Howard Da Silva
Actor
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
The Great Gatsby
as Meyer Wolfsheim 1974
Mommie Dearest
as L.B. Mayer 1981
Sergeant York
as Lem 1941
Nevada Smith
as Warden 1966
They Live by Night
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley 1949
The Blue Dahlia
as Eddie Harwood 1946
1776
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin 1972
The Sea Wolf
as Harrison 1941
M
as Inspector Carney 1951
Unconquered
as Garth 1947
David and Lisa
as Dr. Swinford 1962
Fourteen Hours
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar 1951
Border Incident
as Owen Parkson 1949
Keeper of the Flame
as Jason Rickards 1943
The Outrage
as Prospector 1964
Marie Antoinette
as Toulon (uncredited) 1938