Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Birthday: 1909-05-04

Deathday: 1986-02-16

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also known as: Howard Silverblatt, Howard DaSilva, Howard DaSylva

imdb_id: nm0196247

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.

Played in movies:

The Lost Weekend

Score: 7.6

The Missiles of October

Score: 7.5

David and Lisa

Score: 7.3

Sergeant York

Score: 7.2

Fourteen Hours

Score: 7.2

The Sea Wolf

Score: 7.1

The Omaha Trail

Score: 7.0

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Score: 7.0

Border Incident

Score: 6.9

They Live by Night

Score: 6.9

1776

Score: 6.8

Nevada Smith

Score: 6.8

The Blue Dahlia

Score: 6.7

Marie Antoinette

Score: 6.6

Strange Alibi

Score: 6.6

Keeper of the Flame

Score: 6.6

Juke Girl

Score: 6.5

Reunion in France

Score: 6.4

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Score: 6.4

Mommie Dearest

Score: 6.4

The Big Shot

Score: 6.3

The Great Gatsby

Score: 6.3

Blues in the Night

Score: 6.3

M

Score: 6.3

Unconquered

Score: 6.2

Native Land

Score: 6.2

Two Years Before the Mast

Score: 6.2

Bullet Scars

Score: 6.2

Garbo Talks

Score: 6.2

The Underworld Story

Score: 6.1

Duffy's Tavern

Score: 6.1

Variety Girl

Score: 6.1

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Score: 6.1

I'm Still Alive

Score: 6.0

The Outrage

Score: 6.0

Bad Men of Missouri

Score: 5.6

Tripoli

Score: 5.6

The Great Gatsby

Score: 5.5

Tonight We Raid Calais

Score: 5.4

Three Husbands

Score: 5.0

At the Stroke of Twelve

Score: 5.0

Steel Against the Sky

Score: 5.0

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Score: 5.0

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Score: 5.0

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Score: 4.7

Wyoming Mail

Score: 4.4

Blaze of Noon

Score: 4.0

The Greatest Man in the World

Score: 4.0

Power

Score: 2.0

Hamlet

Score: 0.0

The New Deal for Artists

Score: 0.0

Verna: USO Girl

Score: 0.0

Once in a Blue Moon

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

The Missiles of October

Score: 8.8

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.8

Kung Fu

Score: 7.7

The Fugitive

Score: 7.2

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

Score: 7.2

Mannix

Score: 6.7

Archie Bunker's Place

Score: 6.5

The Defenders

Score: 5.9

The Defenders

Score: 5.9

The Loner

Score: 5.7

Ben Casey

Score: 5.6

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

Masquerade

Score: 5.0

For the People

Score: 5.0