Howard Da Silva
Born May 04, 1909 (Age: 116)
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Mommie Dearest
1981
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as L.B. Mayer
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Age: 72
Verna: USO Girl
1978
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as Eddie
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Age: 68
The Great Gatsby
1974
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as Meyer Wolfsheim
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Age: 64
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
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as Lt. Humphrey Kenner
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Age: 64
1776
1972
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as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
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Age: 63
Hamlet
1964
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as Claudius
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Age: 55
The Lost Weekend
1945
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as Nat the Bartender
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Age: 36
Reunion in France
1942
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as Anton Stregel
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Age: 33
The Omaha Trail
1942
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as Ben Santley
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Age: 33
The Big Shot
1942
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as Sandor
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Age: 33
Juke Girl
1942
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as Cully
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Age: 33
Native Land
1942
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as Jim
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Age: 33
Bullet Scars
1942
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as Frank Dillon
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Age: 32
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
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as Ringo
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Age: 32
Steel Against the Sky
1941
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as Bugs
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Age: 32
Blues in the Night
1941
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as Sam Paryas
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Age: 32
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
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as Angie the Ox
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Age: 32
Sergeant York
1941
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as Lem
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Age: 32
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
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as City Editor
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Age: 32
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
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as Greg Bilson
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Age: 32
Strange Alibi
1941
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as Prison Guard Monson
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Age: 31
The Sea Wolf
1941
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as Harrison
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Age: 31