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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 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).
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on the CBS Television Network from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast – all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. [1]
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).
With Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck, Paul Ford, Allan Melvin. Master Sergeant Bilko, regularly helped by the soldiers at Fort Baxter's motor pool, spends little time performing his duties by constantly trying to obtain money through various get-rich-quick scams and promotions.
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...
May 11, 2009 · Phil Silvers, American actor and comedian who was best known for the TV series The Phil Silvers Show. He also appeared in numerous films and starred on Broadway. Silvers won multiple Emmy Awards and Tony Awards for his performances on television and onstage, respectively.
The subject of the most newspaper column inches in 1955 wasn’t even a real soldier. It was a middle-aged, bespectacled comedian from Brooklyn named Phil Silvers, and his TV alter ego Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko. He’d come, seemingly, from nowhere.
May 11, 2016 · Phil Silvers, who was born on May 11, 1911, was an award-winning theatre actor who is most famous for his brilliant comic role as Master Sergeant Ernest G Bilko.
American comic Phil Silvers, “King of Chutzpah” (b. Brooklyn, NY, May 11, 1911; d. Century City, CA, November 1, 1985), is instantly recognizable as Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko on The Phil Silvers Show (1955–1959). The television sitcom, set on a U.S. Army post, ran for 143 episodes, won nine Emmy Awards® (two for Silvers), and was so ...
