About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1909-05-04
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Howard Da Silva

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1984 Garbo Talks Actor Angelo Dakakis 59
Average
1981 Mommie Dearest Actor L.B. Mayer 60
Fair
1981 The New Deal for Artists Actor N/A
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1981 The Greatest Man in the World Actor Conkin N/A
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1980 Power Actor Jack Eisenstadt N/A
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1978 Verna: USO Girl Actor Eddie N/A
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1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Actor Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt 58
Average
1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1974 The Missiles of October Actor Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev 59
Average
1974 The Missiles of October Actor Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier 70
Good
1974 The Great Gatsby Actor Meyer Wolfsheim 60
Fair
1974 Smile Jenny, You're Dead Actor Lt. Humphrey Kenner 58
Average
1972 1776 Actor Dr. Benjamin Franklin 60
Fair
1966 Nevada Smith Actor Warden 61
Fair
1965 For the People Actor 69
Fair
1964 The Outrage Actor Prospector 59
Average
1962 David and Lisa Actor Dr. Swinford 60
Fair
1951 Fourteen Hours Actor Deputy Police Chief Moskar 59
Average
1951 M Actor Inspector Carney 59
Average
1950 Three Husbands Actor Dan McCabe 59
Average
1950 Tripoli Actor Capt. Demetrios 58
Average
1950 Wyoming Mail Actor Cavanaugh 58
Average
1950 The Underworld Story Actor Carl Durham 59
Average
1949 They Live by Night Actor Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley 61
Fair
1949 Border Incident Actor Owen Parkson 59
Average
1949 The Great Gatsby Actor Wilson 58
Average
1947 Unconquered Actor Garth 59
Average
1947 Variety Girl Actor Howard Da Silva 59
Average
1947 Blaze of Noon Actor Mike Gafferty 59
Average
1946 Two Years Before the Mast Actor Captain Francis A. Thompson 59
Average
1946 The Blue Dahlia Actor Eddie Harwood 60
Fair
1945 The Lost Weekend Actor Nat the Bartender 68
Fair
1945 Duffy's Tavern Actor Tough Guy 59
Average
1943 Tonight We Raid Calais Actor Sgt. Block 59
Average
1943 Keeper of the Flame Actor Jason Rickards 59
Average
1942 Reunion in France Actor Anton Stregel 59
Average
1942 The Omaha Trail Actor Ben Santley 59
Average
1942 The Big Shot Actor Sandor 59
Average
1942 Juke Girl Actor Cully 59
Average
1942 Native Land Actor Jim 59
Average
1942 Bullet Scars Actor Frank Dillon 59
Average
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Actor Ringo 58
Average
1941 Steel Against the Sky Actor Bugs 58
Average
1941 At the Stroke of Twelve Actor Angie the Ox 59
Average
1941 Blues in the Night Actor Sam Paryas 59
Average
1941 Sergeant York Actor Lem 62
Fair
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough Actor City Editor 59
Average
1941 Bad Men of Missouri Actor Greg Bilson 59
Average
1941 Strange Alibi Actor Prison Guard Monson 59
Average
1941 The Sea Wolf Actor Harrison 60
Fair
1940 I'm Still Alive Actor Red Garvey 59
Average
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois Actor Jack Armstrong 59
Average
1938 Marie Antoinette Actor Toulon (uncredited) 59
Average
1935 Once in a Blue Moon Actor N/A
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