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Frank Silva

1950 - 1995

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Silva has received more than 888,842 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Frank Silva is the 4,393rd most popular actor (up from 4,543rd in 2019), the 6,451st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,779th in 2019) and the 1,969th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 890k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Silva ranks 4,393 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Preston, Ole Ernst, Peter Davison, Louise Lasser, Kamal Haasan, and Barry Humphries. After him are René Navarre, Kim Joo-hyuk, Walter Sedlmayr, Madeleine Robinson, Blair Brown, and Tessa Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Frank Silva ranks 357. Before him are Nicholas Hammond, Jenny Holzer, Trevor Bolder, Antonio Di Pietro, Susan George, and Boris Morukov. After him are David Lloyd, Sandra Reemer, Neil Murray, Candida Royalle, Jack Dongarra, and Nicholas Evans. Among people deceased in 1995, Frank Silva ranks 216. Before him are David Wayne, Gottfried Haberler, Priscilla Lane, Peter Grant, Massimo Pallottino, and Boris Ponomarev. After him are Jean Tardieu, Ralph Kronig, Carlos Lapetra, Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Bolt, and Emmanuel Roblès.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 6,451 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Stark Draper (1901), Robert Preston (1918), James Jamerson (1936), Ruth Orkin (1921), Louise Lasser (1939), and Joe Hunt (1919). After him are John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Kevin Garnett (1976), Blair Brown (1946), Tessa Thompson (1983), Gina Torres (1969), and Steve Jordan (1957).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 1,969. Before him are Dominique Dunne (1959), Diana Muldaur (1938), Bob Sapp (1973), Penelope Ann Miller (1964), Robert Preston (1918), and Louise Lasser (1939). After him are Blair Brown (1946), Tessa Thompson (1983), Gina Torres (1969), Phyllis Allen (1861), Michael Flatley (1958), and Henry B. Walthall (1878).

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Television and Movie Roles

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Bob
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.
Jun 3o 19927.356 / 10
Twin Peaks
BOB
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)
Sep 3o 19898.46 / 10
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Bob
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.
Jul 16o 20147.3 / 10