Robert A. Silverman

See also: Robert Silverman (cycling activist)

Robert A. Silverman (born February 24, 1938) is a Canadian actor known for his collaborations with director David Cronenberg.

Robert A. Silverman
Born	Robert Andrew Silverman (1938-02-24) February 24, 1938 (age 87) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other names	Bob Silverman
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1964–2004
Spouse	Mary Kreggor (1979–1987)
Partner	Greg Stephenson (1989–present)

Silverman received a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for The Brood,^[1] and was nominated in 2003 for a Gemini Award 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 (1999) as D'Arcy Nader
• Naked Lunch (1991) as Hans
• Scanners (1981) as Benjamin Pierce
• The Brood (1979) as Jan Hartog
• Rabid (1977) as Man In Hospital

Filmography

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1964	Sweet Substitute	Al
1965	Winter Kept Us Warm	Unknown
1974	125 Rooms of Comfort	Oscar Kidd
1975	Performance	Yuli Daniel	Episode "The Trial of Sinyavsky and Daniel"
1976	It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time	The Lawyer
1976	Partners	Hayes
1977	Rabid	Man In Hospital
1977	Maria	Unknown	TV movie
1978	One Night Stand	Nick	TV movie
1979	The Brood	Jan Hartog
1980	Prom Night	Mr. Sanford Sykes
1980	Head On	The Analyst
1981	Scanners	Benjamin Pierce
1988-1989	Friday the 13th: The Series	Jerry Scott / Archie Pierce	Episodes: "Faith Healer" and "Hate On Your Dial" respectively
1991	Naked Lunch	Hans
1995	Waterworld	Hydroholic
1996	Pacific Blue	Unknown	Episode: "The Enemy Within"
1999	eXistenZ	D'Arcy Nader
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Homeless Man / Hungry Diner	2 episodes
2001	Jason X	Dieter Perez
2001	Blue Murder	Stuart Patton	Episode: "Asylum"
2002	The Eleventh Hour	David Cygnorat	Episode: "A Low Dishonest Decade"
2004	The Ruining	Henry Behrens	(final film role)