The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
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Cast & Crew.
Phil Silvers
Ernest Bilko
Harvey Lembeck
Rocco Barbella
Paul Ford
John Hall
Allan Melvin
Steve Henshaw
Billy Sands
Dino Paparelli
Maurice Gosfield
Duane Doberman
Nat Hiken
Creator / Producer / Writer
Leonard B. Stern
Writer
Billy Friedberg
Writer
Coleman Jacoby
Writer
Arnie Rosen
Writer
A.J. Russell
Writer
Terry Ryan
Writer
Phil Sharp
Writer
Tony Webster
Writer
Sydney Zelinka
Writer
Arnold M. Auerbach
Writer
Barry Blitzer
Writer
Harvey Orkin
Writer
Bernard Fein
Pvt. Gomez
Mickey Freeman
Pvt. Fielding Zimmerman
Al De Caprio
Director
Terry Ryan
Writer
Neil Simon
Writer
Herbie Faye
Sam Fender / Sam Fender / Cpl. Sam Fender
Larry Storch
The Crying Sailor
Al Lewis
Bruno the Mobster
Tony Galento
Little Pete
George Maharis
Seaman at Craps Game (uncredited)
Joe E. Ross
MSgt. Rupert Ritzik
Alexander Scourby
Hubbell Robinson (uncredited)
Jimmy Little
MSgt. Francis Grover
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Musician (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry
Capt. Carter (uncredited)
Eric Fleming
USN Recruiting Chief (uncredited)
Len Wayland
Bill Kerpanski (uncredited)
Frank Albertson
The Producer
Morey Amsterdam
Harry Harris
George Kennedy
MP Sgt. Kennedy (uncredited)
David Sheiner
Cpl. Electrical Engineer Engel
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1955
StatusEnded
Seasons4
Episodes144
Running Time30m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, is a sitcom which ran on the CBS Television Network from 1955 to 1959. A pilot titled "Audition Show" was made in 1955, but it was never broadcast. 143 other episodes were broadcast β all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army.
The series was created by Nat Hiken and won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Best Comedy Series. The show is sometimes titled Sergeant Bilko or simply Bilko in reruns, and it is very often referred to by these names, both on-screen and by viewers. The show's success transformed Silvers from a journeyman comedian into a star; and writer-producer Hiken from a highly regarded behind-the-scenes comedy writer into a publicly recognized creator.