Biography
Howard da Silva (born Howard Silverblatt, May 4, 1909 β 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
all 65
Movies 53
TV Shows 12
self 4
Voice 1
Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On (2006)
Garbo Talks (1984)
Masquerade (1983)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
The New Deal for Artists (1981)
The Greatest Man in the World (1981)
Power (1980)
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Hollywood on Trial (1976)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975)
The Missiles of October (1974)
The Missiles of October (1974)
The Great Gatsby (1974)
Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
1776 (1972)
Kung Fu (1972)
Great Performances (1971)
Mannix (1967)
Nevada Smith (1966)
The Loner (1965)
For the People (1965)
The Outrage (1964)
The Fugitive (1963)
The Outer Limits (1963)
David and Lisa (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
M (1951)
Three Husbands (1950)
Tripoli (1950)
Wyoming Mail (1950)
The Underworld Story (1950)
They Live by Night (1949)
Border Incident (1949)
The Great Gatsby (1949)
Unconquered (1947)
Variety Girl (1947)
Blaze of Noon (1947)
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
Keeper of the Flame (1943)
Reunion in France (1942)
The Omaha Trail (1942)
The Big Shot (1942)
Juke Girl (1942)
Native Land (1942)
Bullet Scars (1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
Blues in the Night (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
The Sea Wolf (1941)
I'm Still Alive (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Once in a Blue Moon (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1909-05-04
Deathday1986-02-16 (76 years old)
Birth NameHoward Silverblatt
Birth PlaceCleveland, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHoward Silverblatt, Howard DaSilva, Howard DaSylva
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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