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Howard Da Silva

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 4, 1909 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Career Span1935 – 1986
Known Credits67 Titles
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Howard Da Silva

Also known as:Howard SilverblattHoward DaSilvaHoward DaSylva
Total Works

67

52 movies • 15 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Lost Weekend
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945•movie
as Nat the Bartender
The Great Gatsby
6.3
The Great Gatsby
1974•movie
as Meyer Wolfsheim
Mommie Dearest
6.4
Mommie Dearest
1981•movie
as L.B. Mayer
Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie
as Lem

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 67 titles featuring Howard Da Silva

The Lost Weekend
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945•movie

as Nat the Bartender

The Great Gatsby
6.3
The Great Gatsby
1974•movie

as Meyer Wolfsheim

Mommie Dearest
6.4
Mommie Dearest
1981•movie

as L.B. Mayer

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Lem

Kung Fu
7.7
1 eps
Kung Fu
1972•series

as Otto Schultz

Nevada Smith
6.7
Nevada Smith
1966•movie

as Warden

They Live by Night
6.8
They Live by Night
1949•movie

as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

The Blue Dahlia
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946•movie

as Eddie Harwood

The Outer Limits
7.8
1 eps
The Outer Limits
1963•series

as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)

1776
6.9
1776
1972•movie

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
1 eps

as Captain Basil Calhoun

The Sea Wolf
7.2
The Sea Wolf
1941•movie

as Harrison

M
6.5
M
1951•movie

as Inspector Carney

Unconquered
6.5
Unconquered
1947•movie

as Garth

David and Lisa
7.2
David and Lisa
1962•movie

as Dr. Swinford

The Fugitive
7.3
1 eps
The Fugitive
1963•series

as Pete Dawes

Mannix
6.9
1 eps
Mannix
1967•series
Fourteen Hours
7.3
Fourteen Hours
1951•movie

as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Keeper of the Flame
6.6

as Jason Rickards

Border Incident
6.9
Border Incident
1949•movie

as Owen Parkson

The Outrage
5.8
The Outrage
1964•movie

as Prospector

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

as Toulon (uncredited)

Garbo Talks
6.3
Garbo Talks
1984•movie

as Angelo Dakakis

Blues in the Night
6.2
Blues in the Night
1941•movie

as Sam Paryas

The Underworld Story
6.3

as Carl Durham

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Jack Armstrong

The Big Shot
6.2
The Big Shot
1942•movie

as Sandor

Great Performances
6.1
1 eps
Great Performances
1971•series

as Eddie

The Great Gatsby
5.4
The Great Gatsby
1949•movie

as Wilson

Archie Bunker's Place
6.5
1 eps
Reunion in France
6.5
Reunion in France
1942•movie

as Anton Stregel

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.1

as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Missiles of October
7.5

as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

Ben Casey
5.9
2 eps
Ben Casey
1961•series
Three Husbands
5.4
Three Husbands
1950•movie

as Dan McCabe

Native Land
6.3
Native Land
1942•movie

as Jim

Variety Girl
6.5
Variety Girl
1947•movie

as Howard Da Silva

The Defenders
6.3
1 eps
The Defenders
1961•series

as Peter Cole

Bullet Scars
6.5
Bullet Scars
1942•movie

as Frank Dillon

Tripoli
5.8
Tripoli
1950•movie

as Capt. Demetrios

Two Years Before the Mast
6.5

as Captain Francis A. Thompson

Smile Jenny, You're Dead
6.8

as Lt. Humphrey Kenner

Duffy's Tavern
6.4
Duffy's Tavern
1945•movie

as Tough Guy

American Playhouse
6.6
1 eps
American Playhouse
1982•series

as Critic

Wyoming Mail
5.2
Wyoming Mail
1950•movie

as Cavanaugh

Tonight We Raid Calais
5.8

as Sgt. Block

Juke Girl
7.2
Juke Girl
1942•movie

as Cully

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.7

as Narrator (voice)

Strange Alibi
7.2
Strange Alibi
1941•movie

as Prison Guard Monson

Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

as Greg Bilson

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5.4

as City Editor

Steel Against the Sky
5.4

as Bugs

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Ringo

At the Stroke of Twelve
6.0

as Angie the Ox

The Loner
6.2
1 eps
The Loner
1965•series
The Missiles of October
8.8
2 eps

as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

Blaze of Noon
5.7
Blaze of Noon
1947•movie

as Mike Gafferty

The Greatest Man in the World
7.0

as Conkin

I'm Still Alive
7.0
I'm Still Alive
1940•movie

as Red Garvey

The Omaha Trail
7.0
The Omaha Trail
1942•movie

as Ben Santley

For the People
6.5
13 eps
For the People
1965•series
Masquerade
7.5
1 eps
Masquerade
1983•series

as General Breznin

Once in a Blue Moon
9.0
Hamlet
9.0
Hamlet
1964•movie

as Claudius

Power
7.0
2 eps
Power
1980•series

as Jack Eisenstadt

Verna: USO Girl
Verna: USO Girl
1978•movie

as Eddie

The New Deal for Artists

as Self