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Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

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

Born

May 04, 1909

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

Feb 16, 1986

Known For

Acting

Movies

52 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1974 as Meyer Wolfsheim
★ 6.3
Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest
1981 as L.B. Mayer
★ 6.4
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966 as Warden
★ 6.7
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
1945 as Nat the Bartender
★ 7.6
Unconquered
Unconquered
1947 as Garth
★ 6.5
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941 as Lem
★ 7.2
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
1941 as Harrison
★ 7.2
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
1938 as Toulon (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
1951 as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
★ 7.3
1776
1776
1972 as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
★ 6.9
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 as Eddie Harwood
★ 6.7
They Live by Night
They Live by Night
1949 as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
★ 6.8
The Outrage
The Outrage
1964 as Prospector
★ 5.8
Juke Girl
Juke Girl
1942 as Cully
★ 7.2
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 as Owen Parkson
★ 6.9
Native Land
Native Land
1942 as Jim
★ 6.3
Reunion in France
Reunion in France
1942 as Anton Stregel
★ 6.5
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1949 as Wilson
★ 5.4
Variety Girl
Variety Girl
1947 as Howard Da Silva
★ 6.5
Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars
1942 as Frank Dillon
★ 6.5
M
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1951 as Inspector Carney
★ 6.5
David and Lisa
David and Lisa
1962 as Dr. Swinford
★ 7.2
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 as Jack Armstrong
★ 6.9
Keeper of the Flame
Keeper of the Flame
1943 as Jason Rickards
★ 6.6
Garbo Talks
Garbo Talks
1984 as Angelo Dakakis
★ 6.3
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 as Ringo
★ 5.5
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story
1950 as Carl Durham
★ 6.3
Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail
1950 as Cavanaugh
★ 5.2
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 as Prison Guard Monson
★ 7.2
The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October
1974 as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
★ 7.5
Verna: USO Girl
Verna: USO Girl
1978 as Eddie
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast
1946 as Captain Francis A. Thompson
★ 6.5
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974 as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
★ 6.8
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 as Sandor
★ 6.2
Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night
1941 as Sam Paryas
★ 6.2
I'm Still Alive
I'm Still Alive
1940 as Red Garvey
★ 7.0
The Omaha Trail
The Omaha Trail
1942 as Ben Santley
★ 7.0
Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943 as Sgt. Block
★ 5.8
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
★ 5.1
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.7
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 as Bugs
★ 5.4
Tripoli
Tripoli
1950 as Capt. Demetrios
★ 5.8
Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri
1941 as Greg Bilson
★ 6.2
The Greatest Man in the World
★ 7.0
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern
1945 as Tough Guy
★ 6.4
Three Husbands
Three Husbands
1950 as Dan McCabe
★ 5.4
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 as City Editor
★ 5.4
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 as Mike Gafferty
★ 5.7
Hamlet
Hamlet
1964 as Claudius
★ 9.0
At the Stroke of Twelve
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 as Angie the Ox
★ 6.0