Biography
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. He also starred in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966). He was a winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Phil Silvers Show and two Tony Awards for his performances in Top Banana and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also wrote the original lyrics to the jazz standard "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)".
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ballads
1963
Ultimate Sinatra
2015
Nigeria
1980
Know What I Mean?
1962
Sinatra's Sinatra
1963
A Man And His Music
1965
...Dedicated To You
1961
A Jazz Portrait Of Frank Sinatra
1959
Take Ten
1963
The Genius Sings The Blues
1961
In Person '77
1977
The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane
1975
Coltrane For Lovers
2001
Welcome To Love
1991
Nigerian Marketplace
1982
Portrait Of Sinatra: Forty Songs From The Life Of A Man
1977
Greatest Hits (The Early Years)
1971
Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits (The Early Years)
1966
Sinatra - Basie: An Historic Musical First
1962
Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years (From The Reprise Collection)
1991
Easy Living
1987
In The Beginning 1943 To 1951
1972
The Sinatra Collection
1971
Frankie Boy & Nancy Girl
1966
Credited work
930 releases · 163 albums · active 1953–2025
- Performance · 994
- Other credits · 7
Studios: Bell Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Bourbon Street, Toronto, Canada · Soundpush Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Frank Sinatra
- Various
- Ben Webster
- Ray Charles
- John Coltrane
- Paul Desmond
- Sinatra
- Gene Kelly