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Howard Da Silva

1909 - 1986

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Da Silva has received more than 613,986 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Howard Da Silva is the 6,998th most popular actor (down from 6,776th in 2019), the 10,422nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,441st in 2019) and the 3,371st most popular American Actor.

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  • 610k

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  • 40.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Howard Da Silva ranks 6,998 out of 9,996Before him are Clara Kimball Young, Élodie Yung, Ana Ortiz, Burcu Özberk, Terry Farrell, and Clive Brook. After him are Natalia Wörner, Dallas Roberts, Clare Higgins, James Badge Dale, Rebecca Gayheart, and Rupert Penry-Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Howard Da Silva ranks 336Before him are Robert Helpmann, Evelyne Hall, C. Douglas Dillon, Frank Albertson, Ivan Fuqua, and George Saling. After him are Robert Serber, Ruby Keeler, Bimal Roy, Raúl Landini, John Wright, and Sam Balter. Among people deceased in 1986, Howard Da Silva ranks 247Before him are Kate Smith, Robert Helpmann, Susan Cabot, Carlo Biagi, Edmund Rubbra, and Eduardo Risso. After him are James Gentle, Hank Greenberg, Igor Tselovalnikov, Smita Patil, Chuck McKinley, and Anna Neagle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Da Silva ranks 10,422 out of 18,182Before him are Terry Farrell (1963), George Saling (1909), John Russell Pope (1874), Art Clokey (1921), Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (1969), and Joe Carnahan (1969). After him are Mario Savio (1942), Dallas Roberts (1970), James Badge Dale (1978), Rebecca Gayheart (1971), Raja Gosnell (1958), and Billy Higgins (1936).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Howard Da Silva ranks 3,371Before him are Charles Dierkop (1936), Ashley Scott (1977), Brian Geraghty (1975), Clara Kimball Young (1890), Ana Ortiz (1971), and Terry Farrell (1963). After him are Dallas Roberts (1970), James Badge Dale (1978), Rebecca Gayheart (1971), Mark Feuerstein (1971), Richard Dix (1893), and Erin Gray (1950).

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