The Phil Silvers Show
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The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written 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 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.Read moreLess
The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written 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 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.
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The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959 special. The series starred Phil Silvers as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko of the United States Army. The series was created and largely written 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 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.
Cast & crew
Phil SilversErnest Bilko
Harvey LembeckRocco Barbella
Paul FordJohn Hall
Allan MelvinSteve Henshaw
Billy SandsDino Paparelli
Maurice GosfieldDuane Doberman
Herbie FayeSam Fender
Terry CarterPrivate 'Sugie' SugarmanExplore the crew
- 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
- Producer
- Nat Hiken