- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Died
- February 16, 1986
Howard Da Silva
Howard da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986) was an American actor, director and musical performer on stage, film, television and radio. He was cast in dozens of productions on the New York stage, appeared in more than two dozen television programs, and acted in more than fifty feature films. Adept at both drama and musicals on the stage, he originated the role of Jud Fry in the original 1943 run of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!, and also portrayed the prosecuting attorney in the 1957 stage production of Compulsion. Da Silva was nominated for a 1960 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his work in Fiorello!, a musical about New York City mayor LaGuardia. In 1961, da Silva directed Purlie Victorious, by Ossie Davis.
Filmography
movieGarbo Talks
1984 · Angelo Dakakis
tvMasquerade
1983 · General Breznin
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Critic
movieMommie Dearest
1981 · L.B. Mayer
movieThe New Deal for Artists
1981 · Self
movieThe Greatest Man in the World
1981 · Conkin
tvPower
1980 · Jack Eisenstadt
tvArchie Bunker's Place
1979
movieVerna: USO Girl
1978 · Eddie
movieThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
movieI'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Missiles of October
1974 · Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
tvThe Missiles of October
1974 · Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
movieThe Great Gatsby
1974 · Meyer Wolfsheim
movieSmile Jenny, You're Dead
1974 · Lt. Humphrey Kenner
movie1776
1972 · Dr. Benjamin Franklin
tvKung Fu
1972 · Otto Schultz
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Eddie
tvMannix
1967
movieNevada Smith
1966 · Warden
tvThe Loner
1965
For the People
1965
movieThe Outrage
1964 · Prospector
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Captain Basil Calhoun
movieHamlet
1964 · Claudius
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Pete Dawes
tvThe Outer Limits
1963 · Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
movieDavid and Lisa
1962 · Dr. Swinford
tvBen Casey
1961
tvThe Defenders
1961 · Peter Cole, Arnold Fermuller
movieFourteen Hours
1951 · Deputy Police Chief Moskar
movieM
1951 · Inspector Carney
movieThree Husbands
1950 · Dan McCabe
movieTripoli
1950 · Capt. Demetrios
movieWyoming Mail
1950 · Cavanaugh
movieThe Underworld Story
1950 · Carl Durham
movieThey Live by Night
1949 · Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
movieBorder Incident
1949 · Owen Parkson
movieThe Great Gatsby
1949 · Wilson
movieUnconquered
1947 · Garth
movieVariety Girl
1947 · Howard Da Silva
movieBlaze of Noon
1947 · Mike Gafferty
movieTwo Years Before the Mast
1946 · Captain Francis A. Thompson
movieThe Blue Dahlia
1946 · Eddie Harwood
movieThe Lost Weekend
1945 · Nat the Bartender
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945 · Tough Guy
movieTonight We Raid Calais
1943 · Sgt. Block
movieKeeper of the Flame
1943 · Jason Rickards
movieReunion in France
1942 · Anton Stregel
movieThe Omaha Trail
1942 · Ben Santley
movieThe Big Shot
1942 · Sandor
movieJuke Girl
1942 · Cully
movieNative Land
1942 · Jim
movieBullet Scars
1942 · Frank Dillon
movieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Ringo
movieSteel Against the Sky
1941 · Bugs
movieBlues in the Night
1941 · Sam Paryas
movieAt the Stroke of Twelve
1941 · Angie the Ox
movieSergeant York
1941 · Lem
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · City Editor
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941 · Greg Bilson
movieStrange Alibi
1941 · Prison Guard Monson
movieThe Sea Wolf
1941 · Harrison
movieI'm Still Alive
1940 · Red Garvey
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Jack Armstrong
movieMarie Antoinette
1938 · Toulon (uncredited)
movieOnce in a Blue Moon
1935