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name: "Robert A. Silverman"
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born: "24 February 1943"
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# Robert A. Silverman

Actor. Born 24 February 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 February 1943, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Also known as:** Bob Silverman, Robert Silverman

## Biography

Robert A. Silverman is a Canadian actor. He has appeared in five films directed by David Cronenberg: *Rabid* (1977), *The Brood* (1979), *Scanners* (1981), *Naked Lunch* (1991) as Hans, and *eXistenZ* (1999). He is sometimes credited as Bob Silverman or Robert Silverman.

Silverman’s other screen credits include *Prom Night* (1980), *Waterworld* (1995), *Jason X* (2001) and episodes of *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1988–1989). He received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for *The Brood* and a Gemini Award nomination for his guest role in the series *The Eleventh Hour* (2003). His career spans feature films and television from the mid-1960s to the mid-2000s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Naked Lunch* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Hans — [page](https://film.one/film/naked-lunch.md)

## Also known for

- *Waterworld* (1995), Hydroholic
- *eXistenZ* (1999), D'Arcy Nader
- *Jason X* (2001), Dieter Perez
- *Scanners* (1981), Benjamin Pierce
- *The Brood* (1979), Jan Hartog
- *Rabid* (1977), Man in Hospital
- *Prom Night* (1980), Mr. Sykes
- *Friday the 13th: The Series* (1987), Jerry Scott, Archie Pierce

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