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 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.
Filmography
Garbo Talks
as Angelo Dakakis
Garbo Talks
as Angelo Dakakis
Mommie Dearest
as L.B. Mayer
Mommie Dearest
as L.B. Mayer
The New Deal for Artists
as Self
The New Deal for Artists
as Self
The Greatest Man in the World
as Conkin
The Greatest Man in the World
as Conkin
Verna: USO Girl
as Eddie
Verna: USO Girl
as Eddie
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Narrator (voice)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Narrator (voice)
The Missiles of October
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Missiles of October
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Great Gatsby
as Meyer Wolfsheim
The Great Gatsby
as Meyer Wolfsheim
1776
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1776
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Nevada Smith
as Warden
Nevada Smith
as Warden
Hamlet
as Claudius
Hamlet
as Claudius
David and Lisa
as Dr. Swinford
David and Lisa
as Dr. Swinford
Fourteen Hours
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Fourteen Hours
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
M
as Inspector Carney
M
as Inspector Carney
Three Husbands
as Dan McCabe
Three Husbands
as Dan McCabe
The Underworld Story
as Carl Durham
The Underworld Story
as Carl Durham
Border Incident
as Owen Parkson
Border Incident
as Owen Parkson
Blaze of Noon
as Mike Gafferty
Blaze of Noon
as Mike Gafferty
Two Years Before the Mast
as Captain Francis A. Thompson
Two Years Before the Mast
as Captain Francis A. Thompson
The Lost Weekend
as Nat the Bartender
The Lost Weekend
as Nat the Bartender
Duffy's Tavern
as Tough Guy
Duffy's Tavern
as Tough Guy
Tonight We Raid Calais
as Sgt. Block
Tonight We Raid Calais
as Sgt. Block
Reunion in France
as Anton Stregel
Reunion in France
as Anton Stregel
The Omaha Trail
as Ben Santley
The Omaha Trail
as Ben Santley
The Big Shot
as Sandor
The Big Shot
as Sandor
Bullet Scars
as Frank Dillon
Bullet Scars
as Frank Dillon
Steel Against the Sky
as Bugs
Steel Against the Sky
as Bugs
Sergeant York
as Lem
Sergeant York
as Lem
Bad Men of Missouri
as Greg Bilson
Bad Men of Missouri
as Greg Bilson
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Jack Armstrong
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Jack Armstrong