(*Harold Silverblatt)

* 4.5.1909  Cleveland, OH - † 16.2.1986 Ossining, NY

A former steel worker, he made his New York stage debut in 1929 and subsequently played with distinction many character roles on Broadway, culminating in the part of Jud in the musical hit Oklahoma! (1943). Concurrently, he pursued a successful career as a character actor in films, specializing in mean heavy roles. In 1951 he refused to affirm or deny membership in the Communist party in hearings before the House Un-American Activities Committee and as a result was blacklisted by the Hollywood studios. He remained active, though, on Broadway, as an actor, director, producer, and playwright, and returned to films in the 60s.

Filmography Howard da Silva

1940   ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS   

1941   BAD MEN OF MISSOURI      

1941   BLUES IN THE NIGHT

1941   NAVY BLUES 

1941   NINE LIVES ARE NOT ENOUGH       

1941   THE SEA WOLF       

1941   SERGEANT YORK     

1942   THE BIG SHOT        

1942   JUKE GIRL        

1942   KEEPER OF THE FLAME       

1942   NATIVE LAND

1942   REUNION IN FRANCE 

1943   TONIGHT WE RAID CALAIS  

1945   THE LOST WEEKEND

1946   THE BLUE DAHLIA    

1946   TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST    

1947   BLAZE OF NOON      

1947   UNCONQUERED        

1947   VARIETY GIRL

1949   BORDER INCIDENT   

1949   THE GREAT GATSBY 

1949   THEY LIVE BY NIGHT

1950   THREE HUSBANDS    

1950   TRIPOLI       

1950   THE UNDERWORLD STORY  

1950   WYOMING MAIL       

1951   FOURTEEN HOURS   

1951   M      

1962   DAVID AND LISA      

1963   IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD

1964   THE OUTRAGE         

1966   NEVADA SMITH       

1972   1776  

1974   THE GREAT GATSBY 

1974   SMILE, JENNY, YOU'RE DEAD        

1977   THE PRIVATE FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER

1980   POWER        

1981   MOMMIE DEAREST   

1984   GARBO TALKS