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Actor:

• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "CHiPs" (1 episode, 1983)
   ... aka "CHiPs Patrol" (USA: syndication title)
       - Hot Date (1983) TV episode
2. "Happy Days" .... Roscoe Piccalo (1 episode, 1981)
   ... aka "Happy Days Again" (USA: syndication title)
       - Just a Piccalo (1981) TV episode .... Roscoe Piccalo
3. Take Me Up to the Ball Game (1980) (TV) (voice) .... Irwin
4. There Goes the Bride (1980) .... Psychiatrist
5. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) .... Warkoff
   ... aka Hollywood Blue (UK)
   
   
6. Goldie and the Boxer (1979) (TV) .... Wally
7. Racquet (1979) .... Arthur
8. "Fantasy Island" .... Charlie Parks (1 episode, 1978)
       - Carnival/The Vaudevillians (1978) TV episode .... Charlie Parks
9. The Cheap Detective (1978) .... Hoppy
   ... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
10. "The Love Boat" .... 'Stubby' / ... (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Captain's Captain/A Dog's Life/Romance Roulette (1977) TV episode .... Merrill Stubing, Sr./'Stubby'
11. The Chicken Chronicles (1977) .... Max Ober
12. The Night They Took Miss Beautiful (1977) (TV) .... Marv Barker
13. "Charlie's Angels" .... Max (1 episode, 1977)
        - Angels on Ice (1977) TV episode .... Max
14. The New Love Boat (1977) (TV) .... Morris Beckman
    ... aka The Love Boat III (USA: rerun title)
15. Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... Murray Fromberg
    ... aka Won Ton Ton (USA: poster title)
16. "S.W.A.T." .... Russ Baker (2 episodes, 1975)
        - Deadly Tide: Part 2 (1975) TV episode .... Russ Baker
        - Deadly Tide: Part 1 (1975) TV episode .... Russ Baker
17. "Get Christie Love!" .... Uncle Harry (1 episode, 1975)
        - A Few Excess People (1975) TV episode .... Uncle Harry
18. The Strongest Man in the World (1975) .... Krinkle
19. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Harry Starman (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka "The Night Stalker"
        - Horror in the Heights (1974) TV episode .... Harry Starman
20. Eddie (1971) (TV) .... Eddie Skinner
21. "Julia" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Swing Low, Sweet Charity (1971) TV episode
22. "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" .... Guest Performer (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #3.15 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Performer
23. "The Beverly Hillbillies" .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John (6 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Jed Buys the Capitol (1970) TV episode .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John
        - The Clampetts in Washington (1970) TV episode .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John
        - Honesty Is the Best Policy (1970) TV episode .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John
        - Honest John Returns (1970) TV episode .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John
        - The Clampetts in New York (1969) TV episode .... Shifty Shafer aka Honest John
          (1 more)
24. The Boatniks (1970) .... Harry Simmons
    
    
25. Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) .... Phil Newman
26. "Spotlight" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 7 January 1968 (1968) TV episode
27. Follow That Camel (1967) .... Sergeant Nocker
    ... aka Carry On... Follow That Camel (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka Carry on in the Legion (USA)
28. A Guide for the Married Man (1967) .... Technical Advisor (Realtor)
29. Damn Yankees! (1967) (TV) .... Mr.Applegate
30. "The Lucy Show" .... Oliver Kasten (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy and the Efficiency Expert (1966) TV episode .... Oliver Kasten
31. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) .... Marcus Lycus
32. "Gilligan's Island" .... Harold Hecuba (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Producer (1966) TV episode .... Harold Hecuba
33. "The New Phil Silvers Show" .... Harry Grafton (5 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Smile, Harry, You're On 'Candid Camera' (1964) TV episode .... Harry Grafton
        - Leave It to Harry (1964) TV episode .... Harry Grafton
        - 75 1/2 Trombones (1964) TV episode .... Harry Grafton
        - The Little Old Gluemaker, Me! (1963) TV episode .... Harry Grafton
        - Birthday Boy (1963) TV episode .... Harry Grafton
34. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) .... Otto Meyer
    ... aka It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (USA: promotional title)
35. 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) .... Bernie Friedman
36. Something's Got to Give (1962) .... Johnson
37. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (TV) .... Fletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Special: The Slowest Gun in the West (USA: long title)
    
