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