Howard Da Silva
Acting
Born: 1909-05-04 in 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
The Fugitive
Pete Dawes
Mannix
Great Performances
Eddie
American Playhouse
Critic
The Defenders
Peter Cole
The Defenders
Arnold Fermuller
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
Ben Casey
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Captain Basil Calhoun
Archie Bunker's Place
The Great Gatsby
Meyer Wolfsheim
The Loner
Masquerade
General Breznin
Sergeant York
Lem
Mommie Dearest
L.B. Mayer
Nevada Smith
Warden
Unconquered
Garth
Fourteen Hours
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
1776
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The Lost Weekend
Nat the Bartender
For the People
The Blue Dahlia
Eddie Harwood
Marie Antoinette
Toulon (uncredited)
They Live by Night
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Juke Girl
Cully
The Sea Wolf
Harrison
Border Incident
Owen Parkson
The Outrage
Prospector
Power
Jack Eisenstadt
The Great Gatsby
Wilson
Variety Girl
Howard Da Silva
Keeper of the Flame
Jason Rickards
David and Lisa
Dr. Swinford
Wyoming Mail
Cavanaugh
Native Land
Jim
Garbo Talks
Angelo Dakakis
Two Years Before the Mast
Captain Francis A. Thompson
M
Inspector Carney
Tonight We Raid Calais
Sgt. Block
I'm Still Alive
Red Garvey