# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/howard-da-silva
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:26:07.568Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/howard-da-silva"
name: "Howard da Silva"
slug: "howard-da-silva"
description: "Howard da Silva 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."
tagline: "American actor (1909–1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Howard_Da_Silva_Unconquered_trailer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1909-05-04"
deathDate: "1986-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.939625850340137
  historical:           16.469928
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0196247"
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    title: "하워드 다 실바"
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    title: "Howard Da Silva"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump