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 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.
Acted Movies
Director: Frank Perry
Writers: Frank Perry,
Cast: Diana Scarwid, Faye Dunaway, Harry Goz, Howard Da Silva, Jocelyn Brando, Mara Hobel, Michael Edwards, Priscilla Pointer, Rutanya Alda, Steve Forrest,
Director: Jack Clayton
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola,
Cast: Bruce Dern, Edward Herrmann, Howard Da Silva, Karen Black, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Robert Redford, Roberts Blossom, Sam Waterston, Scott Wilson,
Director: Peter H. Hunt
Writers: Peter Stone,
Cast: Blythe Danner, David Ford, Donald Madden, Emory Bass, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Ron Holgate, Virginia Vestoff, William Daniels,
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: John Michael Hayes,
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Brian Keith, Howard Da Silva, Janet Margolin, Karl Malden, Martin Landau, Pat Hingle, Raf Vallone, Steve McQueen, Suzanne Pleshette,
Director: Frank Perry
Writers: Eleanor Perry,
Cast: Clifton James, Coni Hudak, Howard Da Silva, Jaime Sánchez, Janet Margolin, Keir Dullea, Mathew Anden, Nancy Nutter, Neva Patterson, Richard McMurray,
Director: Joseph Losey
Writers: Norman Reilly Raine,
Cast: David Wayne, Glenn Anders, Howard Da Silva, John Miljan, Luther Adler, Martin Gabel, Norman Lloyd, Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, Walter Burke,
Director: Nicholas Ray
Writers: Charles Schnee,
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Harry Harvey, Helen Craig, Howard Da Silva, Ian Wolfe, Jay C. Flippen, Marie Bryant, Will Wright, William Phipps,
Director: George Marshall
Writers: Raymond Chandler,
Cast: Alan Ladd, Don Costello, Doris Dowling, Howard Da Silva, Howard Freeman, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Veronica Lake, Will Wright, William Bendix,
Director: Billy Wilder
Writers: Billy Wilder,
Cast: Anita Sharp-Bolster, Doris Dowling, Frank Faylen, Frank Orth, Howard Da Silva, Jane Wyman, Lilian Fontaine, Mary Young, Phillip Terry, Ray Milland,
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Robert Rossen,
Cast: Alexander Knox, Barry Fitzgerald, David Bruce, Edward G. Robinson, Francis McDonald, Gene Lockhart, Howard Da Silva, Ida Lupino, John Garfield, Stanley Ridges,