| Phil Silvers: On Screen....
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Phil Silvers is often regarded as having been one of the hardest working comedians/actors in showbusiness. In a 60-plus year career he appeared in countless Television and Film productions. The following is a comprehensive list of all of Phil's known TV and Film credits.
TV Appearances:
Pebble Mill At One (1985)......Guest Television: Canned Laughter (1985)......as Himself The Sonny Foxx Show (1985)......as Himself CHiPS (1983)......as Herman Hinton Live At The Improv (1982)......Host/Guest performer Happy Days (1981) Just A Piccalo......as Roscoe Piccalo Roasted: Medium Rare (1980) Tribute To Henny Youngman......as Himself CBS: On The Air (1978)......as Himself The Norman Gunston Show (1978)......Guest Fantasy Island: The Vaudevillians (1978)......as Charlie Parks 29th Annual Emmy Awards (1977)......Guest Host The Love Boat: The Captain's Captain (1977)......as Merrill Stubing Snr The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977)......as Marv Barker Charlie's Angels: Angels On Ice (1977......as Max The New Love Boat (1977)......as Morris Beckman The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder (1977)......Guest The Ted Knight Musical Special (1976)......Guest performer Joys: Bob Hope Special (1976)......as Himself The Carol Burnett Show (1975)......Guest performer S.W.A.T.: The Deadly Tide (1975)......as Russ Baker Get Christie Love: A Few Excess People (1975)......as Uncle Harry Kolchak: Horror In The Heights (1974)......as Harry Starman Parkinson (1974)......Guest Tony Awards: 26th Anniversary Show (1972)......Guest performer The Tonight Show (2 appearances) (1972)......Guest The Dean Martin Show (1972)......Guest performer The Flip Wilson Show (1972)......Guest performer Stand Up & Cheer (2 appearances) (1971)......Guest CBS Comedy Playhouse: Bel Air Patrol/Eddie (1971)......as Eddie Skinner Julia (1971)......Guest performer Hollywood Squares (1971)......Guest The Dick Cavett Show (1971)......Guest Plimpton: Did You Hear The One About? (1971)......as Himself The Glenn Campbell Goodtime Hour (1971)......Guest performer City Versus Country (1971)......Guest Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1970)......Guest performer The Beverly Hillbillies:Jed Buys The Capital (1970)......as Shifty John Shafer The Beverly Hillbillies:The Clampetts In Washington (1970)......as Shifty John Shafer The Beverly Hillbillies:Honesty Is The Best Policy (1970)......as Shifty John Shafer The Beverly Hillbillies:Honest John Returns (1970)......as Shifty John Shafer The Merv Griffin Show (1970)......Guest performer Hollywood Squares (3 episodes) (1970)......Guest Name Droppers (1970)......Guest The Englebert Humperdink Show (1970)......Guest performer The Des O'Connor Show (Kraft Music Hall) (1970)......Guest performer The Beverly Hillbillies:The Clampetts In New York (1969)......as Shifty John Shafer The Movie Game (1969)......Guest The Dean Martin Show (1969)......Guest performer The Bob Hope Special (1969)......Guest performer The Kraft Music Hall (1969)......Guest performer That's Life (1968)......Guest (with Paul Ford) The Jackie Gleason Show (1968)......as Himself The Mike Douglas Show (1968)......Guest host The Dean Martin Show (1968)......Guest performer Hollywood Palace (1968)......Host/Performer ITV Variety Show (1968)......Guest performer The Danny Thomas Show:The Wonderful World Of Burlesque (1967)......Guest performer The Dean Martin Show (2 episodes) (1967)......Guest performer Late-Night Line-Up (1967)......Guest The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)......Guest performer Spotlight (1967)......Guest performer Damn Yankees (1967)......as Mr.Applegate The Lucy Show: Lucy & The Efficiency Expert (1966)......as Oliver Kasten The Jackie Gleason Show (1966)......Guest performer Gilligan's Island:The Producer (1966)......as Harold Hecuba Hollywood Palace (1966)......Host/Performer A Salute To Stan Laurel (1965)......Guest performer An Hour With Robert Goulet (1964)......Guest performer Toast Of The Town (1964)......Guest The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)......Guest performer The Jerry Lewis Show (1963)......as Himself The Judy Garland Special (1963)......Guest performer I've Got A Secret (2 episodes) (1963)......Guest The New Phil Silvers Show (30 episodes) (1963/64)......as Harry Grafton Opening Night (1963)......Guest performer Toast Of The Town (1962)......Himself/Guest performer The Jack Benny Program:The Phil Silvers Show (1962)......Guest performer Story Of A Songwriter (1962)......as Himself The Ed Sullivan Show: 14th Anniversary Show(1962)......Guest Toast Of The Town (1961)......Guest What's My Line? (1961)......as Himself The Jack Benny Program:Season Premier (1961)......Guest performer USO: