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Howard Da Silva

Howard Da Silva

Actor, Director

Born May 4, 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died February 16, 1986

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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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Laurence Rosenthal | The Missiles of October (1974) | Trailer

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1776 (1972) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Michael Schlesinger on 1776

John Sayles on BORDER INCIDENT

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Border Incident (1949) Original Trailer [HD]

Imogen Sara Smith on THEY LIVE BY NIGHT and the Myth of the American Open Road

They Live by Night (1/10) Movie CLIP - Prison Break (1948) HD

They Live by Night Trailer 1949 Film Noir

Unconquered (1947) Original Trailer [FHD]

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Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On Poster

Mommie Dearest: Joan Lives On Video2006Louis B. Mayer

Garbo Talks Poster

Garbo Talks Feature Film1984Angelo Dokakis

Masquerade Poster

Masquerade TV Series1983General Brezhnin

American Playhouse Poster

American Playhouse TV Series1982Critic

Mommie Dearest Poster

Mommie Dearest Feature Film1981L.B. Mayer

The Greatest Man in the World Poster

The Greatest Man in the World TV Movie1981Conklin

Power TV Movie1980Jack Eisenstadt

Archie Bunker's Place Poster

Archie Bunker's Place TV Series1979Abe Rabinowitz

Song by Song TV Series1978Self - Music Performer

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Poster

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Feature Film1977Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hollywood on Trial Poster

Hollywood on Trial Documentary1976Self - Interviewee

Standing Room Only Poster

Standing Room Only TV Series1976Self

The New Deal for Artists Poster

The New Deal for Artists Documentary1976Self

When the Boat Comes In Poster

When the Boat Comes In TV Series1976Host - US broadcast

I'm a Stranger Here Myself Poster

I'm a Stranger Here Myself Documentary1975Narrator

Bicentennial Minutes Poster

Bicentennial Minutes TV Series1974Self - Narrator

Smile Jenny, You're Dead Poster

Smile Jenny, You're Dead TV Movie1974Lt. Humphrey Kenner

The American Parade Poster

The American Parade Mini-Series1974Boss Tweed

The Great Gatsby Poster

The Great Gatsby Feature Film1974Meyer Wolfsheim

The Missiles of October Poster

The Missiles of October TV Movie1974Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

1776 Feature Film1972Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Keep the Faith TV Movie1972Rabbi Mossman

Kung Fu TV Series1972Otto Schultz

Great Performances Poster

Great Performances TV Series1971Eddie

Love, American Style Poster

Love, American Style TV Series1969Doctor Wazanskyi

Gentle Ben Poster

Gentle Ben TV Series1967Phillip Garrett

James Bond 'Oddjob' Vicks Formula 44 Television Commercial Poster

James Bond 'Oddjob' Vicks Formula 44 Television Commercial Video1967Narrator

Mannix TV Series1967Aram Karmalis

N.Y.P.D. Poster

N.Y.P.D. TV Series1967Dimitchik

NET Journal Poster

NET Journal TV Series1966Self - Narrator

Nevada Smith Poster

Nevada Smith Feature Film1966Warden

13 Stars for Channel 13 TV Series1965Self

For the People Poster

For the People TV Series1965Anthony Celese

The Loner Poster

The Loner TV Series1965Kyle Merrick

Hamlet Feature Film1964Claudius

MGM 40th Anniversary Poster

MGM 40th Anniversary Short Film1964Prospector

The Les Crane Show TV Series1964Self

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Series1964Captain Basil Calhoun

The Outrage Poster

The Outrage Feature Film1964Prospector

East Side/West Side Poster

East Side/West Side TV Series1963Wallace Mapes

The Fugitive Poster

The Fugitive TV Series1963Pete Dawes

The Outer Limits Poster

The Outer Limits TV Series1963Thurman Cutler

David and Lisa Poster

David and Lisa Feature Film1962Dr. Alan Swinford

The Doctors and the Nurses Poster

The Doctors and the Nurses TV Series1962Dr. McClendon

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self - Guest

Ben Casey Poster

Ben Casey TV Series1961Cantor Nathan Birnbaum

Quest TV Series1961Krawetz

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961Arnold Fermuller

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1960The Swede

Insight TV Series1960Arnstein

Play of the Week Poster

Play of the Week TV Series1959Dupont-Dufour Sr.

