1909-05-04 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
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Garbo Talks | Angelo Dakakis | 1984-10-12 |
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Mommie Dearest | L.B. Mayer | 1981-09-16 |
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The New Deal for Artists | Self | 1981-07-06 |
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The Greatest Man in the World | Conkin | 1981-06-09 |
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Power | Jack Eisenstadt | 1980-01-14 |
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Verna: USO Girl | Eddie | 1978-01-25 |
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1977-12-01 |
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself | Narrator (voice) | 1975-01-17 |
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The Great Gatsby | Meyer Wolfsheim | 1974-03-27 |
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Smile Jenny, You're Dead | Lt. Humphrey Kenner | 1974-02-03 |
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The Missiles of October | Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev | 1974-12-18 |
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1776 | Dr. Benjamin Franklin | 1972-11-09 |
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Nevada Smith | Warden | 1966-06-10 |
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The Outrage | Prospector | 1964-10-07 |
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Hamlet | Claudius | 1964-06-17 |
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David and Lisa | Dr. Swinford | 1962-12-26 |
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Fourteen Hours | Deputy Police Chief Moskar | 1951-04-01 |
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M | Inspector Carney | 1951-03-01 |
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The Underworld Story | Carl Durham | 1950-07-26 |
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Tripoli | Capt. Demetrios | 1950-11-09 |
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Wyoming Mail | Cavanaugh | 1950-10-18 |
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Three Husbands | Dan McCabe | 1950-11-10 |
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The Great Gatsby | Wilson | 1949-07-13 |
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They Live by Night | Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley | 1949-11-01 |
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Border Incident | Owen Parkson | 1949-10-28 |
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Unconquered | Garth | 1947-10-10 |
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Blaze of Noon | Mike Gafferty | 1947-05-02 |
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Variety Girl | Howard Da Silva | 1947-08-29 |
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Two Years Before the Mast | Captain Francis A. Thompson | 1946-11-22 |
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The Blue Dahlia | Eddie Harwood | 1946-04-16 |
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The Lost Weekend | Nat the Bartender | 1945-11-29 |
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Duffy's Tavern | Tough Guy | 1945-09-28 |
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Keeper of the Flame | Jason Rickards | 1943-04-01 |
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Tonight We Raid Calais | Sgt. Block | 1943-04-30 |
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The Omaha Trail | Ben Santley | 1942-09-01 |
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Reunion in France | Anton Stregel | 1942-12-25 |
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Native Land | Jim | 1942-05-11 |
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Bullet Scars | Frank Dillon | 1942-03-07 |
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Juke Girl | Cully | 1942-05-30 |
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Ringo | 1942-01-31 |
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The Big Shot | Sandor | 1942-06-13 |
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Bad Men of Missouri | Greg Bilson | 1941-07-26 |
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Sergeant York | Lem | 1941-09-27 |
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At the Stroke of Twelve | Angie the Ox | 1941-11-15 |
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The Sea Wolf | Harrison | 1941-03-21 |
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Strange Alibi | Prison Guard Monson | 1941-04-19 |
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Blues in the Night | Sam Paryas | 1941-11-15 |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | City Editor | 1941-09-20 |
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Steel Against the Sky | Bugs | 1941-12-13 |
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Jack Armstrong | 1940-02-22 |
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I'm Still Alive | Red Garvey | 1940-09-20 |
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Marie Antoinette | Toulon (uncredited) | 1938-08-26 |
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Once in a Blue Moon | 1935-05-10 |
