
Phil Silvers
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1911-05-11
- Died
- 1985-11-01
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (29)

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

The Love Boat
1977
as Merrill Stubing Sr.

Charlie's Angels
1976
as Max Brown

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Nominee / Self - Nominee

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Shifty Shafer aka Honest John

Happy Days
1974

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Lucy Show
1962
as Oliver Kasten

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Phil Silvers / Self

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self

CHiPs
1977
as Herman Hinton

Gilligan's Island
1964

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Harry Starman

The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Ernest Bilko

S.W.A.T.
1975

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Self
That's Life
1968
The New Phil Silvers Show
1963

The Jerry Lewis Show
1963
as Self
Movies (67)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Otto Meyer

Joys
1976
as Self

A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Advisor (Realtor)

The Boatniks
1970
as Harry Simmons

The Cheap Detective
1978
as Hoppy

Cover Girl
1944
as Genius

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Uncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Krinkle

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Marcus Lycus

The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Milkman

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)

Something's Got to Give
1962
as Insurance Salesman

Follow That Camel
1967
as Sergeant Ernie Nocker

Diamond Horseshoe
1945
as Blinkie Miller

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
as Marv Barker

Summer Stock
1950
as Herb Blake

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
as William B. Warkoff

All Through the Night
1942
as Waiter

The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

Lucky Me
1954
as Hap Schneider

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Murray Fromberg

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Bernie Friedman

That's Carry On!
1977
as Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage)

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Phil Newman

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Salesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Top Banana
1954
as Jerry Biffle

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)

Racquet
1979
as Arthur Sargent

A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Abdullah

A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Smiley Lambert

Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Eddie

Coney Island
1943
as Frankie

What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Murdock, Side Show Barker

Roxie Hart
1942
as Babe

Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Ice Cream Man

The Penalty
1941
as Hobo

The Chicken Chronicles
1977
as Max Ober

Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Charlie Moore

My Gal Sal
1942
as Wiley

There Goes The Bride
1980
as Psychiatrist

Footlight Serenade
1942
as Slap

Lady Be Good
1941
as Master of Ceremonies

Something for the Boys
1944
as Harry Hart

You're in the Army Now
1941
as Brewster "Breezy" Jones

Damn Yankees
1967
as Mr. Applegate

Take It or Leave It
1944
as Phil Silvers

Take Me Up to the Ball Game
1980
as Irwin (voice)

Just Off Broadway
1942
as Roy Higgins
Ups and Downs
1937
as Charlie

Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Wally
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self

The New Love Boat
1977
as Morris Beckman

Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as 'Mac' MacDenny

Ice-Capades
1941
as Larry Herman

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963

On Location: The Carry Ons
2001
as Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Candid Kid
1938

Keep in Step
1959
as Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
General Foods Opening Night
1963

Success
1931
as Antic Fellow

Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006
as Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

If I'm Lucky
1946
as Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones

Hey Abbott
1978
as Self
About 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. With 96 credits spanning from 1931 to 2014, Phil Silvers has appeared in 67 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Phil Silvers Movies
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Otto Meyer
- Joys (1976) — as Self
- A Guide for the Married Man (1967) — as Technical Advisor (Realtor)
- The Boatniks (1970) — as Harry Simmons
- The Cheap Detective (1978) — as Hoppy
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