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
Complete Filmography

Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006
as Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
Discussion of the making of the film Summer Stock (1950).

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop...

What's a Carry On?
1998
as Self /'Sergeant Nocker' (archive footage)
Documentary commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 'Carry On' comedy film series. Archive clips and out-takes are mixed with interviews with the ca...

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one ti...

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage)
A star-studded documentary and tribute to the classic comedy, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddes...

That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A...

Take Me Up to the Ball Game
1980
as Irwin (voice)
In this interplanetary baseball story, a group of friends are playing a sandlot game on Earth that is noticed by Irwin, an outer space promoter of bas...

There Goes The Bride
1980
as Psychiatrist
A nervous ad executive creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't...

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
as William B. Warkoff
Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.

Racquet
1979
as Arthur Sargent
Centred around a former tennis champ who swings with the girls and volleying straight sets with the rich and famous while set on owning his own tennis...

Goldie and the Boxer
1979
as Wally
Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring part...

The Cheap Detective
1978
as Hoppy
A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of...

That's Carry On!
1977
as Sergeant Nocker
Celebrating twenty years of classic Carry On films, two of the films’ best-loved stars, Kenneth Williams and Barbara Windsor return to Pinewood film s...

The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977
as Marv Barker
Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous vi...

The Chicken Chronicles
1977
as Max Ober
A late-1960s teen (Steve Guttenberg) working in a chicken-takeout stand cannot get his mind off his dream-girl (Lisa Reeves).

The New Love Boat
1977
as Morris Beckman
Guest stars include Georgia Engel as a stowaway, Gary Frank and Melanie Mayron as a pair of tremulous honeymooners, Stella Stevens and Pat Harrington ...

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Murray Fromberg
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

Joys
1976
as Self
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t...

The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Krinkle
Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged ...

The Boatniks
1970
as Harry Simmons
Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him fr...

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Phil Newman
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldiers who all believe themselves to be the father of h...

Carry On Follow That Camel
1967
as Sergeant Nocker
Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the ...

A Guide for the Married Man
1967
as Technical Advisor (Realtor)
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

Damn Yankees
1967
as Mr. Applegate
Joe Boyd, an aging Washington Senators fan, would sell his soul for the Senators to beat the New York Yankees and win the pennant. Enter Mr. Applegate...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
as Marcus Lycus
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Otto Meyer
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...
General Foods Opening Night
1963
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to ...

Marilyn
1963
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films,...

Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963
This very special television event that aired February 1963 helped launch the famed Judy Garland Show which captivated TV audiences throughout 1963 an...

40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
as Bernie Friedman
Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl.

Something's Got to Give
1962
as Insurance Salesman
Remake of "My Favorite Wife," unfinished because of star Marilyn Monroe's firing, rehiring, and sudden August 1962 death.

The Slowest Gun in the West
1960
as Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid
The town of Primrose, Arizona is beset by outlaws, so the towns people hire Fletcher Bissell III (A.K.A. The Silver Dollar Kid) as their new sheriff. ...

Keep in Step
1959
as Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
An hour of music and comedy sketches hosted by Phil Silvers. Sponsored by Pontiac automobiles.

The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Milkman
A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.

Lucky Me
1954
as Hap Schneider
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promi...

Top Banana
1954
as Jerry Biffle
Jerry Biffle is the star of the Blendo Soap Program. He has been invited to participate in an autograph-signing party for his new book at an important...

Summer Stock
1950
as Herb Blake
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores ...

If I'm Lucky
1946
as Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate i...

A Thousand and One Nights
1945
as Abdullah
On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it ...

Don Juan Quilligan
1945
as 'Mac' MacDenny
When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he finds himself resorting to prison to escape them.

Diamond Horseshoe
1945
as Blinkie Miller
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes bet...

Something for the Boys
1944
as Harry Hart
The oddly-assorted Hart cousins: revue singer Blossom, con man Harry, and machinist Chiquita (who gets radio through her teeth!), inherit southern pla...

Take It or Leave It
1944
as Phil Silvers
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.

Cover Girl
1944
as Genius
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

Four Jills in a Jeep
1944
as Eddie
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.

A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Smiley Lambert
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.

Coney Island
1943
as Frankie
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spo...

Just Off Broadway
1942
as Roy Higgins
Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out o...

Tales of Manhattan
1942
as First Salesman at Santelli's (uncredited)
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video relea...

Footlight Serenade
1942
as Slap
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts pay...

My Gal Sal
1942
as Wiley
Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New Yor...

Roxie Hart
1942
as Babe
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was ju...

All Through the Night
1942
as Waiter
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

You're in the Army Now
1941
as Brewster "Breezy" Jones
Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.

Lady Be Good
1941
as Master of Ceremonies
Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.

Ice-Capades
1941
as Larry Herman
Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating ...

Tom, Dick and Harry
1941
as Ice Cream Man
Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. ...

The Penalty
1941
as Hobo
In this crime drama, a ruthless gangster's son is soon following in his father's footsteps. When his daddy kills an FBI agent and a cabby, the boy see...

The Wild Man of Borneo
1941
as Murdock, Side Show Barker
A medicine show man tries to con people into believing he's a legitimate stage actor.

Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Charlie Moore
In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking...

The Candid Kid
1938
Short comedy/musical film featuring Josephine Huston and Phil Silvers.
Ups and Downs
1937
as Charlie
An elevator operator and an engaged girl in love dodge the girl's fiancee and attempt to win over her father.

Success
1931
as Antic Fellow
Elmer proposes to Molly, but she says he needs her fathers permission. He wants Elmer to become a ballplayer, but his eyesight keeps getting him into ...