The Phil Silvers Show

Synopsis

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.

Streaming on

• CBS↗

Top of the call sheet

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  Phil Silvers
  as Ernest Bilko
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  Harvey Lembeck
  as Rocco Barbella
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  Paul Ford
  as John Hall
• 
  Allan Melvin
  as Steve Henshaw
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  Billy Sands
  as Dino Paparelli
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  Maurice Gosfield
  as Duane Doberman

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