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Frank Silva

Designer / Actor | * 10/31/1949 († 45, 09/13/1995) | Sacramento, CA
Frank A. Silva (October 31, 1950 – September 13, 1995) was an American set dresser and occasional actor best known for his performance as the evil spirit Killer BOB in the TV series Twin Peaks. Silva had a degree in lighting design from San Francisco State University and worked as a prop master and set decorator on several films including David Lynch's Dune and Wild at Heart. Silva worked on Lynch's Twin Peaks. According to David Lynch on the 2007 Gold Edition DVD release of Twin Peaks, Lynch was upstairs in the Laura Palmer house, near Silva as he worked, and suddenly realized that Silva might have a place in the show. He asked Silva if he was an actor, and Silva said that he was. Lynch then shot a scene where Silva was crouched at the foot of Laura Palmer's bed, staring at the camera, with no idea of where it would fit into the film. Later, while shooting a scene where Laura's mother is remembering... ()
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Frank Silva majored in theater at San Francisco State University, receiving a master's degree in light design. He worked with director David Lynch on several of his movies (Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart) as a prop master and set decorator. While Silva was working on fixing up the set for the character Laura Palmer's bedroom in the pilot episode for Twin Peaks, Lynch decided that Silva should be Bob after accidentally filming him in a reflection in a mirror.

Most frequent genres for this person: Crime | Mystery | Drama

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Movies with Frank Silva as Actor(3)

TV Shows/Series with Frank Silva as Actor(2)

as Bob1990 Twin Peaks
as Bob (archive footage)1990 Twin Peaks

Movies with Frank Silva as Crew(7)

Art/Property Master1992 One False Move
Art/Property Master1990 Wild at Heart
Art/Property Master1989 Rosalie Goes Shopping
Art/Set Decoration1988 The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Art/Set Dresser1986 Blue Velvet
Art/Set Dresser1984 Dune
Art/Painter1983 Joysticks

Full Name: Frank Silva
Born: Monday, 10/31 1949 (October) in Sacramento, CA
Died: Wednesday, 09/13 1995 (September) in Seattle (aged: 45)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: San Francisco State University
Frank Silva frequently works together with these people:
David Lynch (33x, Crew)
Mark Frost (13x, Crew)
Patricia Norris (9x, Crew)
Jack Nance (6x, Actor)
Kyle MacLachlan (5x, Actor)
Piper Laurie (5x, Actress)
Sheryl Lee (5x, Actress)
Jon Huck (5x, Crew)
David Parker (4x, Crew)
Eric DaRe (4x, Actor)
Nancy Martinelli (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1411866, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024