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.
Filmography
Garbo Talks
1984
as Angelo Dakakis
Mommie Dearest
1981
as L.B. Mayer
The New Deal for Artists
1981
as Self
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
as Conkin
Verna: USO Girl
1978
as Eddie
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
as Narrator (voice)
The Missiles of October
1974
as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Great Gatsby
1974
as Meyer Wolfsheim
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
1776
1972
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Nevada Smith
1966
as Warden
The Outrage
1964
as Prospector
Hamlet
1964
as Claudius
David and Lisa
1962
as Dr. Swinford
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
M
1951
as Inspector Carney
Three Husbands
1950
as Dan McCabe
Tripoli
1950
as Capt. Demetrios
Wyoming Mail
1950
as Cavanaugh
The Underworld Story
1950
as Carl Durham
They Live by Night
1949
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Border Incident
1949
as Owen Parkson
The Great Gatsby
1949
as Wilson