ACTOR

Phil Silvers

1911 - 1985

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Phil Silvers (born Phillip Silver; May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Silvers has received more than 1,916,462 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Phil Silvers is the 6,776th most popular actor (up from 6,915th in 2019), the 10,017th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,269th in 2019) and the 3,116th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Phil Silvers ranks 6,776 out of 13,578. Before him are Kevin Dobson, Peyton List, Wendie Jo Sperber, Jon Huertas, Dee Bradley Baker, and Athena Chu. After him are David Faustino, Virginia Valli, Boman Irani, Laura Fraser, Mamoru Miyano, and Katsuyuki Konishi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Phil Silvers ranks 354. Before him are Ann Doran, William T. Stearn, Gardner Fox, Marie Kraja, Basil Dearden, and Momčilo Đokić. After him are Milan Stojanović, Artur Knautz, Francisco Rúa, Zheng Junli, Rezső Somlai, and Helmut Berthold. Among people deceased in 1985, Phil Silvers ranks 257. Before him are Fernando Pereira, Pál Teleki, Alister Hardy, Maurice Podoloff, Fredy Perlman, and Isaac Kashdan. After him are Erich Koschik, Gladys Egan, Dragomir Tošić, Gabriel Elorde, Leatrice Joy, and Dan White.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Phil Silvers ranks 10,017 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Huertas (1969), Isaac Kashdan (1905), Les Aspin (1938), Dee Bradley Baker (1962), Vincenzo Natali (1969), and Miguel Cotto (1980). After him are David Faustino (1974), Virginia Valli (1895), Lewis H. Brereton (1890), Doc Pomus (1925), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), and Eliphalet Remington (1793).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Phil Silvers ranks 3,116. Before him are Michael Pitt (1981), Kevin Dobson (1943), Peyton List (1986), Wendie Jo Sperber (1958), Jon Huertas (1969), and Dee Bradley Baker (1962). After him are David Faustino (1974), Virginia Valli (1895), Mary Lynn Rajskub (1971), Susan Oliver (1932), Paul Le Mat (1945), and Rosie Perez (1964).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Otto Meyer
A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each attempts to claim the prize for himself.
Nov 7th 19637 / 10
Carry on Follow That Camel
Sergeant Nocker
Bertram Oliphant 'Bo' West wants to clear his unjustly smeared reputation, so he joins the Foreign Legion—with Simpson his manservant in tow. But the fort they get posted to is full of eccentric legionnaires, and there's trouble brewing with the locals too. Unbeknown to Bo, his lady love has followed him in disguise.
Aug 10th 19675.8 / 10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Marcus Lycus
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
Oct 16th 19666 / 10