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Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Acting May 4, 1909 (76 years old) February 16, 1986 Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 52

The Great Gatsby 6.3

The Great Gatsby

as Meyer Wolfsheim

1974
The Lost Weekend 7.6

The Lost Weekend

as Nat the Bartender

1945
Mommie Dearest 6.4

Mommie Dearest

as L.B. Mayer

1981
1776 6.9

1776

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

1972
Sergeant York 7.2

Sergeant York

as Lem

1941
Unconquered 6.5

Unconquered

as Garth

1947
Nevada Smith 6.7

Nevada Smith

as Warden

1966
They Live by Night 6.8

They Live by Night

as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

1949
Fourteen Hours 7.2

Fourteen Hours

as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

1951
M 6.5

M

as Inspector Carney

1951
The Sea Wolf 7.2

The Sea Wolf

as Harrison

1941
Marie Antoinette 6.6

Marie Antoinette

as Toulon (uncredited)

1938
The Outrage 5.9

The Outrage

as Prospector

1964
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 7.0

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Jack Armstrong

1940
David and Lisa 7.3

David and Lisa

as Dr. Swinford

1962
The Blue Dahlia 6.7

The Blue Dahlia

as Eddie Harwood

1946
Reunion in France 6.5

Reunion in France

as Anton Stregel

1942
Blues in the Night 6.2

Blues in the Night

as Sam Paryas

1941
Keeper of the Flame 6.6

Keeper of the Flame

as Jason Rickards

1943
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover 5.1

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

1977
Two Years Before the Mast 6.5

Two Years Before the Mast

as Captain Francis A. Thompson

1946
The Great Gatsby 5.4

The Great Gatsby

as Wilson

1949
Variety Girl 6.5

Variety Girl

as Howard Da Silva

1947
I'm Still Alive 7.0

I'm Still Alive

as Red Garvey

1940
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 5.5

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Ringo

1942
Tonight We Raid Calais 5.8

Tonight We Raid Calais

as Sgt. Block

1943
Wyoming Mail 5.2

Wyoming Mail

as Cavanaugh

1950
Steel Against the Sky 5.4

Steel Against the Sky

as Bugs

1941
Garbo Talks 6.3

Garbo Talks

as Angelo Dakakis

1984
I'm a Stranger Here Myself 6.7

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as Narrator (voice)

1975
The Underworld Story 6.3

The Underworld Story

as Carl Durham

1950
The Big Shot 6.2

The Big Shot

as Sandor

1942
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 5.4

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as City Editor

1941
The Missiles of October 7.5

The Missiles of October

as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

1974
Juke Girl 7.2

Juke Girl

as Cully

1942
Tripoli 5.8

Tripoli

as Capt. Demetrios

1950
Border Incident 6.9

Border Incident

as Owen Parkson

1949
Bad Men of Missouri 6.2

Bad Men of Missouri

as Greg Bilson

1941
Smile Jenny, You're Dead 6.8

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

as Lt. Humphrey Kenner

1974
The New Deal for Artists

The New Deal for Artists

as Self

1976
Native Land 6.3

Native Land

as Jim

1942
Bullet Scars 6.5

Bullet Scars

as Frank Dillon

1942
The Greatest Man in the World 7.0

The Greatest Man in the World

as Conkin

1981
Blaze of Noon 5.7

Blaze of Noon

as Mike Gafferty

1947
Three Husbands 5.4

Three Husbands

as Dan McCabe

1950
At the Stroke of Twelve 6.0

At the Stroke of Twelve

as Angie the Ox

1941
Duffy's Tavern 6.4

Duffy's Tavern

as Tough Guy

1945
Strange Alibi 7.2

Strange Alibi

as Prison Guard Monson

1941
Once in a Blue Moon 9.0

Once in a Blue Moon

1935
Hamlet 9.0

Hamlet

as Claudius

1964
The Omaha Trail 7.0

The Omaha Trail

as Ben Santley

1942
Verna: USO Girl

Verna: USO Girl

as Eddie

1978

TV Shows 16

Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Eddie

1971
Mannix 6.9

Mannix

1967
The Fugitive 7.3

The Fugitive

as Pete Dawes

1963
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Critic

1982
Ben Casey 5.9

Ben Casey

1961
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Peter Cole

1961
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Arnold Fermuller

1961
The Outer Limits 7.8

The Outer Limits

as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)

1963
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Captain Basil Calhoun

1964
Archie Bunker's Place 6.4

Archie Bunker's Place

1979
The Loner 6.2

The Loner

1965
Masquerade 7.5

Masquerade

as General Breznin

1983
For the People 6.5

For the People

1965
Power 7.0

Power

as Jack Eisenstadt

1980
The Missiles of October 8.8

The Missiles of October

as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

1974
Kung Fu 7.7

Kung Fu

as Otto Schultz

1972

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