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Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Actor · Born 1909-05-04 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Lost Weekend (1945) — Nat the Bartender
  2. The Great Gatsby (1974) — Meyer Wolfsheim
  3. Mommie Dearest (1981) — L.B. Mayer
  4. Kung Fu (1972) — Otto Schultz
  5. Sergeant York (1941) — Lem
  6. Nevada Smith (1966) — Warden
  7. They Live by Night (1949) — Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
  8. The Blue Dahlia (1946) — Eddie Harwood
  9. The Outer Limits (1963) — Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
  10. 1776 (1972) — Dr. Benjamin Franklin
  11. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Captain Basil Calhoun
  12. The Sea Wolf (1941) — Harrison
  13. M (1951) — Inspector Carney
  14. Unconquered (1947) — Garth
  15. The Fugitive (1963) — Pete Dawes
  16. David and Lisa (1962) — Dr. Swinford
  17. Mannix (1967)
  18. Fourteen Hours (1951) — Deputy Police Chief Moskar
  19. Border Incident (1949) — Owen Parkson
  20. Keeper of the Flame (1943) — Jason Rickards
  21. The Outrage (1964) — Prospector
  22. Marie Antoinette (1938) — Toulon (uncredited)
  23. Garbo Talks (1984) — Angelo Dakakis
  24. Blues in the Night (1941) — Sam Paryas
  25. The Underworld Story (1950) — Carl Durham
  26. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) — Jack Armstrong
  27. The Big Shot (1942) — Sandor
  28. Great Performances (1971) — Eddie
  29. The Great Gatsby (1949) — Wilson
  30. Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
  31. Reunion in France (1942) — Anton Stregel
  32. The Missiles of October (1974) — Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
  33. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) — Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  34. Ben Casey (1961)
  35. Three Husbands (1950) — Dan McCabe
  36. Native Land (1942) — Jim
  37. Variety Girl (1947) — Howard Da Silva
  38. The Defenders (1961) — Peter Cole
  39. Bullet Scars (1942) — Frank Dillon
  40. Tripoli (1950) — Capt. Demetrios