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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.01 |
| Birthday | 1909-05-04 |
| Place of Birth | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Also Known As | Howard Silverblatt, Howard DaSilva, Howard DaSylva, |
1966
Nevada Smith
6.8/174
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and...
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Nevada Smith
1943
Keeper of the Flame
6.6/40
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
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Keeper of the Flame
1949
Border Incident
6.9/41
The story concerns two agents, one Mexican (PJF) and one American, who are tasked to stop the smuggling of Mexican migrant workers across the border t...
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Border Incident
1943
Tonight We Raid Calais
5.4/5
A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mi...
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Tonight We Raid Calais
1941
The Sea Wolf
7.1/57
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
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The Sea Wolf
1945
The Lost Weekend
7.6/603
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Eva...
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The Lost Weekend
1950
The Underworld Story
6.1/26
A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.
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The Underworld Story
1951
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6.3/57
Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' cri...
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1972
1776
6.8/75
Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Fr...
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1776
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7/22
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his el...
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1981
Mommie Dearest
6.4/206
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour...
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Mommie Dearest
1946
The Blue Dahlia
6.667/156
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
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The Blue Dahlia
1949
They Live by Night
6.9/169
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the...
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They Live by Night
1981
The Greatest Man in the World
0/0
This version of James Thurber's tale tells the story of a young amateur pilot who beats Charles Lindbergh's feat of nonstop flying around the world--w...
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The Greatest Man in the World
1941
Sergeant York
7.2/211
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep rel...
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Sergeant York
1942
The Big Shot
6.3/19
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunt...
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The Big Shot
1949
The Great Gatsby
5.5/21
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, th...
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The Great Gatsby
1947
Unconquered
6.2/55
England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to escape the gallows, to serve fourteen years as a slav...
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Unconquered
1951
Fourteen Hours
7.2/44
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of...
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Fourteen Hours
1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
6.1/6
David Janssen (The Fugitive) portrays dogged detective Harry in the telefilm that was the second of two pilots preceding his memorable Harry O series....
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Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1964
The Outrage
6/35
At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist, a preacher, and a prospector -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan C...
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The Outrage
1974
The Missiles of October
7.5/14
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Missiles of October
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
5/4
A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7/3
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Juke Girl
6.5/4
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers...
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Juke Girl
1950
Wyoming Mail
4.4/6
In 1869, the United States begins a railroad mail service to the West Coast which proves highly tempting to train robbers, in particular an organized...
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Wyoming Mail
1962
David and Lisa
7.3/55
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbeari...
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David and Lisa
1984
Garbo Talks
6.1/27
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish:...
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Garbo Talks
1947
Variety Girl
6.1/9
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful...
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Variety Girl
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.4/5
A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while he is working as a film professor at a college in upstate New York.
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1942
Bullet Scars
6.2/9
Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe Madison. Joe's nurse sister Nora Madison is also take...
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Bullet Scars
1947
Blaze of Noon
4/2
In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires...
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Blaze of Noon
1950
Tripoli
5.6/8
In 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag.
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Tripoli
1946
Two Years Before the Mast
6.2/8
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ship...
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Two Years Before the Mast
1935
Once in a Blue Moon
0/0
A group of Russian nobles fleeing the Bolshevik revolution meet up with a traveling circus. To escape their pursuers, they disguise themselves as memb...
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Once in a Blue Moon
1940
I'm Still Alive
6/1
Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her. H...
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I'm Still Alive
1941
Strange Alibi
6.6/5
An undercover cop finds himself on the wrong side of the law when the mob discovers his true identity.
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Strange Alibi
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5/13
The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign...
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1974
The Great Gatsby
6.3/483
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, t...
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The Great Gatsby
1941
Steel Against the Sky
5/4
Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.
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Steel Against the Sky
1980
Power
2/1
Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor leade...
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Power
1942
The Omaha Trail
7/1
The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.
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The Omaha Trail
1941
Blues in the Night
6.2/25
A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find...
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Blues in the Night
1978
Verna: USO Girl
0/0
An untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put her on the road to superstardom. Although she's more...
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Verna: USO Girl
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
5/2
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on...
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At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
5.6/5
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of William Merrick, a crooked banker who has been buyin...
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Bad Men of Missouri
1945
Duffy's Tavern
6.1/7
The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces threats of bankruptcy.
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Duffy's Tavern
1950
Three Husbands
5/11
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of...
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Three Husbands
1942
Reunion in France
6.4/18
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get hi...
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Reunion in France
1938
Marie Antoinette
6.6/31
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the riv...
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Marie Antoinette
1942
Native Land
6.2/13
By the start of World War II, Paul Robeson had given up his lucrative mainstream work to participate in more socially progressive film and stage produ...
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Native Land
1981
The New Deal for Artists
0/0
The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters,...
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