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Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Acting

May 4, 1909 – February 16, 1986 (died at 76)
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Male
52 Movies
15 TV Shows

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.

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945 7.6

as Nat the Bartender

Age 36 (now 76)
They Live by Night
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949 6.9

as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

Age 40 (now 76)
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest

Mommie Dearest

1981 6.4

as L.B. Mayer

Age 72 (now 76)
1776
1776

1776

1972 6.9

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Age 63 (now 76)
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia

1946 6.7

as Eddie Harwood

Age 36 (now 76)
M
M

M

1951 6.4

as Inspector Carney

Age 41 (now 76)
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1974 6.3

as Meyer Wolfsheim

Age 64 (now 76)
David and Lisa
David and Lisa

David and Lisa

1962 7.2

as Dr. Swinford

Age 53 (now 76)
Unconquered
Unconquered

Unconquered

1947 6.5

as Garth

Age 38 (now 76)
Border Incident
Border Incident

Border Incident

1949 7.0

as Owen Parkson

Age 40 (now 76)
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966 6.7

as Warden

Age 57 (now 76)
Sergeant York
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941 7.2

as Lem

Age 32 (now 76)
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951 7.3

as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Age 41 (now 76)
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950 6.3

as Carl Durham

Age 41 (now 76)
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October

The Missiles of October

1974 7.5

as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

Age 65 (now 76)
The Outrage
The Outrage

The Outrage

1964 6.0

as Prospector

Age 55 (now 76)