Louis Nye

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Louis Nye, born Louis Neistat, was an American comedic actor. He was an entertainer to the troops during World War II and is best known for his work on countless television, film and radio programs. Nye decided to go to New York City, where he worked in radio, playing various roles on soap operas. He recalled "I still think of myself as an actor. In the radio days, I was busy playing rotten Nazis, rich uncles and emotional juveniles -- the whole span -- and the only time I tried to be funny was at parties." Nye served in the United States Army during World War II, and because he earned laughs by mimicking other soldiers, he was assigned to run the recreation hall. Following his discharge, he returned to New York and began working in live television. He also appeared in several plays on Broadway, and made many appearances on television variety shows such as The Jack Benny Program (including one memorable turn as a crying cab driver), The Jimmy Durante Show, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom and The Victor Borge Show. He earned his greatest fame as a regular on The Steve Allen Show, performing with Allen, Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Pat Harrington Jr., Dayton Allen, Gabriel Dell and Bill Dana. He primarily played urbane, wealthy, and often fey bon vivants; as part of the weekly "Man on the Street" sketches, his characterization of the pretentious country-club braggart Gordon Hathaway, with his catchphrase, "Hi-ho, Steverino," plus Allen's inability to resist bursting into hysterical laughter at his ad-libs, made Nye one of the favorites on Allen's show. When production moved to Los Angeles, Nye went too and became a character actor in Hollywood. Nye was cast as a guest star on many television series, including Make Room for Daddy; Guestward, Ho!; Burke's Law; The Munsters; Love, American Style; Laverne & Shirley; Starsky and Hutch; Police Woman; Fantasy Island; St. Elsewhere; and The Cosby Show. Nye played dentist Delbert Gray on several episodes of The Ann Sothern Show from 1960 to 1961, the romantic interest of Olive Smith, played by Ann Tyrrell. Nye also played Sonny Drysdale, the spoiled rich stepson of Milburn Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies during the 1962 season. He did six episodes, and received more mail than from anything else he had ever done on television, but the character was dropped. It was rumored that someone in the CBS network, or a sponsor, thought Sonny was too "sissified". However, Nye revived the character briefly during the 1966 season. During this period, Nye appeared in several television commercials for various products, including Rath brand lunch meats and the Better Business Bureau. Nye appeared as a celebrity judge on The Gong Show during the late 1970s. He also recorded a few comedy LPs, doing a variety of characterizations. Unfortunately, he never had the opportunity to reach his potential in movies. Many of his character roles were little more than cameos. Nevertheless, he performed with Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Walter Matthau, Robert Mitchum, Jack Webb and Joanne Woodward, and others. Nye also appeared on the lecture circuit, in concerts and in nightclubs, and did voice work in animation, such as Inspector Gadget with Don Adams.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1913-05-01
  • event Death Date 2005-10-09
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 3.2
  • info Birth Place Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975-03-24

6.3

Good Neighbor Sam

1964-07-22

5.9

A Guide for the Married Man

1967-05-25

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Ted E. Bear: Cub Reporter

1988-01-01

5.2

The Facts of Life

1960-11-14

4.4

Full Moon High

1981-08-04

7.8

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005-04-05

3.4

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960-08-24

4.7

The Stripper

1963-06-19

7

The Great Bear Scare

1983-10-01

5.8

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963-12-25

6.3

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1974-12-06

5.7

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961-05-27

8

The City That Forgot About Christmas

1974-12-01

6.5

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980-02-14

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The Reluctant Dragon

1981-12-01

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Charge of the Model T's

1977-11-04

6.2

The Wheeler Dealers

1963-11-14

5.6

Zotz!

1962-10-03

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Salute to Stan Laurel

1965-11-23

6

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

1980-09-30

7.1

Harper Valley P.T.A.

1978-08-02

5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984-06-29

4.1

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976-07-26

10

Daytime Revolution

2024-10-09

5.4

St. Elsewhere

1982-10-26

6

Burke's Law

1963-09-20

7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975-09-10

8

The Munsters

1964-09-24

7

The Cosby Show

1984-09-20

6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962-09-26

5.3

Naked City

1958-09-30

7.2

Laverne & Shirley

1976-01-27

8

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000-10-15

4.5

The Hollywood Palace

1964-01-04

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The Don Knotts Show

1970-09-15

6.6

This Is Your Life

1952-10-01

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963-10-04

4

Guestward, Ho!

1960-09-29

5.3

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966-09-06

5.3

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956-10-05

5

Needles and Pins

1973-09-21

6

The Lieutenant

1963-09-14

5

The Steve Allen Show

1956-06-24

5

Aloha Paradise

1981-02-25

6.8

Alice in Wonderland

1985-12-09

7

The Steven Banks Show

1994-07-11

8

The Judy Garland Show

1963-12-08

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show

1961-12-11

6.3

The Love Boat

1977-09-24

6.6

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967-09-09

6

Burke's Law

1963-09-20

7

The Bob Hope Show

1950-04-09

7.7

The Jack Benny Program

1950-10-28

7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975-09-10

6.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957-07-29

7.7

The Jack Benny Program

1950-10-28

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show

1961-12-11

6.3

The Love Boat

1977-09-24

6.3

The Love Boat

1977-09-24

6.3

Police Woman

1974-09-13

6.7

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-06-06

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-10-01

4.4

Kraft Music Hall

1958-10-08

7

The George Gobel Show

1954-10-02

7.3

Kraft Television Theatre

1947-05-07

6.4

Fantasy Island

1978-01-28