Robert A. Silverman was born on February 24, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Robert is one of several actors often cast by writer/director David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...

. Silverman is sometimes credited as Bob Silverman or Robert Silverman. He has appeared in 5 films directed by David Cronenberg. He has also acted in the Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....

episodes "Hate On Your Dial" and "Faith Healer" (directed by Cronenberg), and acted with him in Jason X

Jason X

Jason X is a 2002 science fiction horror slasher film directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth in the Friday the 13th film series and stars Kane Hodder as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees, the film made $16,951,798 worldwide with a budget of $14 million...

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Silverman was nominated in 2003 for a Gemini Award

Gemini Award

The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...

 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series in The Eleventh Hour.

Silverman has been cast by Cronenberg in the following films:

• eXistenZ
  EXistenZ
  eXistenZ is a 1999 body horror/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law....
  
  (1999) as D'Arcy Nader
• Naked Lunch
  Naked Lunch (film)
  Naked Lunch is the 1991 Canadian/British/Japanese film adaptation, directed by David Cronenberg, of William S. Burroughs' novel of the same name...
  
  (1991) as Hans
• Friday the 13th: The Series
  Friday the 13th: The Series
  Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....
  
  
  • "Faith Healer" (1988) as Jerry Scott
  • "Hate On Your Dial" (1989) as Archie Pierce
• Scanners
  Scanners
  Scanners is a 1981 science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan...
  
  (1981) as Benjamin Pierce
• The Brood
  The Brood
  The Brood is a 1979 Canadian horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle.The film depicts a series of murders committed by what seems at first to be a group of children...
  
  (1979) as Jan Hartog
• Rabid
  Rabid
  Rabid is a 1977 horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. It features Marilyn Chambers in the lead role, supported by Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver and Robert A...
  
  (1977) as Man In Hospital

He also worked along side Cronenberg in Jason X (2001)

Filmography

• The Ruining (2004) as Henry Behrens
• The Eleventh Hour
  The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
  The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005.The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour...
  
  
  • "A Low Dishonest Decade" (2002) as David Cygnorat
• Blue Murder
  • "Asylum" (2001) as Stuart Patton
• Jason X
  Jason X
  Jason X is a 2002 science fiction horror slasher film directed by James Isaac. It is the tenth in the Friday the 13th film series and stars Kane Hodder as the undead mass murderer Jason Voorhees, the film made $16,951,798 worldwide with a budget of $14 million...
  
  (2002) as Dieter Perez
• Twice in a Lifetime
  Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
  Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.-Synopsis:...
  
  
  • "The Trouble with Harry" (2000) as Homeless Man
  • "Even Steven" (2000) as Hungry Diner
• eXistenZ
  EXistenZ
  eXistenZ is a 1999 body horror/science fiction film by Canadian director David Cronenberg. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jude Law....
  
  (1999) as D'Arcy Nader
• Pacific Blue
  Pacific Blue (TV series)
  Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes...
  
  
  • "The Enemy Within" (1996)
• Waterworld
  Waterworld
  Waterworld is a 1995 post-apocalyptic science fiction film. The film was directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Peter Rader and David Twohy. It is based on Rader's original 1986 screenplay and stars Kevin Costner, who also produced it. It was distributed by Universal Pictures...
  
  (1995) as Hydroholic
• Naked Lunch
  Naked Lunch (film)
  Naked Lunch is the 1991 Canadian/British/Japanese film adaptation, directed by David Cronenberg, of William S. Burroughs' novel of the same name...
  
  (1991) as Hans
• Friday the 13th: The Series
  Friday the 13th: The Series
  Friday the 13th: The Series is an American-Canadian horror television series that ran for three seasons, from October 3, 1987 to May 26, 1990 in first-run syndication....
  
  
  • "Hate on Your Dial" (1989) as Archie Pierce
  • "Faith Healer" (1988) as Jerry Scott
• Scanners
  Scanners
  Scanners is a 1981 science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan...
  
  (1981) as Benjamin Pierce
• Prom Night (1980) as Mr. Sanford Sykes
• Head On
  Head On
  -Music:* Head On * Head On * Head On * Head On * Head On * "Head On" , by The Jesus and Mary Chain, covered by several artists...
  
  (1980) as the Analyst
• The Brood
  The Brood
  The Brood is a 1979 Canadian horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar and Art Hindle.The film depicts a series of murders committed by what seems at first to be a group of children...
  
  (1979) as Jan Hartog
• One Night Stand
  One Night Stand
  One Night Stand is an HBO stand-up series that first aired on February 15, 1989. The half-hour series aired weekly and featured stand-up comedy specials from some of the top performing comedians. The series originally comprised 55 specials over the course of its four years on HBO...
  
  (1978) as Nick
• Maria
  María (film)
  María is a 1938 Mexican film. It was directed byChano Urueta....
  
  (1977)
• Rabid
  Rabid
  Rabid is a 1977 horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg. It features Marilyn Chambers in the lead role, supported by Frank Moore, Howard Ryshpan, Joe Silver and Robert A...
  
  (1977) as Man In Hospital
• Partners (1976) as Hayes
• It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
  It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
  It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time is a comedy film that was released in 1975. It was one of John Candy's earlier films before he came to the attention of the mainstream. He plays the minor role of an investigating police officer.-Plot:...
  
  (1976) as the Lawyer
• 125 Rooms of Comfort (1974) as Oscar Kidd

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