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Biography

When drummer/bandleader Phil Harris made his screen debut in the RKO short So This is Harris (1933), his screen image was that of a…more

Born

6/24/1904, Linton, Indiana, USA

Died

8/11/1995

Birth Name

Wonga Philip Harris

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Four Star Revue
  Host/Performer
  - S 4: Ep 3 November 28, 1953
    11/28/53
  - S 3: Ep 5 October 4, 1952
    10/4/52
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Kraft Music Hall
  Co-host
  - S 12: Ep 24 Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry, Part 2
    5/6/70
  - S 12: Ep 23 Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry, Part 1
    4/29/70
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 5 3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards
    10/15/69
  - S 12: Ep 2 Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold
    9/24/69
  - S 12: Ep 30 Martha Raye / Phil Harris / Sandie Shaw
    6/24/70
  - S 12: Ep 14 The Friars Roast Jack Benny
    1/21/70
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 13 George Burns / Phil Harris / Susan Barrett
    12/12/68
  - S 4: Ep 4 Vince Edwards / Roger Miller / Gloria Loring / Phil Harris
    10/10/68
  - S 3: Ep 21 Norm Crosby / Alice Faye / Phil Harris / Julius LaRosa
    2/1/68
  - S 3: Ep 9 Joel Grey / Lainie Kazan / Phil Harris / Don Cherry / Pat Henry
    11/9/67
  - S 2: Ep 29 Phil Harris / Paul Winchell / Sally Ann Howes / The Kessler Twins
    4/6/67
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, host
  - S 5: Ep 25 Host: Phil Harris / The Hollies
    3/23/68
  - S 4: Ep 8 Host: Phil Harris / Abbe Lane
    11/12/66
  - S 2: Ep 11 Host: Phil Harris / Ginger Rogers
    12/5/64
  - S 1: Ep 22 Host: Phil Harris
    5/30/64
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 17 Cowboys and City Slickers
    2/14/68
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 17 Host: Bing Crosby / Peggy Lee
    1/13/68
  - S 5: Ep 2 Host: Phyllis Diller / Fifth Dimension
    9/12/67
  - S 4: Ep 21 Host: Bing Crosby / Ella Fitzgerald
    2/18/67
  - S 3: Ep 2 Host: Bing Crosby / Louis Armstrong
    9/25/65
- The Hollywood Palace
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 16 Host: Phil Harris / Alice Faye
    1/15/66
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, cameo
  - S 2: Ep 16 Host: Bing Crosby / Beverly Garland / Frank McHugh
    1/16/65
Guest Star (44)

