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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Silva has received more than 872,800 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Frank Silva is the 4,551st most popular actor (down from 4,174th in 2019), the 6,793rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,501st in 2019) and the 2,115th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Silva ranks 4,551 out of 9,996. Before him are Khandi Alexander, Catherine McCormack, Maud Gonne, Jacqueline Logan, Carole André, and Franca Valeri. After him are Okan Yalabık, Dominique Dunne, Art Malik, Rain, Lea Michele, and Polly Holliday.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Frank Silva ranks 343. Before him are Mauro Bellugi, Kate Nelligan, Susan George, Maricica Puică, Dan Hartman, and Ronny Yu. After him are Rowan Williams, Héctor Baley, Guy Drut, Kurt Jara, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and L. Scott Caldwell. Among people deceased in 1995, Frank Silva ranks 214. Before him are Albrecht Unsöld, Katherine DeMille, Laurindo Almeida, Aldo Gordini, J. William Fulbright, and Reinhard Furrer. After him are Julián Berrendero, Henry Roth, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Fabio Casartelli, Nicolás Lindley López, and George W. Romney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 6,793 out of 18,182. Before him are David Selby (1941), Kane Hodder (1955), Dan Hartman (1950), Khandi Alexander (1957), Jacqueline Logan (1904), and George Herbig (1920). After him are Dominique Dunne (1959), Lea Michele (1986), K. Eric Drexler (1955), Polly Holliday (1937), John Fiedler (1925), and Carmelo Anthony (1984).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 2,115. Before him are Chuck McCann (1934), Jessica Capshaw (1976), David Selby (1941), Kane Hodder (1955), Khandi Alexander (1957), and Jacqueline Logan (1904). After him are Dominique Dunne (1959), Lea Michele (1986), Polly Holliday (1937), John Fiedler (1925), Kate Bosworth (1983), and Judy Greer (1975).

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