edit
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Zodiac sign	Virgo
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