AKA: Howard DaSilva, Harold Silverblatt
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 05/04/1909
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Death Date: 02/16/1986
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).
1928
New York stage debut