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.
Acting
Movie
The Lost Weekend
as Nat the Bartender
1945
Movie
The Great Gatsby
as Meyer Wolfsheim
1974
Movie
Mommie Dearest
as L.B. Mayer
1981
TV
Kung Fu
as Otto Schultz
1972
Movie
Sergeant York
as Lem
1941
Movie
Nevada Smith
as Warden
1966
Movie
They Live by Night
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
1949
Movie
The Blue Dahlia
as Eddie Harwood
1946
TV
The Outer Limits
as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
1963
Movie
1776
as Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1972
TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Captain Basil Calhoun
1964
Movie
The Sea Wolf
as Harrison
1941
Movie
M
as Inspector Carney
1951
Movie
Unconquered
as Garth
1947
TV
The Fugitive
as Pete Dawes
1963
Movie
David and Lisa
as Dr. Swinford
1962
TV
Mannix
1967
Movie
Fourteen Hours
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
1951
Movie
Border Incident
as Owen Parkson
1949
Movie
Keeper of the Flame
as Jason Rickards
1943
Movie
The Outrage
as Prospector
1964
Movie
Marie Antoinette
as Toulon (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Garbo Talks
as Angelo Dakakis
1984
Movie
Blues in the Night
as Sam Paryas
1941