Acting
Howard Da Silva
- Titles
- 52movies15TV shows
- 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
- 17top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
The Blue Dahlia84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.7, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.7, average 2.9
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.8
- Absurdist Humor0.9, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Film Noir 4
- 1940s Setting 3
- Character-Driven 2
- Historical Drama 2
- Romance 2
- Social Injustice 2
- Biographical Drama 2
- Classic Film Noir 2
- Crime Drama 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Classic Hollywood 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Martin SheenActorFor the People, The Missiles of October, The Missiles of October
Alan LaddActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Great Gatsby, The Blue Dahlia
Faye EmersonActorAt the Stroke of Twelve, Wild Bill Hickok Rides, Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Martin GabelActorFourteen Hours, Smile Jenny, You're Dead, M
William BendixActorTwo Years Before the Mast, The Blue Dahlia, Blaze of Noon- TTed D. McCordCinematographerAt the Stroke of Twelve, Nine Lives Are Not Enough, Bullet Scars
Victor YoungComposerTwo Years Before the Mast, Unconquered, The Blue Dahlia
Scott BradyActorPower, Power
Doris DowlingActorThe Lost Weekend, The Blue Dahlia
Ed BegleyActorThe Great Gatsby, Wyoming Mail
Ralph BellamyActorThe Missiles of October, The Missiles of October
John RidgelyActorBullet Scars, Strange Alibi
Movies and TV shows
181980s
3 titles · average score 59
57
Garbo Talks (1984)
as Angelo Dakakis
61
Mommie Dearest (1981)
as L.B. Mayer
Power (1980)
as Jack Eisenstadt
1970s
1 title · average score 50
50
The Great Gatsby (1974)
as Meyer Wolfsheim
1960s
3 titles · average score 67
1950s
2 titles · average score 66
64
M (1951)
as Inspector Carney
67
Fourteen Hours (1951)
as Deputy Police Chief Moskar
1940s
8 titles · average score 71
81
They Live by Night (1949)
as Chicamaw One-Eye Mobley
41
The Great Gatsby (1949)
as Wilson
76
Unconquered (1947)
as Garth
77
The Lost Weekend (1945)
as Nat the Bartender
56
Native Land (1942)
as Jim
79
Sergeant York (1941)
as Lem
78
The Sea Wolf (1941)
as Harrison
78
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
as Jack Armstrong
1930s
1 title · average score 71
71
Marie Antoinette (1938)
as Toulon (uncredited)