Robert A. Silverman

Robert A. Silverman (born February 24, 1943) is a Canadian actor cast five times by writer/director David Cronenberg. He is sometimes credited as Bob Silverman or Robert Silverman. He has also acted in the Friday the 13th: The Series episodes "Hate On Your Dial" and "Faith Healer" (directed by Cronenberg), and acted with him in Jason X. Silverman was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for The Brood, 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