Howard Da Silva
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.
TV Shows(15)
Masquerade
General Breznin
Power
Jack Eisenstadt
Archie Bunker's Place
The Missiles of October
Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier
Kung Fu
Otto Schultz
Great Performances
Eddie
Mannix
The Loner
For the People
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Captain Basil Calhoun
The Fugitive
Pete Dawes
The Outer Limits
Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)
Ben Casey
The Defenders
Peter Cole
The Defenders
Arnold Fermuller