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

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

  • Border Incident

    Border Incident

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Native Land

    Native Land

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Mommie Dearest

    Mommie Dearest

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Tripoli

    Tripoli

  • M

    M

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Wyoming Mail

    Wyoming Mail

  • The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

  • David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • The Underworld Story

    The Underworld Story

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Verna: USO Girl

    Verna: USO Girl

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

  • The New Deal for Artists

    The New Deal for Artists

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

  • The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • Once in a Blue Moon

    Once in a Blue Moon

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • Power

    Power

  • I'm Still Alive

    I'm Still Alive

  • For the People

    For the People

  • Keeper of the Flame

    Keeper of the Flame

  • Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • 1776

    1776

  • Tonight We Raid Calais

    Tonight We Raid Calais

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

  • Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky