
Howard Da Silva
Born May 4, 1909 · 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.
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Nevada Smith

The Sea Wolf

Keeper of the Flame

The Missiles of October

Marie Antoinette

The Blue Dahlia

The Great Gatsby

Steel Against the Sky

Blues in the Night

Border Incident

Bad Men of Missouri

Tonight We Raid Calais

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Wyoming Mail

The New Deal for Artists

Variety Girl

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

The Outrage

David and Lisa

M

The Greatest Man in the World

Reunion in France

Juke Girl

Garbo Talks

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

The Big Shot

The Underworld Story

I'm Still Alive

Blaze of Noon

Duffy's Tavern

Tripoli

Native Land

Verna: USO Girl

Once in a Blue Moon

Three Husbands

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Strange Alibi

The Omaha Trail

Bullet Scars

























