Howard Da Silva
Acting
Born: May 4, 1909 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died: February 16, 1986 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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
The Lost Weekend
1945
The Great Gatsby
1974
Mommie Dearest
1981
Kung Fu
1972
Sergeant York
1941
Nevada Smith
1966
They Live by Night
1949
The Blue Dahlia
1946
The Outer Limits
1963
1776
1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Sea Wolf
1941
Photos (1)
Movies (51)
The Great Gatsby
Meyer Wolfsheim
The Lost Weekend
Nat the Bartender
Mommie Dearest
L.B. Mayer
Sergeant York
Lem
Unconquered
Garth
Fourteen Hours
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Nevada Smith
Warden
They Live by Night
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Garbo Talks
Angelo Dakakis
The Blue Dahlia
Eddie Harwood
The Outrage
Prospector
Marie Antoinette
Toulon (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
Harrison
1776
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The Great Gatsby
Wilson
Juke Girl
Cully
Reunion in France
Anton Stregel
The Missiles of October
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Underworld Story
Carl Durham
Variety Girl
Howard Da Silva
Two Years Before the Mast
Captain Francis A. Thompson
Border Incident
Owen Parkson
Keeper of the Flame
Jason Rickards
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
M
Inspector Carney
David and Lisa
Dr. Swinford
Once in a Blue Moon
1935
Wyoming Mail
Cavanaugh
Strange Alibi
Prison Guard Monson
Tonight We Raid Calais
Sgt. Block
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Lt. Humphrey Kenner
The Big Shot
Sandor
Blaze of Noon
Mike Gafferty
Blues in the Night
Sam Paryas
Native Land
Jim
Three Husbands
Dan McCabe
Tripoli
Capt. Demetrios
At the Stroke of Twelve
Angie the Ox
Verna: USO Girl
Eddie
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ringo
The Omaha Trail
Ben Santley
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Jack Armstrong
Duffy's Tavern
Tough Guy
Bullet Scars
Frank Dillon
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Narrator (voice)
Steel Against the Sky
Bugs
I'm Still Alive
Red Garvey
Bad Men of Missouri
Greg Bilson
The Greatest Man in the World
Conkin
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
City Editor
Hamlet
Claudius
TV Shows (16)
American Playhouse
Critic · 1 eps
Great Performances
Eddie · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Pete Dawes · 1 eps
Mannix
1 eps
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva) · 1 eps
Ben Casey
2 eps
The Defenders
Peter Cole · 1 eps
The Defenders
Arnold Fermuller · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Captain Basil Calhoun · 1 eps
Archie Bunker's Place
1 eps
Masquerade
General Breznin · 1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
For the People
13 eps
Power
Jack Eisenstadt · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Otto Schultz · 1 eps
The Missiles of October
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier · 2 eps
