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Phil Silvers

Highest Rated: 100% All Through the Night (1942)

Lowest Rated: 14% Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1975)

Birthday: May 11, 1911

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Bespectacled vaudevillian who made his feature debut in the early 1940s and established himself as an engaging comic character player in films such as "You're in the Army Now" (1942), "Cover Girl" (1944) and "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World" (1963). Best known as the wily "Sergeant Bilko" in the popular 1950s TV series, "The Phil Silvers Show."

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Highest rated movies

100% 71% All Through the Night Watchlist
100% 45% Tom, Dick and Harry
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100% 83% Summer Stock
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95% 71% Cover Girl
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83% 77% A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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82% 58% Roxie Hart
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53% 57% The Cheap Detective
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14% 50% Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
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Carry On in the Legion
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The Slowest Gun in the West
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Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers LADY BE GOOD, Virginia O'Brien, Phil Silvers, 1941 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Dusty Anderson, Phil Silvers, 1945 A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, 1945 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford, Zero Mostel, 1966 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Phil Silvers (right), 1966 A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Jack Gilford, 1966 THE CHICKEN CHRONICLES, Phil Silvers, 1977 COVER GIRL, Phil Silvers, 1944 40 POUNDS OF TROUBLE, Phil Silvers, 1962 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 33% The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood William B. Warkoff (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hey, Abbott! Self - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Goldie and the Boxer Wally (Character) - 1979
53% 57% The Cheap Detective Hoppy (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Night They Took Miss Beautiful Marv Barker (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 55% The Chicken Chronicles Max Ober (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Love Boat III "Stubby" (Character) - 1977
14% 50% Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood Murray Fromberg (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet All Trails Lead to Las Vegas Uncle Harry (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 38% The Strongest Man in the World Kirwood Krinkle (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 54% The Boatniks Harry Simmons (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 68% Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Phil Newman (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 47% Follow That Camel Sergeant Nocker (Character) - 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Carry On in the Legion Sergeant Nocker (Character) - 1967
83% 77% A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Marcus Lycus (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 68% 40 Pounds of Trouble Bernie Friedman (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Slowest Gun in the West Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 38% Top Banana Jerry Biffle (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 15% Lucky Me Hap Schneider (Character) - 1954
100% 83% Summer Stock Herb Blake (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 25% If I'm Lucky Wallingham M. Jones (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Don Juan Quilligan "Mac" MacDenny (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 44% A Thousand and One Nights Abdullah (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe Blinkie Miller (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 50% Four Jills in a Jeep Eddie (Character) - 1944
95% 71% Cover Girl Genius (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Take It or Leave It Phil Silvers (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 32% A Lady Takes a Chance Smiley Lambert (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coney Island Frankie (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Cowboy and the Girl Smiley Lambert (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Just Off Broadway Roy Higgins (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet 45% My Gal Sal Wiley (Character) - 1942
82% 58% Roxie Hart Babe (Character) - 1942
100% 71% All Through the Night Waiter (Character) - 1942
100% 45% Tom, Dick and Harry Phil (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 47% Lady Be Good Master of Ceremonies (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Penalty "Grapevine" Hobo (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ice-Capades Larry Herman (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet You're in the Army Now Breezy Jones (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hit Parade of 1941 Charlie Moore (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ups and Downs Charlie (Character) - 1937

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet CHiPs Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happy Days Roscoe Piccalo (Guest Star) 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1975
100% 83% Kolchak: The Night Stalker Unknown (Guest Star) 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown (Guest Star) 1969-1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lucy Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
90% 73% Gilligan's Island Harold Hecuba (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Danny Kaye Show Guest 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1956 1958 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Jack Benny Program: The Lost Episodes Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest 		1961-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1950 1955 1958-1959 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Phil Silvers Show MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko (Character) 1955-1959