Howard Da Silva
Known for Acting
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
1974
as Meyer Wolfsheim
Sergeant York
1941
as Lem
Mommie Dearest
1981
as L.B. Mayer
Nevada Smith
1966
as Warden
Unconquered
1947
as Garth
M
1951
as Inspector Carney
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Nat the Bartender
1776
1972
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The Outrage
1964
as Prospector
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as Eddie Harwood
The Sea Wolf
1941
as Harrison
They Live by Night
1949
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Toulon (uncredited)
Border Incident
1949
as Owen Parkson
Keeper of the Flame
1943
as Jason Rickards
Garbo Talks
1984
as Angelo Dakakis
David and Lisa
1962
as Dr. Swinford
Wyoming Mail
1950
as Cavanaugh
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt