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Phil SilversAdd to My CelebsAge 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
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Main Movie Roles1978 - The Cheap Detective1975 - 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
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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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