
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.

1776
1972 · as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

The Great Gatsby
1974 · as Meyer Wolfsheim

Sergeant York
1941 · as Lem

Mommie Dearest
1981 · as L.B. Mayer

Fourteen Hours
1951 · as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Nevada Smith
1966 · as Warden

The Blue Dahlia
1946 · as Eddie Harwood

Unconquered
1947 · as Garth

They Live by Night
1949 · as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

The Lost Weekend
1945 · as Nat the Bartender

David and Lisa
1962 · as Dr. Swinford

Marie Antoinette
1938 · as Toulon (uncredited)

Juke Girl
1942 · as Cully

The Great Gatsby
1949 · as Wilson

The Outrage
1964 · as Prospector

Blues in the Night
1941 · as Sam Paryas

Keeper of the Flame
1943 · as Jason Rickards

Garbo Talks
1984 · as Angelo Dakakis