They Live by Night
Da Silva appeared in over 60 motion pictures. Some of his memorable roles include a leading mutineer in "The Sea Wolf" (1941), playing Ray Milland's bartender in "The Lost Weekend" (1945), and the half-blind criminal "Chicamaw 'One-Eye' Mobley" in "They Live by Night" (1949). He also released an album on Monitor Records (MP 595) of political songs and ballads entitled "Politics and Poker".