Howard Da Silva
Acting
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.
Born: May 4, 1909
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Angelo Dakakis
as General Breznin
as L.B. Mayer
as Self
as Conkin
as Jack Eisenstadt
as Eddie
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Narrator (voice)
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
as Meyer Wolfsheim
as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
as Otto Schultz
as Eddie
as Warden
as Prospector
as Captain Basil Calhoun
as Claudius
as Pete Dawes
as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
as Dr. Swinford
as Peter Cole
as Arnold Fermuller
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
as Inspector Carney
as Dan McCabe
as Capt. Demetrios
as Cavanaugh
as Carl Durham
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
as Owen Parkson
as Wilson
as Garth
as Howard Da Silva
as Mike Gafferty
as Captain Francis A. Thompson
as Eddie Harwood
as Nat the Bartender
as Tough Guy
as Sgt. Block
as Jason Rickards
as Anton Stregel
as Ben Santley
as Sandor
as Cully
as Jim
as Frank Dillon
as Ringo
as Bugs
as Sam Paryas
as Angie the Ox
as Lem
as City Editor
as Greg Bilson
as Prison Guard Monson
as Harrison
as Red Garvey
as Jack Armstrong
as Toulon (uncredited)