Wherever They Go (1961)......as Himself Laughter USA (1961)......as Himself Person To Person (1960)......as Himself Summer In New York (1960)......as Himself/Performer Just Polly & Me (1960)......as Himself/Performer with guest Polly Bergen What's My Line? (1960)......Guest Candid Camera (1960)......Guest The Slowest Gun In The West (1960)......as Fletcher Bissell III Classic Fights (1959)......as Himself Star Gazing: 11th Annual Academy Awards (1959)......as Himself The Jack Benny Hour (1959)......as Himself What's My Line? (1959)......as Himself Alan Melville's A to Z (1959)......as Himself The Steve Allen Show:Salute To The US Army (1959)......as Sgt.Bilko The Ballad Of Louie The Louse (1959)......as Louie The Pontiac Special:Keep In Step (1959)......as Sgt.Bilko The Phil Silvers Show (143 episodes) (1955/59)......as Sgt.Bilko What's My Line? (1958)......Guest To Tell The Truth (1958)......Guest Toast Of The Town (2 episodes) (1958)......Guest This Is Your Life: Milton Berle (1956)......Guest What's My Line? (1955)......Guest Person To Person (1955)......Guest The Name's The Same (2 episodes) (1954)......Guest MDA Telethon (1953)......Guest performer Stop The Music (1951)......Guest host The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951)......Host The Jack Carter Show (1951)......Guest performer What's My Line? (1950)......Guest The Frank Sinatra Show (1950)......Guest performer Masquerade Theatre (1949)......Guest The Phil Silvers Arrow Show (1948)......Host/Performer Welcome Aboard (1948)......Guest performer The Milton Berle Show (1948)......Guest performer Take It Or Leave It (1944)......as Himself Film Appearances: Take Me Up To The Ball Game (1980)......as Irwin (voice only) There Goes The Bride (1980)......as The Psychiatrist The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)......as William B Warkoff Goldie & The Boxer (1979)......as Wally Racquet (1979)......as Arthur Hey Abbott (1978)......as Himself The Cheap Detective (1978)......as Hoppy (scenes deleted) The Chicken Chronicles (1977)......as Max Ober Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)......as Murray Fromberg The Strongest Man In The World (1975)......as Kirwood Krinkle The Boatniks (1970)......as Harry Simmons Buona Sera, Mrs.Campbell (1968)......as Phil Newman Carry On Follow That Camel (1967)......as Sgt.Knocker A Guide For The Married Man (1967)......as The Realtor A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1966)......as Marcus Lycus It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)......as Otto Meyer Forty Pounds Of Trouble (1962)......as Bernie Friedman Something's Got To Give (1962)......as Johnson (unreleased/incomplete) Lucky Me (1954)......as Hap Schneider Top Banana (1954)......as Jerry Biffle Summer Stock (1950)......as Herb Blake If I'm Lucky (1946)......asWallingham M 'Wally' Jones A Thousand And One Nights (1945)......as Abdulah Don Juan Quilligan (1945)......as Mac MacDenny Billy Rose's Diamond Horsehoe (1945)......as Blinkie Miller Something For The Boys (1944)......as Harry Hart Cover Girl (1944)......as Genius Four Jills In A Jeep (1944)......as Eddie A Lady Takes A Chance (1943)......as Smiley Lambert Coney Island (1943)......as Frankie Just Off Broadway (1942)......as Roy Higgins Footlight Serenade (1942)......as Slap My Gal Sal (1942)......as Wiley Roxie Hart (1942)......as Babe You're In The Army Now (1941)......as Breezy Jones All Through The Night (1941).....as Waiter Lady Be Good (1941)......as Master Of Ceremonies Ice-Capades (1941)......as Larry Herman Tom, Dick & Harry (1941)......as Ice Cream Vendor The Penalty (1941)......as Grapevine Hobo Tales Of Manhattan (1941).......as Tailor (scenes deleted) The Wild Man Of Borneo (1941)......as Murdock Ball Of Fire (1941)......Unknown (scenes deleted) Pride & Prejudice (1941)......as Chaplain (scenes deleted) Hit Parade Of 1941 (1940)......as Charlie Moore Strike Up The Band (1940)......Unknown (scenes deleted) Babes In Arms (1939)......Pitchman (scenes deleted) The Candid Kid (1938)......Unknown Here's Your Hat (1937)......Unknown Up And Down (1937)......Charlie Phil Silvers: On Stage... As well as countless film and television appearances Phil also starred in several highly successful theatrical productions.... Theatre Appearances: Yokel Boy (1939)......as Punko Parks (208 performances) High Button Shoes (1947)......as Harrison Floy (727 performances) Top Banana (1951)......as Jerry Biffle (350 performances) Do Re Mi (1960)......as Hubie Cram (400 performances) How The Other Half Loves (1971)......as Frank Foster (120 performances) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1971)...... as Prologus & Pseudolus (156 performances) A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (1974)......as Prologus & Pseudolus (UK - undetermined appearances) |