Frank Silva

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. Frank Silva died on September 13, 1995, aged 44 from AIDS-related complications, in Seattle.

Personal Info

Known For Acting

Gender Male

Birthday October 31, 1949

Place of Birth

Sacramento, Canada

Filmography

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as BOB

Movie

1990

Twin Peaks

as Bob

TV Show