The New Phil Silvers Show
The New Phil Silvers Show is an American situation comedy television series starring Phil Silvers which centers around a factory foreman who is always involved in get-rich-quick schemes. Original episodes aired from September 28, 1963, until April 25, 1964.
Phil Silvers with (right to left) Ronnie Dapo, Sandy Descher, and Elena Verdugo in a promotional photograph for The New Phil Silvers Show. Dapo, Descher, and Verdugo joined the cast in February 1964.
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko. He also starred in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). He was a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Phil Silvers Show and two Tony Awards for his performances in Top Banana and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also wrote the original lyrics to the jazz standard "Nancy ".
Silvers as Sgt. Bilko
Silvers in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Publicity photo of Silvers from the musical Top Banana
Silvers in The Beverly Hillbillies (circa 1969–1970)