Robert A. Silverman

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

Silverman received 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

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)