    
38. The Ballad of Louie the Louse (1959) (TV) .... Louie
39. "The Phil Silvers Show" .... MSgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko / ... (143 episodes, 1955-1959)
    ... aka "Sergeant Bilko" (syndication title)
    ... aka "Sgt. Bilko" (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka "The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich"
    ... aka "You'll Never Get Rich" (USA: first episodes title)
        - The Weekend Colonel (1959) TV episode .... M/Sgt. Ernest G. Bilko
        - The Bilko Boycott (1959) TV episode .... M/Sgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
        - Bilko in Outer Space (1959) TV episode .... M/Sgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
        - The Colonel's Second Honeymoon (1959) TV episode .... M/Sgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
        - Bilko's Casino (1959) TV episode .... M/Sgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko
          (138 more)
40. Keep in Step (1959) (TV) .... Sgt Ernest G 'Ernie' Bilko / Himself
41. Lucky Me (1954) .... Hap Schneider
42. Top Banana (1954) .... Jerry Biffle
43. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Host (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.35 (1951) TV episode .... Host
44. Summer Stock (1950) .... Herb Blake
    ... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
    
    
45. "The Arrow Show" .... Host - Main performer (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka "Arrow Comedy Theatre"
    ... aka "The Phil Silvers Arrow Show"
        - Episode dated 24 November 1948 (1948) TV episode .... Host - Main performer
46. "Welcome Aboard" (1 episode, 1948)
        - Episode dated 3 October 1948 (1948) TV episode
47. If I'm Lucky (1946) .... Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
48. A Thousand and One Nights (1945) .... Abdullah
    ... aka 1001 Nights
49. Don Juan Quilligan (1945) .... 'Mac' MacDenny
50. Diamond Horseshoe (1945) .... Blinkie Miller
    ... aka Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
51. Something for the Boys (1944) .... Harry Hart
52. Cover Girl (1944) .... Genius
53. Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) .... Eddie
54. A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) .... Smiley Lambert (bus tour director)
    ... aka The Cowboy and the Girl
55. Coney Island (1943) .... Frankie
56. Just Off Broadway (1942) .... Roy Higgins
57. Footlight Serenade (1942) .... Slap
58. My Gal Sal (1942) .... Wiley
59. Roxie Hart (1942) .... Babe
60. You're in the Army Now (1941) .... Breezy Jones
61. All Through the Night (1941) .... Waiter
62. Lady Be Good (1941) .... Master of Ceremonies
63. Ice-Capades (1941) .... Larry Herman
    ... aka Music in the Moonlight (USA: reissue title)
64. Tom Dick and Harry (1941) .... Phil - Ice Cream Vendor
65. The Penalty (1941) .... 'Grapevine' Hobo
66. The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) .... Murdock, Side Show Barker
67. Hit Parade of 1941 (1940) .... Charlie Moore
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (USA: reissue title)
68. Strike Up the Band (1940) (scenes deleted) .... Pitch Man
    
    
69. The Candid Kid (1938)
    ... aka Broadway Brevity: The Candid Kid (USA: series title)
70. Here's Your Hat (1937)
71. Ups and Downs (1937) .... Charlie the tailor
    ... aka Broadway Brevities (1937-1938) (#8): Ups and Downs (USA: series title)
    

Soundtrack:

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• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2002)
       - Watching Too Much Television (2002) TV episode (lyrics: "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)")
   
   
2. American Pop (1981) ("Nancy (With The Laughing Face)")
   
   
3. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) (performer: "EVERYBODY OUGHT TO HAVE A MAID")
   
   
4. Lucky Me (1954) (performer: "High Hopes", "Men", "Blue Bells of Broadway")
5. Summer Stock (1950) (performer: "Heavenly Music") ("(Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest" (uncredited))
   ... aka If You Feel Like Singing (UK)
   
   
6. If I'm Lucky (1946) (performer: "Follow The Band", "Follow The Band" (reprise))
7. Community Sing 7659: Aren't You Glad You're You (1946) (lyrics: "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)")
8. Something for the Boys (1944) (writer: "SOUTHLAND") (performer: "WOULDN'T IT BE NICE?", "SOUTHLAND", "CLIMBIN' UP DEM GOLDEN STAIRS")
9. Cover Girl (1944) (performer: "WHO'S COMPLAINING?") ("MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW", "PUT ME TO THE TEST")
10. Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) ("No Love, No Nothin'")
11. My Gal Sal (1942) (performer: "MR. VOLUNTEER", "MY GAL SAL")
    

Self:

• 2000s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America" (1 episode, 2009)
       - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys (2009) TV episode
   
