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Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years.
Phil Silvers. Actor: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. Phil Silvers was a comedic actor of Russian-Jewish descent, nicknamed as "The King of Chutzpah." He was best known for his starring role as United States Army Master Sergeant Ernest "Ernie" Bilko in the very popular hit sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955-1959). He later had important roles in the comedy films "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ...
- May 11, 1911
- November 1, 1985
Phil Silvers (1911-1985) Phil Silvers. Phil Silvers was a comedic actor of Russian-Jewish descent, nicknamed as "The King of Chutzpah." He was best known for his starring role as United States Army Master Sergeant Ernest "Ernie" Bilko in the very popular hit sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show" (1955-1959). He later had important roles in the comedy ...
- Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack
- May 11, 1911
- 3 min
- November 1, 1985
Millicent Martin and Phil Silvers in The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (1969)- Phil Silvers in Joys! (1976)
- Phil Silvers in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Zero Mostel, Inga Neilsen, and Phil Silvers in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Zero Mostel and Phil Silvers in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Matt Briggs, Bess Flowers, Pat McKee, and Phil Silvers in Coney Island (1943)
- Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Milton Berle, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- Spencer Tracy and Phil Silvers in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
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May 1, 2024 · Phil Silvers (born May 11, 1911, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died November 1, 1985, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor and comedian who was best known for the TV series The Phil Silvers Show (1955–59). He began his career as a boy singer in vaudeville and a comedian in burlesque. After making his film debut in 1940, he appeared as ...
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Nov 2, 1985 · Phil Silvers, the comedian who portrayed Master Sgt. Ernie Bilko in the 1950's television series ''The Phil Silvers Show,'' died in his sleep yesterday afternoon at his home in Los Angeles, a CBS ...
Nov 2, 1985 · By Martin Weil. November 1, 1985 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Phil Silvers, 73, a Brooklyn-born comedian and vaudeville veteran who delighted generations of television audiences as Ernie Bilko, a glibly ...
