Hollywood Icons, Then and Now
Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers.
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Works
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsUncle Benjamin (archive footage) (uncredited)2014
Summer Stock: Get Happy!Herb Blake (archive footage) (uncredited)2006
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerSelf (archive footage)2002
On Location: The Carry OnsSergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage) (uncredited)2001
What's a Carry On?Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)1997
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'Self (archive footage)1991
That's Dancing!From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)1985
Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)1982
Take Me Up to the Ball GameIrwin (voice)1980
There Goes The BridePsychiatrist1980
The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodWilliam B. Warkoff1980
RacquetArthur Sargent1979
Goldie and the BoxerWally1979
The Cheap DetectiveHoppy1978
That's Carry On!Sergeant Ernie Nocker (archive footage)1977
The Night They Took Miss BeautifulMarv Barker1977
The Chicken ChroniclesMax Ober1977
The New Love BoatMorris Beckman1977
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodMurray Fromberg1976
JoysSelf1976
1975
The BoatniksHarry Simmons1970
Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellPhil Newman1968
Follow That CamelSergeant Ernie Nocker1967
A Guide for the Married ManTechnical Advisor (Realtor)1967
Damn YankeesMr. Applegate1967
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumMarcus Lycus1966- 1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldOtto Meyer1963
MarilynSelf ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)1963
40 Pounds of TroubleBernie Friedman1962
Something's Got to GiveInsurance Salesman1962
The Slowest Gun in the WestFletcher Bissell III, The Silver Dollar Kid1960
Keep in StepSelf/Sgt Ernest G. 'Ernie' Bilko1959
The Girl Can't Help ItMilkman1956
Lucky MeHap Schneider1954
Top BananaJerry Biffle1954
Summer StockHerb Blake1950
If I'm LuckyWallingham M. 'Wally' Jones1946
A Thousand and One NightsAbdullah1945
Don Juan Quilligan'Mac' MacDenny1945
Diamond HorseshoeBlinkie Miller1945
Something for the BoysHarry Hart1944
Take It or Leave ItPhil Silvers1944
Cover GirlGenius1944
Four Jills in a JeepEddie1944
A Lady Takes a ChanceSmiley Lambert1943
Coney IslandFrankie1943
Just Off BroadwayRoy Higgins1942
Tales of ManhattanSalesman at Santelli's #1 (uncredited)1942
1942
My Gal SalWiley1942
Roxie HartBabe1942
All Through the NightWaiter1942
You're in the Army NowBrewster "Breezy" Jones1941
Lady Be GoodMaster of Ceremonies1941
Ice-CapadesLarry Herman1941
Tom, Dick and HarryIce Cream Man1941
The PenaltyHobo1941
The Wild Man of BorneoMurdock, Side Show Barker1941
Hit Parade of 1941Charlie Moore1940
1938- Ups and DownsCharlie1937
SuccessAntic Fellow1931
Personal details
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- Alternative names
- Sergeant Bilko
- Phillip Silver
- BornMay 11, 1911Brooklyn, New York, United States
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