Howard Da Silva
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1909-05-04 – 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
Nevada Smith
1966Warden
Keeper of the Flame
1943Jason Rickards
Border Incident
1949Owen Parkson
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943Sgt. Block
The Sea Wolf
1941Harrison
The Lost Weekend
1945Nat the Bartender
The Underworld Story
1950Carl Durham
M
1951Inspector Carney
1776
1972Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Jack Armstrong
Mommie Dearest
1981L.B. Mayer
The Blue Dahlia
1946Eddie Harwood
They Live by Night
1949Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
The Greatest Man in the World
1981Conkin
Sergeant York
1941Lem
The Big Shot
1942Sandor
The Great Gatsby
1949Wilson
Unconquered
1947Garth
Fourteen Hours
1951Deputy Police Chief Moskar