Role
- Deadliest Catch
  Captain, Cornelia Marie
  - S 1: Ep 0 Deadliest Catch Special-Best of Season 1
    3/26/06
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 10 David Frizzell and Shelly West / Phil Harris / Kim and Karman Reid
    11/13/82
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 8 Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
    4/26/81
- The Love Boat
  Harvey Cronkle
  - S 3: Ep 20 Rent a Romeo/Matchmaker, Matchmaker/Y' Gotta Have Heart
    1/26/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 91 January 26, 1979
    1/26/79
  - S 5: Ep 90 January 25, 1979
    1/25/79
  - S 5: Ep 86 January 19, 1979
    1/19/79
  - S 4: Ep 142 April 17, 1978
    4/17/78
  - S 4: Ep 102 February 10, 1978
    2/10/78
  - + 2 More Credits
- Fantasy Island
  Will Fields
  - S 2: Ep 11 Carnival / The Vaudevillians
    12/2/78
- Over Easy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 50 January 19, 1978
    1/19/78
- Here's Lucy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 21 Lucy and Phil Harris Strike Up the Band
    2/25/74
- This is Tom Jones
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 17 Tom Jones … Movin’ Up & (O)ver
    4/26/71
  - S 2: Ep 19 February 5, 1970
    2/5/70
- Pearl Bailey Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 February 20, 1971
    2/20/71
- Christopher Closeup
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Faith, Hope and Hogan
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 60 November 10, 1969
    11/10/69
  - S 14: Ep 221 August 12, 1977
    8/12/77
  - S 13: Ep 187 June 9, 1976
    6/9/76
- The Johnny Cash Show
  actor
  - S 1: Ep 15 September 27, 1969
    9/27/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 235 August 4, 1969
    8/4/69
- That's Life (1968)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 16 A Cold Is Nothing to Sneeze At
    1/21/69
- The Lucy Show
  Phil Stanley
  - S 6: Ep 20 Lucy and Phil Harris
    2/5/68
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
- Jungle Cubs
  Baloo
  - — The Jungle Book
    10/18/67
- F Troop
  Flaming Arrow
  - S 2: Ep 20 Where Are You Doing after the Massacre?
    1/19/67
- ABC Stage 67
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 8 The People Trap
    11/9/66
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 September 25, 1966
    9/25/66
  - S 4: Ep 3 September 27, 1965
    9/27/65
  - S 2: Ep 5 November 26, 1963
    11/26/63
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 18 March 22, 1965
    3/22/65
  - S 3: Ep 2 October 11, 1964
    10/12/64
- The Bing Crosby Show
  Barney Jenks
  - S 1: Ep 23 One for the Birds
    3/8/65
- Burke's Law
  Gus Watt
  - S 2: Ep 2 Who Killed Vaudeville?
    9/23/64
- Ben Casey
  Clarence Simmons
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Only Place Where They Know My Name
    1/15/64
- Burke's Law
  Rip Farley
  - S 1: Ep 8 Who Killed Billy Jo?
    11/8/63
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 November 8, 1963
    11/8/63
- The Red Skelton Show
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 17 Children Should Be Seen But Not Had
    1/22/63
- The Red Skelton Show
  Carnival owner
  - S 12: Ep 2 The Greatest Schmo on Earth
    10/2/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 32 Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil Harris
    5/21/61
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 7 April 12, 1961
    4/12/61
  - S 4: Ep 1 October 20, 1953
    10/20/53
  - S 3: Ep 7 April 20, 1953
    4/20/53
  - S 23: Ep 5 March 7, 1973
    3/7/73
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 29 Jonathan Winters; Phil Haris; Patrice Munsel
    5/30/60
  - S 3: Ep 32 Igor and 4 (Paul Mazursky and Herb Hartig); Count Basie; Joe Bushkin; Teddy Wilson; Jane Powell; Phil Harris
    5/4/58
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ginger Rogers; The Andrews Sisters; Edward G. Robinson; Jonathan Winters; Phil Harris
    3/3/57
- The Betty Hutton Show
  Colonel Barker
  - S 1: Ep 17 Rock 'N' Roll
    1/28/60
- The Perry Como Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 3 October 14, 1959
    10/14/59
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 October 21, 1958
    10/21/58
  - S 3: Ep 2 October 13, 1956
    10/13/56
- The Jack Benny Program
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 2 Phil Harris Show
    10/5/58
- Club Oasis
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 March 15, 1958
    3/15/58
- The Eddie Fisher Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 October 15, 1957
    10/15/57
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 13 Hollywood Musical Holiday Revue
    12/20/56
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 22 4/3/1955
    4/3/55
  - S 5: Ep 3 10/3/1954
    10/3/54
  - S 4: Ep 16 1/17/1954
    1/17/54
- Texaco Star Theater
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 24 5/18/1954
    5/18/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 30 4/19/1953
    4/19/53
  - S 3: Ep 14 12/28/1952
    12/28/52
- Four Star Revue
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 8 October 25, 1952
    10/25/52
- Four Star Revue
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 September 20, 1952
    9/20/52
Cameo (1)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode #23
    11/18/68

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- Phil Harris was replaced as Jack Benny's bandleader by Bob Crosby, the brother of Phil's good friend Bing Crosby.
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- Phil Harris was an avid golfer.
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- Phil Harris had two daughters, Phyllis and Alice.
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- Phil Harris: If it hadn't been for radio, I would still be a traveling orchestra leader. For 17 years I played one-night stands, sleeping on buses. I never even voted, because I didn't have any residence.
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- Phil Harris: I can't die until the government finds a safe place to bury my liver.
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