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Phil Silvers

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Age
74 (passed away Nov. 1st, 1985)
Birthday
May. 11th, 1911
Born in
New York City, New York, USA
Height
6'

Phil Silvers' Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
The Phil Silvers Show TV Show
The Phil Silvers Show
The Jerry Lewis Show TV Show
The Jerry Lewis Show
The New Phil Silvers Show TV Show
The New Phil Silvers Show
The DuPont Show of the Week TV Show
The DuPont Show of the Week
 

Main Movie Roles

1978 - The Cheap Detective
1975 - The Strongest Man in the World
1970 - The Boatniks
1967 - Follow That Camel
1967 - A Guide for the Married Man
1966 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1963 - It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
1962 - Something's Got to Give
1962 - 40 Pounds of Trouble
1954 - Lucky Me
1950 - Summer Stock
1944 - Cover Girl
1942 - Footlight Serenade
1941 - Lady Be Good
1941 - All Through the Night
1941 - Tom Dick and Harry
1940 - Strike Up the Band

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:
  • Silvers' sight was failing fast, and to compensate for this fact he was wearing contact lenses as well as glasses. It was a familiar sight to see 'Jim Dale (I)' (qv), 'Peter Butterworth' (qv), and Silvers scatting around the sand for a lost lens while filming _Follow That Camel (1967)_ (qv).
  • Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 740-741. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
  • Later in life, after having cataract surgery on both eyes and with lenses then implanted in his eyes, he no longer needed eyeglasses. However, he continued to wear them without any glass in them -- just the frames -- because his glasses were, after all, his trademark.
  • He was a gambling addict. Once, when complaining about his lack of work and being broke in Los Angeles, he absent-mindedly pulled out a large wad of bills. When asked about why did not live on that money, he replied it did not count because it was only his gambling money.
  • Appears as Master Sergeant Ernest G. (Ernie) Bilko on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring _"The Phil Silvers Show" (1955)_ (qv).
  • Has won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1952 for "Top Banana," a part that he recreated in the film version of the same name, _Top Banana (1954)_ (qv), and in 1972 for a revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." He was also nominated in the same category in 1961 for "Do Re Mi."
  • Interred at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • His Gladasya production company co-produced _"Gilligan's Island" (1964)_ (qv).

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