Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers is known for It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966).
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.
Questions about Phil Silvers
How many Phil Silvers films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 53 films with Phil Silvers, from 1941 to 2014.
What is the best rated Phil Silvers film?
The best rated Phil Silvers film in the catalogue is Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014), rated 7.2.
What was the first Phil Silvers film?
The first Phil Silvers film in the catalogue is All Through the Night, from 1942.
Who has Phil Silvers worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Phil Silvers shares the most credits with Eve Arden (2 films), Gene Kelly (2 films) and John Bluthal (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1952) · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (1961)
Known for
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7.0 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
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6.3 The Cheap Detective
1978
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7.2 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
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6.4 Cover Girl
1944
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6.2 The Strongest Man in the World
1975
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6.1 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
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6.7 Summer Stock
1950
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6.3 The Girl Can't Help It
1956
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7.0 Roxie Hart
1942
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6.7 All Through the Night
1942
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5.9 A Guide for the Married Man
1967
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6.9 That's Dancing!
1985
Trivia
- Also works as
- comedian · songwriter · musical theatre actor
- Spouse
- Jo-Carroll Dennison
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
66 films — 53 in the catalogue
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7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Uncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006 · Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.8 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self (archive footage)
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On Location: The Carry Ons
2001 · Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)
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7.7 What's a Carry On?
1998 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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5.3 The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
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8.0 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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6.9
That's Dancing!
1985 · From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
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10.0 Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
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Take Me Up to the Ball Game
1980 · Irwin (voice)
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7.0 There Goes The Bride
1980 · Psychiatrist
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3.5 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980 · William B. Warkoff
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4.3 Racquet
1979 · Arthur Sargent
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5.6 Goldie and the Boxer
1979 · Wally
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6.3
The Cheap Detective
1978 · Hoppy
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8.0 Hey Abbott
1978 · Self
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5.8 That's Carry On!
1977 · Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage)
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5.6 The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
1977 · Marv Barker
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3.5 The Chicken Chronicles
1977 · Max Ober
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3.3 The New Love Boat
1977 · Morris Beckman
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4.4 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · Murray Fromberg
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6.0 Joys
1976 · Self
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6.2
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Krinkle
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5.3 The Boatniks
1970 · Harry Simmons
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6.0 Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968 · Phil Newman
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5.9 Follow That Camel
1967 · Sergeant Ernie Nocker
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5.9
A Guide for the Married Man
1967 · Technical Adviser
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5.3 Damn Yankees
1967 · Mr. Applegate
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6.1
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Marcus Lycus
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8.0 Salute to Stan Laurel
1965 · Self
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7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Otto Meyer
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General Foods Opening Night
1963
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7.5 Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963
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5.5 40 Pounds of Trouble
1962 · Bernie Friedman
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4.5 The Slowest Gun in the West
1960 · Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid
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Keep in Step
1959 · Self/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
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6.3
The Girl Can't Help It
1956 · Milkman
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6.8 Lucky Me
1954 · Hap Schneider
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5.5 Top Banana
1954 · Jerry Biffle
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6.7
Summer Stock
1950 · Herb Blake
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6.7 Se Eu Fosse Feliz
1946 · Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
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6.1 A Thousand and One Nights
1945 · Abdullah
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7.0 Don Juan Quilligan
1945 · 'Mac' MacDenny
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7.0 Diamond Horseshoe
1945 · Blinkie Miller
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6.5 Something for the Boys
1944 · Harry Hart
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6.0 Take It or Leave It
1944 · Phil Silvers
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6.4
Cover Girl
1944 · Genius
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6.8 Four Jills in a Jeep
1944 · Eddie
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5.9 A Lady Takes a Chance
1943 · Smiley Lambert
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6.3 Coney Island
1943 · Frankie
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5.8 Just Off Broadway
1942 · Roy Higgins
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6.4 Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Salesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited)
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6.5 Footlight Serenade
1942 · Slap
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5.8 My Gal Sal
1942 · Wiley
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7.0
Roxie Hart
1942 · Babe
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6.7
All Through the Night
1942 · Waiter
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4.4 You're in the Army Now
1941 · Brewster "Breezy" Jones
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5.5 Lady Be Good
1941 · Master of Ceremonies
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5.9 Ice-Capades
1941 · Larry Herman
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6.0 Tom, Dick and Harry
1941 · Ice Cream Man
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7.4 The Penalty
1941 · Hobo
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6.7 The Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Murdock, Side Show Barker
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6.2 Hit Parade of 1941
1940 · Charlie Moore
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8.0 The Candid Kid
1938
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6.8
Ups and Downs
1937 · Charlie
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Success
1931 · Antic Fellow
Series and TV shows
18 titles
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6.5
Fantasy Island
1978 · Charlie Parks
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6.8
CHiPs
1977 · Herman Hinton
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6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · Merrill Stubing Sr.
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6.7
Charlie's Angels
1976 · Max Brown · 2 ep.
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7.1
S.W.A.T.
1975 · Cast · 2 ep.
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7.6
Happy Days
1974 · Cast
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7.7
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Harry Starman
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4.9
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Appearance
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6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Guest · 3 ep.
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6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Appearance
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7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest / Various Characters
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7.4
Gilligan's Island
1964 · Cast
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6.9
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Shifty Shafer aka Honest John · 2 ep.
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7.1
The Lucy Show
1962 · Oliver Kasten
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5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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7.1
The Phil Silvers Show
1955 · Ernest Bilko · 144 ep.
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7.0
What's My Line?
1950 · Appearance · 5 ep.
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6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Appearance · 12 ep.
People data: TMDb.
Cast
