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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.
As actor
Garbo Talks
Mommie Dearest
The Greatest Man in the World
The New Deal for Artists
Verna: USO Girl
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
The Missiles of October
The Great Gatsby
1776
Nevada Smith
The Outrage
Hamlet
David and Lisa
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Fourteen Hours
The Underworld Story
Wyoming Mail
Tripoli
Three Husbands
Border Incident
They Live by Night
The Great Gatsby
Unconquered
Variety Girl
Blaze of Noon
The Blue Dahlia
Two Years Before the Mast
The Lost Weekend