Howard Da Silva

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Howard Da Silva

Acting May 4, 1909

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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…

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The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

7.6 1945 Movie
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.3 1963 TV Show
Mannix

Mannix

6.8 1967 TV Show
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

6.3 1974 Movie
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.6 1982 TV Show
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.8 1963 TV Show
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.3 1961 TV Show
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

5.9 1961 TV Show
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

7.2 1941 Movie
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

6.4 1981 Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.2 1964 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1984
    Garbo Talks

    Movie Angelo Dakakis

  2. 1983
    Masquerade

    TV show General Breznin

  3. 1982
    American Playhouse

    TV show Critic

  4. 1981
    Mommie Dearest

    Movie L.B. Mayer

  5. 1981
    The New Deal for Artists

    Movie Self

  6. 1981
    The Greatest Man in the World

    Movie Conkin

  7. 1980
    Power

    TV show Jack Eisenstadt

  8. 1979
    Archie Bunker's Place

    TV show

  9. 1978
    Verna: USO Girl

    Movie Eddie

  10. 1977
    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    Movie Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

  11. 1975
    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  12. 1974
    The Missiles of October

    Movie Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

  13. 1974
    The Missiles of October

    TV show Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

  14. 1974
    The Great Gatsby

    Movie Meyer Wolfsheim

  15. 1974
    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Movie Lt. Humphrey Kenner

  16. 1972
    1776

    Movie Dr. Benjamin Franklin

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  1. 1972
    Kung Fu

    TV show Otto Schultz

  2. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Eddie

  3. 1967
    Mannix

    TV show

  4. 1966
    Nevada Smith

    Movie Warden

  5. 1965
    The Loner

    TV show

  6. 1965
    For the People

    TV show

  7. 1964
    The Outrage

    Movie Prospector

  8. 1964
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    TV show Captain Basil Calhoun

  9. 1964
    Hamlet

    Movie Claudius

  10. 1963
    The Fugitive

    TV show Pete Dawes

  11. 1963
    The Outer Limits

    TV show Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)

  12. 1962
    David and Lisa

    Movie Dr. Swinford

  13. 1961
    Ben Casey

    TV show

  14. 1961
    The Defenders

    TV show Peter Cole

  15. 1951
    Fourteen Hours

    Movie Deputy Police Chief Moskar

  16. 1951
    M

    Movie Inspector Carney

  17. 1950
    Three Husbands

    Movie Dan McCabe

  18. 1950
    Tripoli

    Movie Capt. Demetrios

  19. 1950
    Wyoming Mail

    Movie Cavanaugh

  20. 1950
    The Underworld Story

    Movie Carl Durham

  21. 1949
    They Live by Night

    Movie Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

  22. 1949
    Border Incident

    Movie Owen Parkson

  23. 1949
    The Great Gatsby

    Movie Wilson

  24. 1947
    Unconquered

    Movie Garth