Portrait of Howard Da Silva

Acting

Howard Da Silva

Career

Active from 1940 to 1984, with a break from 1952 to 1961, busiest in 1941 and 1950 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Howard Da Silva Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • 1940s Setting 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Romance 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Classic Film Noir 2
  • Social Injustice 2
  • Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 62
Garbo Talks
Garbo Talks (1984)
GoodWatch score 58

as Angelo Dakakis

Masquerade
Masquerade (1983)

TV show ยท as General Breznin

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Critic

Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981)
GoodWatch score 61

as L.B. Mayer

The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World (1981)

as Conkin

Power
Power (1980)

TV show ยท as Jack Eisenstadt

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 68
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show

Verna: USO Girl
Verna: USO Girl (1978)

as Eddie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt

I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975)

as Narrator (voice)

The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Nikita Khrushchev - Soviet Premier

The Missiles of October
The Missiles of October (1974)
GoodWatch score 81

as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lt. Humphrey Kenner

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1974)
GoodWatch score 50

as Meyer Wolfsheim

1776
1776 (1972)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Otto Schultz

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Eddie

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 70
Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Warden

For the People
For the People (1965)

TV show

The Loner
The Loner (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Outrage
The Outrage (1964)
GoodWatch score 36

as Prospector

Hamlet
Hamlet (1964)

as Claudius

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Captain Basil Calhoun

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Pete Dawes

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1963)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Thurman Cutler (as Howard da Silva)

David and Lisa
David and Lisa (1962)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Swinford

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Peter Cole / Arnold Fermuller

1950s

6 titles ยท average score 64
M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Inspector Carney

Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Deputy Police Chief Moskar

Tripoli
Tripoli (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Capt. Demetrios

Wyoming Mail
Wyoming Mail (1950)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cavanaugh

The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story (1950)
GoodWatch score 67

as Carl Durham

Three Husbands
Three Husbands (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dan McCabe

1940s

29 titles ยท average score 64
They Live by Night
They Live by Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 81

as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley

Border Incident
Border Incident (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Owen Parkson

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1949)
GoodWatch score 41

as Wilson

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Garth

The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Eddie Harwood

Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
GoodWatch score 67

as Captain Francis A. Thompson

The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend (1945)
GoodWatch score 77

as Nat the Bartender

Tonight We Raid Calais
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sgt. Block

Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frank Dillon

Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bugs

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

as City Editor

I'm Still Alive
I'm Still Alive (1940)

as Red Garvey

1930s

1 title ยท average score 71
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Toulon (uncredited)