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Phil Silvers

Biography

Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedy actor. He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show.

Personal Info

Id

40178

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-05-11

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Also Known As

Sergeant Bilko

Phillip Silver

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Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedy actor. He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show.

Known For

A Guide for

Cover Girl

It's a Mad,

The Stronges

Follow That

Take Me Up t

Lucky Me

Buona Sera,

The Cheap De

The Boatniks

Won Ton Ton:

All Through

Summer Stock

Footlight Se

Lady Be Good

A Lady Takes

A Funny Thin

That's Carry

Coney Island

Showbiz Goes

A Thousand a

Top Banana

Roxie Hart

The Happy Ho

Tom, Dick an

Just Off Bro

Diamond Hors

My Gal Sal

Keep in Step

The New Love

If I'm Lucky

The Chicken

The Wild Man

Something fo

Don Juan Qui

Ups and Down

The Slowest

40 Pounds of

The Girl Can

The Candid K

Racquet

The Penalty

Four Jills i

Hit Parade o

Goldie and t

There Goes T

Judy Garland

You're in th

Success

Gene Kelly:

Tales of Man

Joys

Something a

Take It or L

Marilyn

Ice-Capades

That's Danci

The Silver S

Damn Yankees

The Night Th

Something's

What's a Car

Summer Stock

Hey Abbott (

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Acting

Clear

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

asUncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

asHerb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

asSelf (archive footage)

2001

On Location: The Carry Ons

asSergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

What's a Carry On?

asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

asSelf (archive footage)

1991

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

asSelf (archive footage)

1985

That's Dancing!

asFrom 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as(archive footage)

1980

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

asIrwin (voice)

1980

There Goes The Bride

asPsychiatrist

1980

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

asWilliam B. Warkoff

1979

Racquet

asArthur Sargent

1979

Goldie and the Boxer

asWally

1978

The Cheap Detective

asHoppy

1977

That's Carry On!

asSergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage)

1977

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

asMarv Barker

1977

The Chicken Chronicles

asMax Ober

1977

The New Love Boat

asMorris Beckman

1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

asMurray Fromberg

1976

Joys

asSelf

1975

The Strongest Man in the World

asKrinkle

1970

The Boatniks

asHarry Simmons

1968

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

asPhil Newman

1967

Follow That Camel

asSergeant Ernie Nocker

1967

A Guide for the Married Man

asTechnical Advisor (Realtor)

1967

Damn Yankees

asMr. Applegate

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

asMarcus Lycus

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

asSelf

1963

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

asOtto Meyer

1963

General Foods Opening Night

1963

Marilyn

asSelf ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1963

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special

1962

40 Pounds of Trouble

asBernie Friedman

1962

Something's Got to Give

asInsurance Salesman

1960

The Slowest Gun in the West

asFletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

1959

Keep in Step

asSelf/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko

1956

The Girl Can't Help It

asMilkman

1954

Lucky Me

asHap Schneider

1954

Top Banana

asJerry Biffle

1950

Summer Stock

asHerb Blake

1946

If I'm Lucky

asWallingham M. 'Wally' Jones

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

asAbdullah

1945

Don Juan Quilligan

as'Mac' MacDenny

1945

Diamond Horseshoe

asBlinkie Miller

1944

Something for the Boys

asHarry Hart

1944

Take It or Leave It

asPhil Silvers

1944

Cover Girl

asGenius

1944

Four Jills in a Jeep

asEddie

1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

asSmiley Lambert

1943

Coney Island

asFrankie

1942

Just Off Broadway

asRoy Higgins

1942

Tales of Manhattan

asSalesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited)

1942

Footlight Serenade

asSlap

1942

My Gal Sal

asWiley

1942

Roxie Hart

asBabe

1942

All Through the Night

asWaiter

1941

You're in the Army Now

asBrewster "Breezy" Jones

1941

Lady Be Good

asMaster of Ceremonies

1941

Ice-Capades

asLarry Herman

1941

Tom, Dick and Harry

asIce Cream Man

1941

The Penalty

asHobo

1941

The Wild Man of Borneo

asMurdock, Side Show Barker

1940

Hit Parade of 1941

asCharlie Moore

1938

The Candid Kid

1937

Ups and Downs

asCharlie

1931

Success

asAntic Fellow

Hey Abbott (1978)

asSelf

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(1 episode)asHerman Hinton

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(1 episode)asMerrill Stubing Sr.

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(2 episode)asMax Brown

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(12 episode)asSelf

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(144 episode)asErnest Bilko

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(1 episode)asPhil Silvers

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(1 episode)asHarry Starman

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(1 episode)asSelf - Guest / Various Characters

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(1 episode)asSelf - Nominee

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