Howard Da Silva
Acting
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
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movieGarbo Talks
1984
Angelo Dakakis
tvMasquerade
1983
General Breznin
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Critic
movieMommie Dearest
1981
L.B. Mayer
tvPower
1980
Jack Eisenstadt
movieThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
movieI'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Missiles of October
1974
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
tvThe Missiles of October
1974
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
movieThe Great Gatsby
1974
Meyer Wolfsheim
movieSmile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
Lt. Humphrey Kenner
movie1776
1972
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
tvKung Fu
1972
Otto Schultz
movieNevada Smith
1966
Warden
movieThe Outrage
1964
Prospector
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Captain Basil Calhoun
movieHamlet
1964
Claudius
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Pete Dawes
tvThe Outer Limits
1963
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
movieDavid and Lisa
1962
Dr. Swinford
tvThe Defenders
1961
Peter Cole / Arnold Fermuller
movieFourteen Hours
1951
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
movieM
1951
Inspector Carney
movieThree Husbands
1950
Dan McCabe
movieTripoli
1950
Capt. Demetrios
movieWyoming Mail
1950
Cavanaugh
movieThe Underworld Story
1950
Carl Durham
movieThey Live by Night
1949
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
movieBorder Incident
1949
Owen Parkson
movieUnconquered
1947
Garth
movieVariety Girl
1947
Howard Da Silva
movieBlaze of Noon
1947
Mike Gafferty
movieTwo Years Before the Mast
1946
Captain Francis A. Thompson
movieThe Blue Dahlia
1946
Eddie Harwood
movieThe Lost Weekend
1945
Nat the Bartender
movieDuffy's Tavern
1945
Tough Guy
movieTonight We Raid Calais
1943
Sgt. Block
movieKeeper of the Flame
1943
Jason Rickards
movieReunion in France
1942
Anton Stregel
movieThe Omaha Trail
1942
Ben Santley
movieThe Big Shot
1942
Sandor
movieJuke Girl
1942
Cully
movieBullet Scars
1942
Frank Dillon
movieBlues in the Night
1941
Sam Paryas
movieAt the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Angie the Ox
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
City Editor
movieBad Men of Missouri
1941
Greg Bilson
movieStrange Alibi
1941
Prison Guard Monson
movieThe Sea Wolf
1941
Harrison
movieI'm Still Alive
1940
Red Garvey
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Jack Armstrong
movieMarie Antoinette
1938
Toulon (uncredited)
