Acting
Howard Da Silva
Born May 4, 1909 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died Feb 16, 1986
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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Acting
Garbo Talks
1984
Comedy · Drama
Masquerade
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Mommie Dearest
1981
Drama
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
Comedy · TV Movie
Power
1980
Drama
Archie Bunker's Place
1979
Comedy
Verna: USO Girl
1978
Music · Comedy
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Drama · History
The New Deal for Artists
1976
Documentary
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
Documentary
The Missiles of October
1974
Drama · TV Movie
The Missiles of October
1974
Drama · War & Politics
The Great Gatsby
1974
Drama · Romance
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
1776
1972
Drama · History
Kung Fu
1972
Action & Adventure · Drama · Western
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama
Mannix
1967
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Nevada Smith
1966
Western
The Loner
1965
Western
For the People
1965
Drama
The Outrage
1964
Drama · Crime · Western
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Hamlet
1964
Drama · TV Movie
The Fugitive
1963
Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
The Outer Limits
1963
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
David and Lisa
1962
Drama · Romance
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
The Defenders
1961
Drama
Fourteen Hours
1951
Drama · Thriller
M
1951
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Three Husbands
1950
Comedy · Romance
Tripoli
1950
Adventure · Action
Wyoming Mail
1950
Western
The Underworld Story
1950
Drama · Crime
They Live by Night
1949
Crime · Romance · Drama
Border Incident
1949
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Great Gatsby
1949
Drama · Mystery · Romance
Unconquered
1947
Drama · Adventure · History
Variety Girl
1947
Music · Comedy
Blaze of Noon
1947
Drama · Action
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Adventure · Drama
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Lost Weekend
1945
Drama
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Comedy
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
War · Drama · History
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Drama · Mystery
Reunion in France
1942
Drama · Romance · War
The Omaha Trail
1942
Western
The Big Shot
1942
Crime · Drama
Juke Girl
1942
Crime · Drama
Native Land
1942
Drama · History
Bullet Scars
1942
Crime · Drama
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Western
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Blues in the Night
1941
Crime · Drama · Music
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Drama
Sergeant York
1941
War · Drama · History
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Drama · Mystery
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Western
Strange Alibi
1941
Crime · Drama
The Sea Wolf
1941
Adventure · Drama
I'm Still Alive
1940
Action · Adventure · Drama
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Drama · History
Marie Antoinette
1938
Drama · History
Once in a Blue Moon
1935
Comedy · Drama