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.
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Full filmography
- The Fugitive (1963) as Pete Dawes
- Mannix (1967)
- Great Performances (1971) as Eddie
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
- Ben Casey (1961)
- The Defenders (1961) as Peter Cole
- The Defenders (1961) as Arnold Fermuller
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Captain Basil Calhoun
- Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
- The Loner (1965)
- Masquerade (1983) as General Breznin
- The Great Gatsby (1974) as Meyer Wolfsheim
- Sergeant York (1941) as Lem
- Mommie Dearest (1981) as L.B. Mayer
- For the People (1965)
- Unconquered (1947) as Garth
- Nevada Smith (1966) as Warden
- The Sea Wolf (1941) as Harrison
- 1776 (1972) as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
- The Lost Weekend (1945) as Nat the Bartender
- Power (1980) as Jack Eisenstadt
- Kung Fu (1972) as Otto Schultz
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Jack Armstrong
- The Blue Dahlia (1946) as Eddie Harwood