Acting
Howard Da Silva
EN cinema · 52 credits
Born
4 May 1909
Died
16 February 1986 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Howard Silverblatt · Howard DaSilva · Howard DaSylva
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
Filmography
Garbo Talks
as Angelo Dakakis
Mommie Dearest
as L.B. Mayer
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Narrator (voice)
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
The Missiles of October
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Great Gatsby
as Meyer Wolfsheim
1776
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Nevada Smith
as Warden
The Outrage
as Prospector
Hamlet
as Claudius
David and Lisa
as Dr. Swinford
M
as Inspector Carney
Fourteen Hours
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
The Underworld Story
as Carl Durham
Wyoming Mail
as Cavanaugh
Tripoli
as Capt. Demetrios
Three Husbands
as Dan McCabe
Border Incident
as Owen Parkson
They Live by Night
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
The Great Gatsby
as Wilson
Unconquered
as Garth
Variety Girl
as Howard Da Silva
Blaze of Noon
as Mike Gafferty
The Blue Dahlia
as Eddie Harwood
Two Years Before the Mast
as Captain Francis A. Thompson
The Lost Weekend
as Nat the Bartender
Duffy's Tavern
as Tough Guy
Keeper of the Flame
as Jason Rickards
Tonight We Raid Calais
as Sgt. Block
The Big Shot
as Sandor
Juke Girl
as Cully
Bullet Scars
as Frank Dillon
The Omaha Trail
as Ben Santley
Reunion in France
as Anton Stregel
Native Land
as Jim
The Sea Wolf
as Harrison
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as City Editor
Strange Alibi
as Prison Guard Monson
Blues in the Night
as Sam Paryas
At the Stroke of Twelve
as Angie the Ox
Bad Men of Missouri
as Greg Bilson
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Jack Armstrong
I'm Still Alive
as Red Garvey
Marie Antoinette
as Toulon (uncredited)