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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 – all half-an-hour long except for a 1959 one-hour live special. [1]
Sgt. Bilko is a 1996 American military comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman. It is an adaptation of the 1950s television series The Phil Silvers Show , often informally called Sgt. Bilko , or simply Bilko , and stars Steve Martin , Dan Aykroyd , Phil Hartman and Glenne Headly .
His first breakthrough screen role was as the sole black regular cast member of The Phil Silvers Show (popularly known as Sergeant Bilko), appearing as Pvt. Sugie Sugarman in 91 episodes between 1955 and '59 -- becoming one of the first black actors appearing regularly on an American television program. [1] [2] [10] [4]
Bilko then learns that the railroad is expanding their service to include five trains a day to San Francisco and for less money. The lines are now gone. Bilko decides to offer deluxe tours of California and homes of movie stars. Bilko has a busload of people and they start the tour. Bilko has his men pretend to be movie stars and Native Americans.
1955–59: The Phil Silvers Show: MSgt. Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko: 143 episodes 1959: Keep in Step: Himself/Sgt. Ernest G. Bilko: Television movie 1959: The Ballad of Louie the Louse: Louie: Television movie 1960: The Slowest Gun in the West: Fletcher Bissell III The Silver Dollar Kid: Television movie 1962: The Jack Benny Program: Himself ...
Harvey Lembeck (April 15, 1923 – January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl. Rocco Barbella on The Phil Silvers Show (a.k.a. Sgt. Bilko, a.k.a. You'll Never Get Rich ) in the late 1950s, and as the stumbling, overconfident quasi- outlaw biker Eric Von Zipper in beach party films during the 1960s.
Maurice Lionel Gosfield (January 28, 1913 – October 19, 1964) was an American stage, film, radio and television actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Private Duane Doberman on the sitcom The Phil Silvers Show (1954–1959) and voicing Benny the Ball in Top Cat (1961–62).
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