As Actor
Garbo Talks
1984
6.3
Howard Da Silva
Acting
Born
May 4, 1909
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Deceased
February 16, 1986
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.
The Filmography
As Actor
Mommie Dearest
1981
6.4
As Actor
The Greatest Man in the World
1981
4.0
As Actor
Power
1980
2.0
As Actor
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
5.0
As Actor
The Missiles of October
1974
7.5
As Actor
The Great Gatsby
1974
6.3
As Actor
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
6.1
As Actor
Nevada Smith
1966
6.8
As Actor
The Outrage
1964
6.0
As Actor
David and Lisa
1962
7.3
As Actor
M
1951
6.3
As Actor
Wyoming Mail
1950
4.4
As Actor
The Underworld Story
1950
6.1
As Actor
Border Incident
1949
6.9
As Actor
The Great Gatsby
1949
5.5
As Actor
Unconquered
1947
6.3
As Actor
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
6.2
As Actor
The Blue Dahlia
1946
6.7
As Actor
The Lost Weekend
1945
7.6