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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Silva is the 3,613th most popular actor (up from 4,394th in 2019), the 5,938th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,450th in 2019) and the 1,701st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Frank Silva ranks 3,613 out of 13,578. Before him are Irm Hermann, Eric Dane, Alexandra Stewart, Amanda Bynes, Stella Stevens, and David Mitchell. After him are Hélène Vincent, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Isla Fisher, Charles Drake, M. C. Gainey, and Géza von Bolváry.

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Among people born in 1950, Frank Silva ranks 306. Before him are Seid Memić Vajta, Tatyana Ovechkina, Savo Kostadinovski, Christine Lahti, Jill Stein, and Julie Kavner. After him are Robert Z'Dar, Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Ronald McNair, Richard Berry, George Yonashiro, and Knut Knudsen. Among people deceased in 1995, Frank Silva ranks 184. Before him are Esmat Dowlatshahi, Doug McClure, Rick Aviles, Jack Clayton, Olga Taussky-Todd, and Agustín Gaínza. After him are Vladislav Listyev, Joe Slovo, Anatoly Tarasov, René Wellek, Karl Gruber, and Sterling Morrison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 5,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Mildred McDaniel (1933), Oliver North (1943), Amanda Bynes (1986), Daniel Silva (1960), Jill Tarter (1944), and Stella Stevens (1936). After him are Charles Drake (1917), M. C. Gainey (1948), Michael E. Brown (1965), James McCaffrey (1958), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), and Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935).

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Among actors born in United States, Frank Silva ranks 1,701. Before him are Marie Osborne Yeats (1911), Barry Dennen (1938), Julie Kavner (1950), Eric Dane (1972), Amanda Bynes (1986), and Stella Stevens (1936). After him are Charles Drake (1917), M. C. Gainey (1948), James McCaffrey (1958), LisaGay Hamilton (1964), Linda Fiorentino (1958), and Michael Peña (1976).

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