Howard Da Silva
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Great Performances
Eddie
1971
Series
Mannix
1967
Series
American Playhouse
Critic
1982
Series
The Fugitive
Pete Dawes
1963
Series
The Defenders
Peter Cole
1961
Series
The Defenders
Arnold Fermuller
1961
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
1963
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Captain Basil Calhoun
1964
Series
The Loner
1965
Series
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Film
Two Years Before the Mast
Captain Francis A. Thompson
1946
Series
Masquerade
General Breznin
1983
Film
The Great Gatsby
Meyer Wolfsheim
1974
Film
1776
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1972
Film
Mommie Dearest
L.B. Mayer
1981
Film
Sergeant York
Lem
1941
Series
For the People
1965
Film
They Live by Night
Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
1949
Film
Unconquered
Garth
1947
Film
The Lost Weekend
Nat the Bartender
1945
Film
Nevada Smith
Warden
1966
Film
At the Stroke of Twelve
Angie the Ox
1941
Film
Fourteen Hours
Deputy Police Chief Moskar
1951
Film
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
1977
Film
The Sea Wolf
Harrison
1941
Series
Power
Jack Eisenstadt
1980
Film
Keeper of the Flame
Jason Rickards
1943
Film
David and Lisa
Dr. Swinford
1962
Film
The Blue Dahlia
Eddie Harwood
1946
Film
Marie Antoinette
Toulon (uncredited)
1938
Film
Steel Against the Sky
Bugs
1941
Film
The Great Gatsby
Wilson
1949
Series
The Missiles of October
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
1974
Film
The Missiles of October
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
1974
Film
The Outrage
Prospector
1964
Film
Border Incident
Owen Parkson
1949
Film
Blues in the Night
Sam Paryas
1941
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Jack Armstrong
1940
Film
Tonight We Raid Calais
Sgt. Block
1943
Film
Garbo Talks
Angelo Dakakis
1984
Film
Bad Men of Missouri
Greg Bilson
1941
Film
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Lt. Humphrey Kenner
1974
Film
M
Inspector Carney
1951
Film
The New Deal for Artists
Self
1981
Film
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Ringo
1942
Series
Kung Fu
Otto Schultz
1972
Film
Juke Girl
Cully
1942
Film
Wyoming Mail
Cavanaugh
1950
Film
Reunion in France
Anton Stregel
1942
Film
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
City Editor
1941
Film
The Underworld Story
Carl Durham
1950
Film
I'm Still Alive
Red Garvey
1940
Film
The Greatest Man in the World
Conkin
1981
Film
The Big Shot
Sandor
1942
Film
Variety Girl
Howard Da Silva
1947
Film
Blaze of Noon
Mike Gafferty
1947
Film
Duffy's Tavern
Tough Guy
1945
Film
Verna: USO Girl
Eddie
1978
Film
Once in a Blue Moon
1935
Film
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Narrator (voice)
1975
Film
Native Land
Jim
1942
Film
Tripoli
Capt. Demetrios
1950
Film
Strange Alibi
Prison Guard Monson
1941
Film
Three Husbands
Dan McCabe
1950
Film
The Omaha Trail
Ben Santley
1942
Film
Bullet Scars
Frank Dillon
1942
Film
Hamlet
Claudius
1964