Talk:Phil Silvers

Date of birth
IMDB have 1911 as the birth year, I've not changed it. Sources on the web are split roughly evenly between 1911 and 1912 - and even other parts of Wikipedia claim he was born in 1911. Any idea how to sort out this mess? -- Morwen. — Preceding undated comment added 15:24, 2 September 2003 (UTC)


 * If sources are split, and all sources are equally trustworthy, then I guess all we can do is say "1912 (some sources say 1911)" or "1911 (some sources say 1912)" or something like that. --Camembert — Preceding undated comment added 18:21, 2 September 2003 (UTC)

The Social Security Death Index states he was born on 12 May 1911, a day later than the article and IMDb state. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lkjhgfdsa 0 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Nancy (with the laughing face)
Phil Silvers is listed as the co-writer of this song - recorded by Sinatra and Coltrane, among others. Is this the same Phil Silvers as the commedian? If it is, it should probably be listed here. Editor437 00:15, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

His eyeglasses
At one point in his life, Silvers took to wearing contact lenses and no longer needed his familiar eyeglasses. He would wear emptry frames because people couldn't recognize him otherwise. (I heard him explain this on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show one night.) I saw him play the lead in A Funny Thing ... in Chicago, and he wore the anachronistic glasses in ancient Rome. WHPratt (talk) 05:40, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

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Category: American Jews
Can I add him to the category American Jews? He is American and Jewish after all. If no one objects within a week I will add him. Thanks Anibar E (talk) 03:37, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

The Penguins of Madagascar
Although I was a fan of Phil back in the 50's, I actually came to this page whilst watching the above animation. There is a character named 'Skip' I think, who sounds and acts a little like Bilko. (Enough to make me look Phil up.) I wondered if his is just chance or a 'homage'? Peter88 92.23.10.26 (talk) 21:46, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

TV Credits
It's not on the main article, but I saw Phil Silvers on a Charlie's Angles episode last night. --2602:30A:2E23:1090:99A0:2499:182D:2D5A (talk) 12:59, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Film Credits
In the film `The Girl Can't Help It' (1959) there is a brief scene where Jayne Mansfield passes by a milkman holding a milk bottle, played by Phil Silvers, and milk spurts from the bottle that heis holding. Credit listings for this film do not mention Phil Silvers (or even list him as `uncredited') but it surely should be counted as one of his film roles (admittedly a brief one). Barney Bruchstein (talk) 18:51, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

War Service
Why did Phil Silvers not serve in WWII? Was it his age? Did he have dependants? He was 31 at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. But he did perform USO tours.81.159.165.100 (talk) 17:12, 22 January 2019 (UTC) Maybe his eyesight wasn't good enough to qualify? WHPratt (talk) 06:16, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Philip or Phillip?
I am not sure if his birth name was "Philip" or "Phillip". Anyway, I just made his first name the same (with double "l", as on the lead) in the infobox for now. -- Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:47, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

The Jungle Book? (Error)
Surely his Disney voice work deserves mention? Did I miss it?Sojambi Pinola (talk) 22:57, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

My mistake. A site credited Phil Silvers when they should have credited Phil Harris. He did appear in a couple live action Disney films in the 1970's. Sojambi Pinola (talk) 23:05, 22 May 2023 (UTC)