Robert Silver started his acting career in 1983, playing a motel manager on the pilot episode of Loving. After that, he had a brief role as a cab driver in the film The Last Dragon.
Throughout his career, Silver has appeared in TV shows like The Equalizer, Law & Order, ER, NYPD Blue, and Weeds. He also had roles in films like Fletch Lives, Shadows, and Fog, and Gigli.