Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1909-05-04
Day of Death
1986-02-16
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 (52)
Garbo Talks
1984
Mommie Dearest
1981
The New Deal for Artists
1981
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
Verna: USO Girl
1978
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
The Missiles of October
1974
The Great Gatsby
1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
1776
1972
Nevada Smith
1966
The Outrage
1964
Hamlet
1964
