Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-05-11

Deathday

1985-11-01 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Also Known As

Sergeant Bilko
Phillip Silver

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.

Known For

7.0%

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

Nov 7, 1963

7.7%

Happy Days

Jan 15, 1974

7.4%

Gilligan's Island

Sep 26, 1964

6.7%

Charlie's Angels

Sep 22, 1976

6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

6.8%

CHiPs

Sep 15, 1977

6.8%

The Beverly Hillbillies

Sep 26, 1962

6.0%

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Oct 16, 1966

6.4%

Cover Girl

Mar 22, 1944

6.2%

The Cheap Detective

Jun 23, 1978

7.6%

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Sep 13, 1974

7.6%

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Sep 13, 1974

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Acting

2002

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)

1991

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self (archive footage)

1986

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend as Self (archive footage)

1985

That's Dancing! as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)

1980		Take Me Up to the Ball Game as Irwin (voice)
1980		There Goes The Bride as Psychiatrist
1980		The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as William B. Warkoff

1979		Racquet as Arthur Sargent
1979		Goldie and the Boxer as Wally

1978

The Cheap Detective as Hoppy

1977		That's Carry On! as Sergeant Nocker
1977		The Night They Took Miss Beautiful as Marv Barker
1977		The Chicken Chronicles as Max Ober
1977		The Love Boat as Merrill Stubing Sr.
1977		CHiPs as Herman Hinton
1977		The New Love Boat as Morris Beckman

1976		Charlie's Angels as Max Brown
1976		Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Murray Fromberg
1976		Joys as Self

1975		S.W.A.T.
1975		The Strongest Man in the World as Krinkle

1974		Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974		Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Harry Starman
1974		Happy Days

1970		The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1970		The Boatniks as Harry Simmons

1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self

1968		Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell as Phil Newman
1968		That's Life
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967		The Danny Thomas Hour as Self
1967		Carry On Follow That Camel as Sergeant Nocker
1967		A Guide for the Married Man as Technical Advisor (Realtor)
1967		Damn Yankees as Mr. Applegate

1966		A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum as Marcus Lycus
1966		Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel as Self

1964

Gilligan's Island

1963		It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Otto Meyer
1963		The New Phil Silvers Show
1963		The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963		General Foods Opening Night
1963		The Jerry Lewis Show as Self
1963		Marilyn as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963		Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special

1962		40 Pounds of Trouble as Bernie Friedman
1962		The Lucy Show as Oliver Kasten
1962		The Beverly Hillbillies
1962		Something's Got to Give as Insurance Salesman

1961

The Mike Douglas Show as Self

1960

The Slowest Gun in the West as Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

1959

Keep in Step as Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko

1956		The Girl Can't Help It as Milkman
1956		The Steve Allen Show as Self
1956		Tony Awards as Self
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Host / Nominee

1955

The Phil Silvers Show as Ernest Bilko

1954		Lucky Me as Hap Schneider
1954		Top Banana as Jerry Biffle

1950		The Jack Benny Program as Phil Silvers
1950		The Jack Benny Program as Self
1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		Summer Stock as Herb Blake
1950		The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950		What's My Line? as Self

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

1946

If I'm Lucky as Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones

1945		A Thousand and One Nights as Abdullah
1945		Don Juan Quilligan as 'Mac' MacDenny
1945		Diamond Horseshoe as Blinkie Miller

1944		Something for the Boys as Harry Hart
1944		Take It or Leave It as Phil Silvers
1944		Cover Girl as Genius
1944		Four Jills in a Jeep as Eddie

1943		A Lady Takes a Chance as Smiley Lambert
1943		Coney Island as Frankie

1942		Just Off Broadway as Roy Higgins
1942		Tales of Manhattan as First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
1942		Footlight Serenade as Slap
1942		My Gal Sal as Wiley
1942		Roxie Hart as Babe
1942		All Through the Night as Waiter

1941		You're in the Army Now as Brewster "Breezy" Jones
1941		Lady Be Good as Master of Ceremonies
1941		Ice-Capades as Larry Herman
1941		Tom, Dick and Harry as Ice Cream Man
1941		The Penalty as Hobo
1941		The Wild Man of Borneo as Murdock, Side Show Barker

1940

Hit Parade of 1941 as Charlie Moore

1938

The Candid Kid

1937

Ups and Downs as Charlie

1931

Success as Antic Fellow