The Phil Silvers Show 69 years old

The Phil Silvers Show

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.

Credits

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke

Pvt. Hank Lumpkin

Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke

Pvt. Swiftington 'Swifty' Bilko

Julie Newmar
Julie Newmar

'Stacked' Suzie

Alan Alda
Alan Alda

Carlyle Thompson III

Cast

Name Character
Dick Van Dyke He was 29 , now 99 years old as Pvt. Hank Lumpkin
Dick Van Dyke He was 29 , now 99 years old as Pvt. Swiftington 'Swifty' Bilko
Julie Newmar She was 22 , now 91 years old as 'Stacked' Suzie
Ed Sullivan He was 53 , 73 years old when he died
Alan Alda He was 19 , now 88 years old as Carlyle Thompson III
Harvey Lembeck He was 32 , 58 years old when he died
Fred Gwynne He was 29 , 66 years old when he died
Al Lewis He was 32 , 82 years old when he died
Phil Silvers He was 44 , 74 years old when he died as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
Herbie Faye He was 56 , 81 years old when he died
Allan Melvin He was 32 , 84 years old when he died
Billy Sands He was 44 , 73 years old when he died
Kay Kendall She was 28 , 32 years old when she died
Larry Storch He was 32 , now 101 years old
Yogi Berra He was 30 , 90 years old when he died
Maurice Gosfield He was 42 , 51 years old when he died
Joe E. Ross He was 41 , 68 years old when he died
Paul Ford He was 53 , 74 years old when he died as Col. John T. Hall

Crew

Name Job title
A.J. Russell Writing Writer
Leonard Stern Writing Writer
Nat Hiken Production He was 41 , 54 years old when he died Producer
Nat Hiken Writing He was 41 , 54 years old when he died Writer
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The Phil Silvers Show (69 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1955-09-20
  • Runtime: [30] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 144