Frank A. Silva (October 31, 1950 â€" September 13, 1995) was an
American set dresser and sometime 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. Perhaps presciently, Lynch had accidentally caught him on
camera earlier when his reflection appeared in a mirror. This was
discovered after Lynch approached Silva about appearing on the show,
yet was filmed before that discussion took place. Thus was born the
character of Killer BOB, a dark spirit who haunts Laura. Silva
appeared occasionally as BOB for the remainder of the Twin Peaks
series and in the 1992 movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. His first
major appearance was in the International Version of the Twin Peaks
pilot, which contained a standalone ending that resolved the mystery
of the series and incorporated the accidental footage.
American set dresser and sometime 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. Perhaps presciently, Lynch had accidentally caught him on
camera earlier when his reflection appeared in a mirror. This was
discovered after Lynch approached Silva about appearing on the show,
yet was filmed before that discussion took place. Thus was born the
character of Killer BOB, a dark spirit who haunts Laura. Silva
appeared occasionally as BOB for the remainder of the Twin Peaks
series and in the 1992 movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. His first
major appearance was in the International Version of the Twin Peaks
pilot, which contained a standalone ending that resolved the mystery
of the series and incorporated the accidental footage.
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