Howard Da Silva

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...

Known For

The Lost Weekend

as Nat the Bartender

The Great Gatsby

as Meyer Wolfsheim

Mommie Dearest

as L.B. Mayer

Cast Credits

Garbo Talks

as Angelo Dakakis

Mommie Dearest

as L.B. Mayer

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Missiles of October

as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

The Great Gatsby

as Meyer Wolfsheim

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

as Lt. Humphrey Kenner

1776

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Nevada Smith

as Warden

The Outrage

as Prospector

Hamlet

as Claudius

David and Lisa

as Dr. Swinford

Fourteen Hours

as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

M

as Inspector Carney

Three Husbands

as Dan McCabe

Tripoli

as Capt. Demetrios

Wyoming Mail

as Cavanaugh

The Underworld Story

as Carl Durham

They Live by Night

as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

Border Incident

as Owen Parkson

Unconquered

as Garth

Variety Girl

as Howard Da Silva

Blaze of Noon

as Mike Gafferty

Two Years Before the Mast

as Captain Francis A. Thompson

The Blue Dahlia

as Eddie Harwood

The Lost Weekend

as Nat the Bartender

Duffy's Tavern

as Tough Guy