Howard Da Silva
Actor, Director
May 4, 1909 — February 16, 1986 (76 years)
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
| 1984 | Garbo Talks · as Angelo Dakakis |
| 1983 | Masquerade · as General Breznin |
| 1981 | Mommie Dearest · as L.b. Mayer |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Critic |
| 1980 | The Greatest Man in the World · as Conkin |
| 1980 | Power · as Jack Eisenstadt |
| 1979 | |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover · as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In · as Host - Us Broadcast |
| 1974 | I'm a Stranger Here Myself · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1974 | The Missiles of October · as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev |
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby · as Meyer Wolfsheim |
| 1974 | Smile Jenny, You're Dead · as Lt. Humphrey Kenner |
| 1972 | 1776 · as Dr. Benjamin Franklin |
| 1972 | Kung Fu · as Otto Schultz |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Eddie |
| 1969 | Love, American Style · as Doctor Wazanskyi (segment: Love And The End Of The Line) |
| 1967 | |
| 1967 | Gentle Ben · as Phillip Garrett |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. · as Dimitchik |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith · as Warden |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1964 | The Outrage · as Prospector |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · as Captain Basil Calhoun |
| 1963 | East Side/West Side · as Wallace Mapes |
| 1963 | The Fugitive · as Pete Dawes |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits · as Thurman Cutler (as Howard Da Silva)On Plex |
| 1962 | David and Lisa · as Dr. SwinfordOn Plex |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses · as Dr. Mcclendon |
| 1961 | |
| 1961 | The Defenders · as Arnold Fermuller |
| 1960 | Insight · as Arnstein |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Dupont-Dufour Sr. |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours · as Deputy Police Chief Moskar |
| 1951 | M · as Inspector CarneyOn Plex |
| 1950 | The Bigelow Theatre · as Cast |
| 1950 | Three Husbands · as Dan MccabeOn Plex |
| 1950 | Tripoli · as Capt. Demetrios |
| 1950 | Wyoming Mail · as Cavanaugh |
| 1950 | The Underworld Story · as Carl Durham |
| 1949 | Border Incident · as Owen Parkson |
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby · as Wilson |
| 1948 | They Live by Night · as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Garth |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon · as Mike Gafferty |
| 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast · as Captain Francis A. Thompson |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia · as Eddie Harwood |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend · as Nat The Bartender |
| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern · as Tough Guy |
| 1943 | Tonight We Raid Calais · as Sgt. Block |
| 1942 | Keeper of the Flame · as Jason Rickards |
| 1942 | Reunion in France · as Anton Stregel |
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail · as Ben Santley |
| 1942 | The Big Shot · as Sandor |
| 1942 | Juke Girl · as Cully |
| 1942 | Native Land · as Jim |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars · as Frank Dillon |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides · as Ringo |
| 1941 | Steel Against the Sky · as Bugs |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Sam Paryas |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Lem |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough · as City Editor |
| 1941 | Navy Blues · as Last Shore Patrolman |
| 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns · as Radio Announcer |
| 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri · as Greg Bilson |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi · as Prison Guard Monson |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf · as Harrison |
| 1940 | I'm Still Alive · as Red Garvey |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Jack Armstrong |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Toulon (uncredited) |
| 1935 |
| 1976 | Hollywood on Trial · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1976 | The New Deal for Artists · as Self |
| 1976 | Standing Room Only · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | Camera Three · as Self |
| 1947 | Variety Girl · as Howard Da Silva |
| 1965 |