Camera Three Poster

Camera Three TV Series1956Self

Fourteen Hours Poster

Fourteen Hours Feature Film1951Deputy Police Chief Moskar

M Feature Film1951Inspector Carney

The Bigelow Theatre Poster

The Bigelow Theatre TV Series19501 episode, 1951

The Underworld Story Poster

The Underworld Story Feature Film1950Carl Durham

Three Husbands Poster

Three Husbands Feature Film1950Dan McCabe

Tripoli Feature Film1950Capt. Demetrios

Wyoming Mail Poster

Wyoming Mail Feature Film1950Cavanaugh

Border Incident Poster

Border Incident Feature Film1949Owen Parkson

Movietown USA TV Series1949Self

The Great Gatsby Poster

The Great Gatsby Feature Film1949Wilson

The Silver Theatre Poster

The Silver Theatre TV Series19491 episode, 1950

They Live by Night Poster

They Live by Night Feature Film1948Chickamaw

Blaze of Noon Poster

Blaze of Noon Feature Film1947Mike Gafferty

Stump the Stars Poster

Stump the Stars TV Series1947Self

Unconquered Poster

Unconquered Feature Film1947Garth

Variety Girl Poster

Variety Girl Feature Film1947Howard Da Silva

The Blue Dahlia Poster

The Blue Dahlia Feature Film1946Eddie Harwood

Two Years Before the Mast Poster

Two Years Before the Mast Feature Film1946Captain Francis A. Thompson

Duffy's Tavern Poster

Duffy's Tavern Feature Film1945Tough guy

The Lost Weekend Poster

The Lost Weekend Feature Film1945Nat

Five Were Chosen Feature Film1944

Tonight We Raid Calais Poster

Tonight We Raid Calais Feature Film1943Sgt. Block

Bullet Scars Poster

Bullet Scars Feature Film1942Frank Dillon

Juke Girl Poster

Juke Girl Feature Film1942Cully

Keeper of the Flame Poster

Keeper of the Flame Feature Film1942Jason Rickards

Native Land Poster

Native Land Documentary1942Jim - informant

Reunion in France Poster

Reunion in France Feature Film1942Anton Stregel

The Big Shot Poster

The Big Shot Feature Film1942Sándor

The Omaha Trail Poster

The Omaha Trail Feature Film1942Ben Santley

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Poster

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Feature Film1942Ringo - the Prosecutor

At the Stroke of Twelve Poster

At the Stroke of Twelve Short Film1941Angie the Ox

Bad Men of Missouri Poster

Bad Men of Missouri Feature Film1941Greg Bilson

Blues in the Night Poster

Blues in the Night Feature Film1941Sam Paryas

Navy Blues Poster

Navy Blues Feature Film1941Last Shore Patrolman

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Poster

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Feature Film1941J.B. Murray - City Editor

Sergeant York Poster

Sergeant York Feature Film1941Lem

Steel Against the Sky Poster

Steel Against the Sky Feature Film1941Bugs

Strange Alibi Poster

Strange Alibi Feature Film1941Monson

The Dog in the Orchard Short Film1941Foster

The Sea Wolf Poster

The Sea Wolf Feature Film1941Harrison

Three Sons o' Guns Poster

Three Sons o' Guns Feature Film1941Radio Announcer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Poster

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Feature Film1940Jack Armstrong

I'm Still Alive Poster

I'm Still Alive Feature Film1940Red Garvey

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938Toulon

Once in a Blue Moon Poster

Once in a Blue Moon Feature Film1935

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For the People Poster

For the People TV Series1965

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