Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1909-05-04
- Day of Death1986-02-16 (76 years)
- Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also Known AsHoward SilverblattHoward DaSilvaHoward DaSylva
Howard Da Silva
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1984
Garbo Talks
As: Angelo Dakakis
- 1983
Masquerade
As: General Breznin
- 1981
Mommie Dearest
As: L.B. Mayer
- 1981
The Greatest Man in the World
As: Conkin
- 1980
Power
As: Jack Eisenstadt
- 1978
Verna: USO Girl
As: Eddie
- 1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
As: Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
As: Narrator (voice)
1974The Missiles of October
As: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
- 1974
The Missiles of October
As: Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
- 1974
The Great Gatsby
As: Meyer Wolfsheim
1974Smile Jenny, You're Dead
As: Lt. Humphrey Kenner
19721776
As: Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1972Kung Fu
As: Otto Schultz
1971Great Performances
As: Eddie
- 1966
Nevada Smith
As: Warden
1964The Outrage
As: Prospector
1964Hamlet
As: Claudius
1963The Fugitive
As: Pete Dawes
1963The Outer Limits
As: Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
1962David and Lisa
As: Dr. Swinford
1961The Defenders
As: Peter Cole
- 1961
The Defenders
As: Arnold Fermuller
1951Fourteen Hours
As: Deputy Police Chief Moskar
1951M
As: Inspector Carney
1950Three Husbands
As: Dan McCabe
1950Tripoli
As: Capt. Demetrios
1950Wyoming Mail
As: Cavanaugh
1950The Underworld Story
As: Carl Durham
1949They Live by Night
As: Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
1949Border Incident
As: Owen Parkson
1949The Great Gatsby
As: Wilson
1947Unconquered
As: Garth
1947Variety Girl
As: Howard Da Silva
1947Blaze of Noon
As: Mike Gafferty
1946Two Years Before the Mast
As: Captain Francis A. Thompson
1946The Blue Dahlia
As: Eddie Harwood
- 1945
The Lost Weekend
As: Nat the Bartender
1945Duffy's Tavern
As: Tough Guy
1943Tonight We Raid Calais
As: Sgt. Block
1943Keeper of the Flame
As: Jason Rickards
1942Reunion in France
As: Anton Stregel
1942The Omaha Trail
As: Ben Santley
1942The Big Shot
As: Sandor
1942Juke Girl
As: Cully
1942Native Land
As: Jim
1942Bullet Scars
As: Frank Dillon
1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides
As: Ringo
1941Steel Against the Sky
As: Bugs
1941Blues in the Night
As: Sam Paryas
1941At the Stroke of Twelve
As: Angie the Ox
- 1941
Sergeant York
As: Lem
1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough
As: City Editor
1941Bad Men of Missouri
As: Greg Bilson
1941Strange Alibi
As: Prison Guard Monson
1941The Sea Wolf
As: Harrison
1940I'm Still Alive
As: Red Garvey
1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois
As: Jack Armstrong
1938Marie Antoinette
As: Toulon (uncredited)