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Howard da Silva was one of 324 actors, writers and directors who fell victim to the Hollywood blacklisting of the early 1950s, and had his career halted in the blink of an eye. Originally was a steelworker before making his stage debut at age 20 in New York. He made a name for himself on Broadway before going to Hollywood, but kept up his stage ...
As long as my parts have some meat in them, I'm not going to bite the hand that feeds me.
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Fact
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Had a remarkably long career on the Broadway stage as an actor, director and playwright, working there from 1930-1982. His most notable production was in the hit Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical, Oklahoma! originating the role of Jud Fry for 2212 performances.
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Played Benjamin Franklin on Broadway in the original production of 1776, in the movie version of 1776 (1972) and in a National Park Service film presented in the 70s and 80s at Ben Franklin's home at Franklin Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Twenty-five years after playing Wilson in The Great Gatsby (1949), he played the role of Meyer Wolfshein in The Great Gatsby (1974) .
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as best supporting or featured actor in a musical for "Fiorello!".
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Suffered a heart attack during the Broadway run of 1776 (1972), making him unable to attend the cast recording sessions. Understudy Rex Everhart took over the role and can be heard on the cast recording.
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Between 1974 and 1977, he appeared in 26 episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
Played Jud Fry in the original 1943 stage production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!.
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Did voice-over links for serial episodes of the British cult Science Fiction series Doctor Who (1963), which were edited for American television (circa 1973).
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Although he was named by writer Martin Berkeley, he was investigated by the FBI as member of the Communist Party and was subpoenaed to appear before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He testified on March 21, 1951 and was the first witness from Hollywood to invoke the Fifth Amendment objecting to being called to testify against himself. As a result he was listed in Red Channels and could find no more work in Hollywood and Broadway for one decade.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Masquerade
1990
TV Movie
Garbo Talks
1984
Angelo Dokakis
American Playhouse
1984
TV Series
Critic
Masquerade
1983
TV Series
General Breznin
Archie Bunker's Place
1983
TV Series
Abe Rabinowitz
Mommie Dearest
1981
Louis B. Mayer
The Greatest Man in the World
1980
TV Movie
Conklin
Power
1980
TV Movie
Jack Eisenstadt
Great Performances
1978
TV Series
Eddie
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Insight
1977
TV Series
Arnstein - Violinst
The American Parade
1976
TV Mini-Series
Boss Tweed
When the Boat Comes In
1976
TV Series
Host - US broadcast (1978)
The Missiles of October
1974
TV Movie
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The Great Gatsby
1974
Meyer Wolfsheim
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
TV Movie
Lt. Humphrey Kenner
Kung Fu
1973
TV Series
Otto Schultz
Love, American Style
1973
TV Series
Doctor Wazanskyi (segment "Love and the End of the Line")
1776
1972
Dr. Benjamin Franklin (PA)
Keep the Faith
1972
TV Movie
Rabbi Mossman
Mannix
1968
TV Series
Aram Karmalis
Gentle Ben
1967
TV Series
Phillip Garrett
N.Y.P.D.
1967
TV Series
Dimitchik
The Fugitive
1966
TV Series
Pete Dawes
Nevada Smith
1966
Warden
The Loner
1966
TV Series
Kyle Merrick
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
TV Series
Captain Basil Calhoun
Ben Casey
1965
TV Series
Cantor Nathan Birnbaum / Ulysses Pagoras
For the People
1965
TV Series
Anthony Celese
Hamlet
1964/II
Claudius
The Outer Limits
1964
TV Series
Thurman Cutler
The Defenders
1963-1964
TV Series
Arnold Fermuller / Peter Cole
The Outrage
1964
Prospector
The Doctors and the Nurses
1963
TV Series
Dr. McClendon
East Side/West Side
1963
TV Series
Wallace Mapes
Quest
1962
TV Series
Krawetz
David and Lisa
1962
Dr. Alan Swinford
Festival
1961
TV Series
The Swede
Play of the Week
1959
TV Series
Dupont-Dufour Sr.
The Bigelow Theatre
1951
TV Series
Fourteen Hours
1951
Deputy Police Chief Moskar (as Howard da Silva)
M
1951
Inspector Carney
Three Husbands
1950
Dan McCabe
Tripoli
1950
Capt. Demetrios
Wyoming Mail
1950
Cavanaugh (as Howard da Silva)
The Underworld Story
1950
Carl Durham
The Silver Theatre
1950
TV Series
Border Incident
1949
Owen Parkson
The Great Gatsby
1949
Wilson
They Live by Night
1948
Chickamaw
Unconquered
1947
Garth (as Howard da Silva)
Variety Girl
1947
Howard Da Silva
Blaze of Noon
1947
Mike Gafferty (as Howard da Silva)
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Eddie Harwood
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
Captain Francis A. Thompson
The Lost Weekend
1945
Nat
Duffy's Tavern
1945
Tough Guy
Five Were Chosen
1944
Tonight We Raid Calais
1943
Sgt. Block
Reunion in France
1942
Anton Stregel (as Howard da Silva)
Keeper of the Flame
1942
Jason Rickards (as Howard da Silva)
The Omaha Trail
1942
Ben Santley
The Big Shot
1942
Sandor
Juke Girl
1942
Cully (as Howard da Silva)
Native Land
1942
Jim - informant (as Howard DaSylva)
Bullet Scars
1942
Frank Dillon
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
Ringo - the Prosecutor (as Howard da Silva)
Steel Against the Sky
1941
Bugs (as Howard da Silva)
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Short
Angie the Ox (as Howard da Silva)
Blues in the Night
1941
Sam Paryas
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
City Editor (as Howard da Silva)
Navy Blues
1941
Last Shore Patrolman (uncredited)
Three Sons o' Guns
1941
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
Greg Bilson (as Howard da Silva)
Sergeant York
1941
Lem (as Howard da Silva)
Strange Alibi
1941
Monson
The Sea Wolf
1941
Harrison
The Dog in the Orchard
1941
Short
Foster
I'm Still Alive
1940
Red Garvey (as Howard da Silva)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Jack Armstrong (as Howard da Silva)
Marie Antoinette
1938
Toulon (uncredited)
Once in a Blue Moon
1935
uncredited
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
1776
1972
performer: "The Lees of Old Virginia", "But, Mr. Adams", "He Plays the Violin", "The Egg"
Duffy's Tavern
1945
performer: "Swinging on a Star"
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
For the People
1965
TV Series 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Song by Song
1979
TV Series
Himself - Music Performer
The New Deal for Artists
1976
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Hollywood on Trial
1976
Documentary
Himself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1969
TV Series
Himself - Guest
13 Stars for Channel 13
1968
TV Movie
Himself
Camera Three
1964
TV Series
Himself
Stump the Stars
1950
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special