Howard Da Silva
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
Warden
Nevada Smith
Jason Rickards
Keeper of the Flame
Owen Parkson
Border Incident
Sgt. Block
Tonight We Raid Calais
Harrison
The Sea Wolf
Nat the Bartender
The Lost Weekend
Carl Durham
The Underworld Story
Inspector Carney
M
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1776
Jack Armstrong
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
L.B. Mayer
Mommie Dearest
Eddie Harwood
The Blue Dahlia
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
They Live by Night
Conkin
The Greatest Man in the World
Lem
Sergeant York
Sandor
The Big Shot
Wilson
The Great Gatsby
Garth
Unconquered
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Fourteen Hours
Lt. Humphrey Kenner
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Prospector
The Outrage
City Editor
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Missiles of October
Ringo
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Cully
Juke Girl
Cavanaugh
Wyoming Mail
Dr. Swinford
David and Lisa
Angelo Dakakis
Garbo Talks
Howard Da Silva
Variety Girl
Narrator (voice)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Frank Dillon
Bullet Scars
Mike Gafferty
Blaze of Noon
Capt. Demetrios
Tripoli
Captain Francis A. Thompson
Two Years Before the Mast
Once in a Blue Moon
Red Garvey
I'm Still Alive
Prison Guard Monson
Strange Alibi
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Meyer Wolfsheim
The Great Gatsby
Bugs
Steel Against the Sky
Jack Eisenstadt
Power
Ben Santley
The Omaha Trail
Sam Paryas
Blues in the Night
Eddie
Verna: USO Girl
Angie the Ox
At the Stroke of Twelve
Greg Bilson
Bad Men of Missouri
Tough Guy
Duffy's Tavern
Dan McCabe
Three Husbands
Anton Stregel
Reunion in France
Toulon (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
Jim
Native Land
Self
The New Deal for Artists
Claudius
Hamlet
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
53
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-05-04
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Howard Silverblatt