Howard Da Silva

Acting

May 4, 1909 – Feb 16, 1986 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lost Weekend1945
as ⁨Nat the Bartender⁩
The Great Gatsby1974
as ⁨Meyer Wolfsheim⁩
Mommie Dearest1981
as ⁨L.B. Mayer⁩
Sergeant York1941
as ⁨Lem⁩
Nevada Smith1966
as ⁨Warden⁩
They Live by Night1949
as ⁨Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley⁩
The Blue Dahlia1946
as ⁨Eddie Harwood⁩
as ⁨Dr. Benjamin Franklin⁩
as ⁨Harrison⁩
as ⁨Inspector Carney⁩
as ⁨Garth⁩
as ⁨Dr. Swinford⁩
as ⁨Deputy Police Chief Moskar⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Lost Weekend1945
as ⁨Nat the Bartender⁩
The Great Gatsby1974
as ⁨Meyer Wolfsheim⁩
Mommie Dearest1981
as ⁨L.B. Mayer⁩
Sergeant York1941
as ⁨Lem⁩
Nevada Smith1966
as ⁨Warden⁩
They Live by Night1949
as ⁨Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley⁩
The Blue Dahlia1946
as ⁨Eddie Harwood⁩
as ⁨Dr. Benjamin Franklin⁩
as ⁨Harrison⁩
as ⁨Inspector Carney⁩
as ⁨Garth⁩
as ⁨Dr. Swinford⁩
as ⁨Deputy Police Chief Moskar⁩