Howard Da Silva
Birthday: 1909-05-04
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 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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Nevada Smith
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Keeper of the Flame
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero....
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Border Incident
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Tonight We Raid Calais
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The Sea Wolf
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The Lost Weekend
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The Underworld Story
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big ...
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M
Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police searc...
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1776
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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Mommie Dearest
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The Blue Dahlia
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They Live by Night
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The Greatest Man in the World
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Sergeant York
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The Big Shot
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The Great Gatsby
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Unconquered
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Fourteen Hours
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Smile Jenny, You're Dead
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The Outrage
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough
A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions....
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The Missiles of October
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administr...
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend....
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Juke Girl
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Wyoming Mail
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David and Lisa
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Garbo Talks
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Variety Girl
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
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Bullet Scars
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Blaze of Noon
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Tripoli
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Two Years Before the Mast
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Once in a Blue Moon
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I'm Still Alive
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Strange Alibi
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
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The Great Gatsby
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Power
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Blues in the Night
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Verna: USO Girl
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At the Stroke of Twelve
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "...
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Bad Men of Missouri
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Duffy's Tavern
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Three Husbands
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Reunion in France
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Marie Antoinette
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Native Land
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The New Deal for Artists
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Hamlet
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