Robert A. Silverman

Robert A. Silverman (born February 24, 1938) 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 Provided by Wikipedia