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

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Tripoli

    Tripoli

  • M

    M

  • Archie Bunker's Place

    Archie Bunker's Place

  • I'm Still Alive

    I'm Still Alive

  • I'm a Stranger Here Myself

    I'm a Stranger Here Myself

  • They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Masquerade

    Masquerade

  • Border Incident

    Border Incident

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

  • Mommie Dearest

    Mommie Dearest

  • Fourteen Hours

    Fourteen Hours

  • The Lost Weekend

    The Lost Weekend

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Juke Girl

    Juke Girl

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • For the People

    For the People

  • Wyoming Mail

    Wyoming Mail

  • 1776

    1776

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • The Outrage

    The Outrage

  • The Great Gatsby

    The Great Gatsby

  • The Missiles of October

    The Missiles of October

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

  • Keeper of the Flame

    Keeper of the Flame

  • Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

  • Garbo Talks

    Garbo Talks

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • The Big Shot

    The Big Shot

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

  • Power

    Power

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Smile Jenny, You're Dead

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • The Underworld Story

    The Underworld Story

  • Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • Native Land

    Native Land

  • Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

  • The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Tonight We Raid Calais

    Tonight We Raid Calais

  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

  • Verna: USO Girl

    Verna: USO Girl

  • The Greatest Man in the World

    The Greatest Man in the World

  • The New Deal for Artists

    The New Deal for Artists

  • Once in a Blue Moon

    Once in a Blue Moon

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve