Howard Da Silva
Acting
- Born:
- 1909-05-04
- Died:
- 1986-02-16
- Place of birth:
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Garbo Talks
Masquerade
American Playhouse
Mommie Dearest
The Greatest Man in the World
Power
Archie Bunker's Place
Verna: USO Girl
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The New Deal for Artists
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October
The Great Gatsby
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1776
Kung Fu
Great Performances
Mannix
Nevada Smith
The Loner
For the People
The Outrage
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Hamlet
The Fugitive
The Outer Limits
David and Lisa
Ben Casey
The Defenders
Fourteen Hours
M
Three Husbands
Tripoli
Wyoming Mail
The Underworld Story
They Live by Night
Border Incident
The Great Gatsby
Unconquered
Variety Girl
Blaze of Noon
Two Years Before the Mast
The Blue Dahlia
The Lost Weekend
Duffy's Tavern
Tonight We Raid Calais
Keeper of the Flame
Reunion in France
The Omaha Trail
The Big Shot
Juke Girl
Native Land
Bullet Scars
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Steel Against the Sky
Blues in the Night
At the Stroke of Twelve
Sergeant York
Nine Lives Are Not Enough