   
2. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series
3. Hey, Abbott! (1978) .... Himself
4. The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
5. Joys (1976) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in 'Joys' (USA: complete title)
6. "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
   ... aka "Carol Burnett and Friends" (USA: repeat compilations title)
       - Episode #8.23 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
7. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
       - Episode #3.14 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
8. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
   ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
       - Episode dated 24 April 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 22 April 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
9. "The Flip Wilson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
       - Episode #2.20 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
10. "Stand Up and Cheer" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.2 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
11. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 1 April 1971 (1971) TV episode
12. Plimpton! Did You Hear the One About? (1971) (TV) .... Himself
13. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (5 episodes, 1966-1971)
        - Episode dated 11 January 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 21 December 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 30 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 9 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 2 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
14. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #4.13 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer
15. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 24 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
16. "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.1 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
17. "Name Droppers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Lohman & Barkley's Name Droppers" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode dated 23 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
18. "The Movie Game" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 9 December 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
19. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1967-1969)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 13 February 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 October 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
20. "The Jackie Gleason Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
    ... aka "The Color Honeymooners" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #3.9 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.6 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
21. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Host / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - Episode #5.19 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Singer
        - Episode #4.2 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host/Sketch Actor/Singer
22. Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV) .... Himself
23. An Hour with Robert Goulet (1964) (TV)
24. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (13 episodes, 1952-1964)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #17.23 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #15.41 (1962) TV episode .... Comedian
        - Episode #15.3 (1961) TV episode .... Sketch Actor
        - Episode #12.9 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #12.2 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
          (8 more)
25. "The Jerry Lewis Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
        - Episode #1.7 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
26. "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest / ... (2 episodes, 1963)
        - Episode dated 9 September 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest star
        - Episode dated 15 July 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest
27. Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet (1963) (TV) .... Himself
28. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - The Phil Silvers Show (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Season Premiere (1961) TV episode .... Himself
29. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest / ... (5 episodes, 1950-1961)
        - Episode dated 4 June 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 25 October 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 9 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 13 November 1955 (1955) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 17 December 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
30. "Person to Person" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1960)
        - Episode #8.6 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.12 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
31. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Sgt. Bilko (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Sgt. Bilko
32. The Phil Silvers Pontiac Special: Keep in Step (1959) (TV) .... Himself/Sgt. Ernest "Ernie" Bilko
33. "To Tell the Truth" .... Guest Panelist / ... (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 11 February 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself/Guest Panelist
34. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Milton Berle (1956) TV episode .... Himself
35. "The Name's the Same" .... Celebrity guest / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Guest
        - Episode dated 12 January 1954 (1954) TV episode .... Himself/Celebrity guest
36. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #1.34 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Host
37. "The Jack Carter Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #2.31 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
38. "The Milton Berle Show" .... Himself - Comedian (1 episode, 1948)
    ... aka "Texaco Star Theater" (USA)
    ... aka "The Buick-Berle Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #1.16 (1948) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
39. Take It or Leave It (1944) .... Himself, Phil Silvers
    

Archive Footage:

1. Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006) (V) .... Himself
2. The Comedians' Comedian (2005) (TV)
3. Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Himself
4. Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Himself
5. Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
6. The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Bilko
7. On Location: The Carry Ons (2001) (TV) .... Sergeant Knocker
8. What's a Carry On? (1998) (TV) .... Himself/'Sergeant Nocker'
9. Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
10. Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993) (TV) .... Himself
11. Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Otto Meyer
12. The Best of Gleason 2 (1988) (TV) .... Himself
13. Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987) .... Actor in Movie Clip
14. "Biography"
        - Phil Silvers: Top Banana (????) TV episode .... Himself
15. "What a Carry On"
        - Episode #1.12 (1984) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
        - Episode #1.11 (1984) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
        - Episode #1.8 (1983) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
        - Episode #1.5 (1983) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
        - Episode #1.4 (1983) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
16. "Carry on Laughing"
        - Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode .... Sergeant Nocker
17. This Is Elvis (1981) .... Himself
18. "Disneyland"
        - The Boatniks (1978) TV episode .... Harry Simmons
        - The Strongest Man in the World (1977) TV episode .... Krinkle
19. That's Carry On (1977) .... Sergeant Nocker
20. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #16.38 (1963) TV episode .... Sketch Actor
        - Episode #11.39 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
21. Marilyn (1963) (uncredited) .... Himself (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
22. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Laughter USA (1961) TV episode .... Himself