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Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

Acting·1911–1985·63 films

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.

Filmography

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)Otto Meyer
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)Uncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)Marcus Lycus
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective (1978)Hoppy
Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944)Genius
The Girl Can't Help It
The Girl Can't Help It (1956)Milkman
The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)Krinkle
All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)Waiter
Summer Stock
Summer Stock (1950)Herb Blake
Follow That Camel
Follow That Camel (1967)Sergeant Ernie Nocker
A Guide for the Married Man
A Guide for the Married Man (1967)Technical Advisor (Realtor)
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan (1942)Salesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)Phil Newman
The Boatniks
The Boatniks (1970)Harry Simmons
Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart (1942)Babe
That's Carry On!
That's Carry On! (1977)Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)William B. Warkoff
A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)Smiley Lambert
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Tom, Dick and Harry
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)Ice Cream Man
40 Pounds of Trouble
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)Bernie Friedman
A Thousand and One Nights
A Thousand and One Nights (1945)Abdullah
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)Murray Fromberg
My Gal Sal
My Gal Sal (1942)Wiley
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (1941)Master of Ceremonies
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)Self (archive footage)
Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys (1944)Harry Hart
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)Hap Schneider
Coney Island
Coney Island (1943)Frankie
Racquet
Racquet (1979)Arthur Sargent
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)Self (archive footage)
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)Marv Barker
You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now (1941)Brewster "Breezy" Jones
Ice-Capades
Ice-Capades (1941)Larry Herman
The Chicken Chronicles
The Chicken Chronicles (1977)Max Ober
What's a Carry On?
What's a Carry On? (1998)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goldie and the Boxer
Goldie and the Boxer (1979)Wally
Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)Eddie
Just Off Broadway
Just Off Broadway (1942)Roy Higgins
The Penalty
The Penalty (1941)Hobo
Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)Charlie Moore
Top Banana
Top Banana (1954)Jerry Biffle
The New Love Boat
The New Love Boat (1977)Morris Beckman
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1967)Mr. Applegate
The Wild Man of Borneo
The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)Murdock, Side Show Barker
If I'm Lucky
If I'm Lucky (1946)Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
Joys
Joys (1976)Self
The Slowest Gun in the West
The Slowest Gun in the West (1960)Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid
Footlight Serenade
Footlight Serenade (1942)Slap
Diamond Horseshoe
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)Blinkie Miller
Take It or Leave It
Take It or Leave It (1944)Phil Silvers
Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special (1963)
Don Juan Quilligan
Don Juan Quilligan (1945)'Mac' MacDenny
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)(archive footage)
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride (1980)Psychiatrist
The Candid Kid
The Candid Kid (1938)
Hey Abbott
Hey Abbott (1978)Self
Take Me Up to the Ball Game
Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980)Irwin (voice)
Keep in Step
Keep in Step (1959)Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
On Location: The Carry Ons
On Location: The Carry Ons (2001)Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Success
Success (1931)Antic Fellow
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Summer Stock: Get Happy! (2006)Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)