Howard Da Silva

Character player, often in sinister roles, who was blacklisted in the 1950s. Da Silva worked in theater before resuming his screen career in the early 60s, turning in fine performances in both film and TV, particularly as Benjamin Franklin in "1776" (1972) and as Louis B. Mayer in "Mommie Dearest" (1981).

• Also Credited As:
  Harold Silverblatt, Howard DaSilva
• Born:
  May 4, 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio
• Died:
  February 16, 1986.
• Job Titles:
  Actor, Director, Playwright, Producer, Steelworker

Education

• Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Milestones

• 1928 New York stage debut