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

Technical Advisor (Realtor)

A Guide for the Married Man

Genius

Cover Girl

Otto Meyer

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

Krinkle

The Strongest Man in the World

Sergeant Nocker

Carry On Follow That Camel

Irwin (voice)

Take Me Up to the Ball Game

Hap Schneider

Lucky Me

Phil Newman

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Hoppy

The Cheap Detective

Harry Simmons

The Boatniks

Murray Fromberg

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Waiter

All Through the Night

Herb Blake

Summer Stock

Slap

Footlight Serenade

Master of Ceremonies

Lady Be Good

Smiley Lambert

A Lady Takes a Chance

Marcus Lycus

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Sergeant Nocker

That's Carry On!

Frankie

Coney Island

(archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

Abdullah

A Thousand and One Nights

Jerry Biffle

Top Banana

Babe

Roxie Hart

William B. Warkoff

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

Ice Cream Man

Tom, Dick and Harry

Roy Higgins

Just Off Broadway

Blinkie Miller

Diamond Horseshoe

Wiley

My Gal Sal

Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko

Keep in Step

Morris Beckman

The New Love Boat

Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones

If I'm Lucky

Max Ober

The Chicken Chronicles

Murdock, Side Show Barker

The Wild Man of Borneo

Harry Hart

Something for the Boys

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

'Mac' MacDenny

Don Juan Quilligan

Charlie

Ups and Downs

Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid

The Slowest Gun in the West

Bernie Friedman

40 Pounds of Trouble

Milkman

The Girl Can't Help It

The Candid Kid

Arthur Sargent

Racquet

Hobo

The Penalty

Eddie

Four Jills in a Jeep

Charlie Moore

Hit Parade of 1941

Wally

Goldie and the Boxer

Psychiatrist

There Goes The Bride

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special

Brewster "Breezy" Jones

You're in the Army Now

Antic Fellow

Success

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan

Self

Joys

General Foods Opening Night

Self (archive footage)

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

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

Marilyn

Phil Silvers

Take It or Leave It

Larry Herman

Ice-Capades

Self

Salute to Stan Laurel

From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Mr. Applegate

Damn Yankees

Marv Barker

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful

Insurance Salesman

Something's Got to Give

Self /'Sergeant Nocker' (archive footage)

What's a Carry On?

Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)

Summer Stock: Get Happy!

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-05-11

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Also Known As

Sergeant Bilko