Person
Howard Da Silva
Acting · 1909–1986 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Mannix
1967
Great Performances
Eddie
The Fugitive
Pete Dawes
Ben Casey
1961
The Defenders
Peter Cole
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
American Playhouse
Critic
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Captain Basil Calhoun
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
The Loner
1965
Filmography
- 1984Garbo TalksAngelo Dakakis
- 1983MasqueradeGeneral Breznin
- 1982American PlayhouseCritic
- 1981Mommie DearestL.B. Mayer
- 1981The New Deal for ArtistsSelf
- 1981The Greatest Man in the WorldConkin
- 1980PowerJack Eisenstadt
- 1979Archie Bunker's Place
- 1978Verna: USO GirlEddie
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverPres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1975I'm a Stranger Here MyselfNarrator (voice)
- 1974The Missiles of OctoberSoviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
- 1974The Missiles of OctoberNikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
- 1974The Great GatsbyMeyer Wolfsheim
- 1974Smile Jenny, You're DeadLt. Humphrey Kenner
- 19721776Dr. Benjamin Franklin
- 1972Kung FuOtto Schultz
- 1971Great PerformancesEddie
- 1967Mannix
- 1966Nevada SmithWarden
- 1965The Loner
- 1965For the People
- 1964The OutrageProspector
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Captain Basil Calhoun
- 1964HamletClaudius
- 1963The FugitivePete Dawes
- 1963The Outer LimitsThurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
- 1962David and LisaDr. Swinford
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961The DefendersPeter Cole
- 1951Fourteen HoursDeputy Police Chief Moskar
- 1951MInspector Carney
- 1950Three HusbandsDan McCabe
- 1950TripoliCapt. Demetrios
- 1950Wyoming MailCavanaugh
- 1950The Underworld StoryCarl Durham
- 1949They Live by NightChicamaw One-Eye Mobley
- 1949Border IncidentOwen Parkson
- 1949The Great GatsbyWilson
- 1947UnconqueredGarth
- 1947Variety GirlHoward Da Silva
- 1947Blaze of NoonMike Gafferty
- 1946Two Years Before the MastCaptain Francis A. Thompson
- 1946The Blue DahliaEddie Harwood
- 1945The Lost WeekendNat the Bartender
- 1945Duffy's TavernTough Guy
- 1943Tonight We Raid CalaisSgt. Block
- 1943Keeper of the FlameJason Rickards
- 1942Reunion in FranceAnton Stregel
- 1942The Omaha TrailBen Santley
- 1942The Big ShotSandor
- 1942Juke GirlCully
- 1942Native LandJim
- 1942Bullet ScarsFrank Dillon
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesRingo
- 1941Steel Against the SkyBugs
- 1941Blues in the NightSam Paryas
- 1941At the Stroke of TwelveAngie the Ox
- 1941Sergeant YorkLem
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not EnoughCity Editor
- 1941Bad Men of MissouriGreg Bilson
- 1941Strange AlibiPrison Guard Monson
- 1941The Sea WolfHarrison
- 1940I'm Still AliveRed Garvey
- 1940Abe Lincoln in IllinoisJack Armstrong
- 1938Marie AntoinetteToulon (uncredited)
- 1935Once in a Blue Moon
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