Howard Da Silva
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For decades now, Howard Da Silva has been an American actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else. 53 credits across 91 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'The Lost Weekend' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Nat the Bartender. 'The Great Gatsby' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Howard Da Silva
43 Movies
10 Series
For decades now, Howard Da Silva has been an American actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else. 53 credits across 91 years is a rate most careers never reach. 'The Lost Weekend' sits at the front of the filmography, where he plays Nat the Bartender. 'The Great Gatsby' is the other credit that tends to come up.
Movies
Plays Meyer Wolfsheim
The Great Gatsby
1974
Plays Lem
Sergeant York
1941
Plays Garth
Unconquered
1947
Plays Warden
Nevada Smith
1966
Plays L.B. Mayer
Mommie Dearest
1981
Plays Dr. Benjamin Franklin
1776
1972
Plays Nat the Bartender
The Lost Weekend
1945
Plays Deputy Police Chief Moskar
Fourteen Hours
1951
Plays Eddie Harwood
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Plays Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
They Live by Night
1949
Plays Sgt. Block
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
Plays Harrison
The Sea Wolf
1941
Plays Dr. Swinford
David and Lisa
1962
Plays Cully
Juke Girl
1942
Plays Prospector
The Outrage
1964
Plays Inspector Carney
M
1951
Plays Angelo Dakakis
Garbo Talks
1984
Plays Owen Parkson
Border Incident
1949
Plays Jason Rickards
Keeper of the Flame
1943
Plays Wilson
The Great Gatsby
1949
Plays Cavanaugh
Wyoming Mail
1950
Plays Sam Paryas
Blues in the Night
1941
Plays City Editor
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
Plays Greg Bilson
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Plays Frank Dillon
Bullet Scars
1942
Plays Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Plays Sandor
The Big Shot
1942
Plays Ringo
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Plays Bugs
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Plays Jack Armstrong
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Plays Carl Durham
The Underworld Story
1950
Plays Captain Francis A. Thompson
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Plays Prison Guard Monson
Strange Alibi
1941
Plays Dan McCabe
Three Husbands
1950
Plays Capt. Demetrios
Tripoli
1950
Plays Angie the Ox
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Plays Tough Guy
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Plays Mike Gafferty
Blaze of Noon
1947
Plays Jim
Native Land
1942
TV Shows
Plays Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
The Missiles of October
1974
Plays Jack Eisenstadt
Power
1980
Plays Otto Schultz
Kung Fu
1972
Plays Pete Dawes
The Fugitive
1963
Plays Peter Cole
The Defenders
1961
Plays Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
The Outer Limits
1963
Plays General Breznin
Masquerade
1983
Plays Eddie
Great Performances
1971
Plays Captain Basil Calhoun
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Plays Critic
American Playhouse
1982
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Garbo Talks
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American Playhouse
Critic · 1 episode
1984
TV
Garbo Talks
Angelo Dakakis
1984
Film
Masquerade
General Breznin · 1 episode
1983
TV
Mommie Dearest
L.B. Mayer
1981
Film
Power
Jack Eisenstadt · 2 episodes
1980
TV
Great Performances
Eddie · 1 episode
1978
TV
Verna: USO Girl
Eddie
1978
Film
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
1977
Film
The Missiles of October
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier · 2 episodes
1974
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Howard Da Silva still alive?
Howard Da Silva passed away on February 16, 1986 at age 76.
What are the most famous roles of Howard Da Silva?
Howard Da Silva is best known for roles in The Lost Weekend, The Great Gatsby, Mommie Dearest.
How many movies has Howard Da Silva been in?
Over a 51-year career (since 1935), Howard Da Silva has appeared in 43 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Howard Da Silva's first movie?
The career of Howard Da Silva began with Once in a Blue Moon (1935).
What is Howard Da Silva's most recent movie or series?
Howard Da Silva's most recent release is Garbo Talks, which premiered on October 12, 1984.
What TV shows has Howard Da Silva appeared in?
On television, Howard Da Silva has appeared in Kung Fu, The Outer Limits, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive.
Howard Da Silva
1909-05-04 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.