Howard Da Silva
Known for Acting · 66 credits
- Born
- 1909-05-04
- Died
- 1986-02-16
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Howard Silverblatt · Howard DaSilva · Howard DaSylva
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.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Mannix
1967
The Fugitive
1963
as Pete Dawes
Great Performances
1971
as Eddie
Ben Casey
1961
The Defenders
1961
as Peter Cole / Arnold Fermuller
The Outer Limits
1963
as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Captain Basil Calhoun
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
The Loner
1965
Masquerade
1983
as General Breznin
For the People
1965
Kung Fu
1972
as Otto Schultz
The Missiles of October
1974
as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
Power
1980
as Jack Eisenstadt
Movies (52)
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Meyer Wolfsheim
Sergeant York
1941
as Lem
Nevada Smith
1966
as Warden
Mommie Dearest
1981
as L.B. Mayer
Unconquered
1947
as Garth
1776
1972
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Toulon (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Nat the Bartender
The Outrage
1964
as Prospector
Juke Girl
1942
as Cully
The Missiles of October
1974
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
Garbo Talks
1984
as Angelo Dakakis
Border Incident
1949
as Owen Parkson
The Sea Wolf
1941
as Harrison
Reunion in France
1942
as Anton Stregel
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Variety Girl
1947
as Howard Da Silva
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Eddie Harwood
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
as Captain Francis A. Thompson
Bullet Scars
1942
as Frank Dillon
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Wilson
M
1951
as Inspector Carney
Tripoli
1950
as Capt. Demetrios
Three Husbands
1950
as Dan McCabe
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Greg Bilson
They Live by Night
1949
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Bugs
Keeper of the Flame
1943
as Jason Rickards
David and Lisa
1962
as Dr. Swinford
Wyoming Mail
1950
as Cavanaugh
The Big Shot
1942
as Sandor
Strange Alibi
1941
as Prison Guard Monson
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Mike Gafferty
Native Land
1942
as Jim
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Jack Armstrong
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as City Editor
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
as Conkin
Duffy's Tavern
1945
as Tough Guy
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Ringo
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
as Sgt. Block
Blues in the Night
1941
as Sam Paryas
Verna: USO Girl
1978
as Eddie
Hamlet
1964
as Claudius
The Underworld Story
1950
as Carl Durham
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Angie the Ox
The New Deal for Artists
1981
as Self
I'm Still Alive
1940
as Red Garvey
The Omaha Trail
1942
as Ben Santley
Once in a Blue Moon
1935
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Narrator (voice)
About Howard Da Silva
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 product… With 66 credits spanning from 1935 to 1984, Howard Da Silva has appeared in 52 films and 14 TV shows.
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- The Great Gatsby (1974) — as Meyer Wolfsheim
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Lem
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Warden
- Mommie Dearest (1981) — as L.B. Mayer
- Unconquered (1947) — as Garth
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