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 Jud Fry in the original 1943 run of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma and also portrayed the prosecuting attorney in the 1957 stage production of Compulsion Da Silva was nominated for a 1960 Tony Award as Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his work in Fiorello a musical about New York City mayor LaGuardia In 1961 da Silva directed Purlie Victorious by Ossie Davis
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