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Phil Silvers

Acting

Born May 11, 1911 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died November 1, 1985

Also known as Sergeant Bilko · Phillip Silver

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 1972
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 1952
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 1961 · nominated

Filmography39 titles

The Jack Benny Program

1950as Phil Silvers

The Carol Burnett Show

1967as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Harry Starman

Happy Days

1974

Gilligan's Island

1964

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

2014as Uncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)

S.W.A.T.

1975

The Lucy Show

1962as Oliver Kasten

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

1963as Otto Meyer

What's My Line?

1950as Self

That's Dancing!

1985as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

CHiPs

1977as Herman Hinton

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962as Shifty Shafer aka Honest John

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Lucky Me

1954as Hap Schneider

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Charlie's Angels

1976as Max Brown

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self

Summer Stock

1950as Herb Blake

All Through the Night

1942as Waiter

The Cheap Detective

1978as Hoppy

Cover Girl

1944as Genius

The Love Boat

1977as Merrill Stubing Sr.

The Strongest Man in the World

1975as Krinkle

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966as Marcus Lycus

A Thousand and One Nights

1945as Abdullah

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968as Phil Newman

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

1977as Marv Barker

Top Banana

1954as Jerry Biffle

Lady Be Good

1941as Master of Ceremonies

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962as Bernie Friedman

The Boatniks

1970as Harry Simmons

Flip

1970as Self

The Slowest Gun in the West

1960as Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976as Murray Fromberg

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980as William B. Warkoff

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

1980as Irwin (voice)