Los Angeles Times Saturday May 27, 2006 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 36 words Type of Material: Correction ‘Sgt. Bilko’: A story in last Sunday’s Calendar about the ...

The Phil Silvers Show has been known under many different names. The 1950s sitcom was originally dubbed You’ll Never Get Rich, and is often referred to as Sergeant Bilko for modern-day re-runs. While ...

Phil Silvers is one of those dead comedians who seems familiar, because his chuckly voice and pushy mannerisms continue to be imitated by comics, impressionists, and cartoon characters alike. But ...

Phil Silvers is a classic American entertainer, who performed in a wide variety of television shows and movies. Silvers began working in the entertainment industry well before he was a teenager, and ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it.

Big-screen version of the 1950s TV series. Steve Martin is Phil Silvers' scamming sergeant, but Major Thorn is a real pain in his side. Wacky comedy with Dan Aykroyd. (1996)(91 mins) ...

Phil Silvers' comic persona was that of the fast-talking operator, the guy who could swindle you of your shirt and pants before you realized you were half-naked. No comedian played that guy better ...

¶ From the day he enlisted in television’s army Sept. 20, 1955, Master Sergeant Ernie Bilko (Phil Silvers) was obviously just the sort of career soldier whom TV sorely needs. Week after week, the Phil ...

Military clerk Ray Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) is something of a modern-day Sergeant Bilko. Anything you need, he can get. Any scam that's possible, he'll run. Never mind the bumbling Colonel Berman (Ed ...