Joe E. Ross was an American actor known for his trademark "Ooh! Ooh!" exclamation, which he used in many of his roles. He starred in such TV sitcoms as The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You?.
Ross c. 1966
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 – 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 Phil Silvers Show
Sgt. Bilko with Col. Hall
An advertisement for Camel cigarettes from 1957. Shown are Pvt Doberman (Maurice Gosfield, center) and Cpl Henshaw (Allan Melvin, right).
Ed Sullivan made his first cameo television appearance on the show.