Howard Da Silva

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-05-04

Day of death

1986-02-16 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Howard Da Silva

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • The Underworld Story

    The Underworld Story

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

  • The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

  • Mommie Dearest

    Mommie Dearest

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • Native Land

    Native Land

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Verna: USO Girl

    Verna: USO Girl

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • Border Incident

    Border Incident

  • Power

    Power

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • Once in a Blue Moon

    Once in a Blue Moon

  • Wyoming Mail

    Wyoming Mail

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

  • Tripoli

    Tripoli

  • For the People

    For the People

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

  • Keeper of the Flame

    Keeper of the Flame

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • 1776

    1776

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • M

    M

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

  • David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

  • I'm Still Alive

    I'm Still Alive

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • The New Deal for Artists

    The New Deal for Artists

  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

  • Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

  • Tonight We Raid Calais

    Tonight We Raid Calais

  • Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky