The Phil Silvers Show a Korean War patrol – Cpl. Allan Melvin, Pvt. Silvers, Pvt. Hiken, and Pvt. Lembeck. The characters also appear in the novel "The Manchurian Candidate", which has been plagued with multiple assertions of plagiarism. In 1987 a British tourist visiting Tibet wearing a Phil Silvers "Sgt. Bilko" T-shirt had Chinese soldiers attempt to rip it off her because they thought the picture was the Dalai Lama. Larry David, creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm", has called "The Phil Silvers Show" his favorite television show. From 1957 to 1960, DC Comics published a Sergeant Bilko comic book which lasted 16
David Threlfall David Threlfall David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television actor and director. He is probably best known for playing Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's series "Shameless". He has also directed several episodes of the show. In April 2014, he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in a television film entitled "". In 2014, he starred alongside Jude Law in the thriller "Black Sea". The son of a plumber, Tommy Threlfall and his wife, Joyce Foulds, David was born in Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire. The family lived in Blackley then moved to the Bradford area of Manchester and