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Louis Nye
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Acting
Birthday
1913-05-01,Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Mitzi & 100 Guys

0

Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975-03-24

Good Neighbor Sam

6.6

Good Neighbor Sam
1964-07-22

A Guide for the Married Man

5.9

A Guide for the Married Man
1967-05-25

Ted E. Bear: Cub Reporter

0

Ted E. Bear: Cub Reporter
1988-01-01

The Facts of Life

5.259

The Facts of Life
1960-11-14

4.4

Full Moon High
1981-08-04

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

7.667

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005-04-05

Sex Kittens Go to College

3.294

Sex Kittens Go to College
1960-08-24

4.615

The Stripper
1963-06-19

The Great Bear Scare

7

The Great Bear Scare
1983-10-01

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

6.063

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963-12-25

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

7

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1974-12-06

The Last Time I Saw Archie

6.25

The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961-05-27

The City That Forgot About Christmas

8.4

The City That Forgot About Christmas
1974-12-01

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

6.667

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980-02-14

The Reluctant Dragon

0

The Reluctant Dragon
1981-12-01

Charge of the Model T's

10

Charge of the Model T's
1977-11-04

The Wheeler Dealers

6.295

The Wheeler Dealers
1963-11-14

5.526

Zotz!
1962-10-03

Salute to Stan Laurel

8

Salute to Stan Laurel
1965-11-23

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

6

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
1980-09-30

Harper Valley P.T.A.

7.22

Harper Valley P.T.A.
1978-08-02

Cannonball Run II

5.429

Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.313

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

Daytime Revolution

10

Daytime Revolution
2024-10-09

One Touch of Venus

7.25

One Touch of Venus
1955-08-27

Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today

0

Li'l Abner in the Dogpatch Today
1978-11-09

O.C. and Stiggs

4.5

O.C. and Stiggs
1987-07-10

5.668

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

Starsky & Hutch

7.3

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

7.937

The Munsters
1964-09-24

6.985

The Cosby Show
1984-09-20

The Beverly Hillbillies

6.926

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-09-26

5.667

Naked City
1958-09-30

Laverne & Shirley

7.159

Laverne & Shirley
1976-01-27

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.03

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-10-15

The Hollywood Palace

5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

The Don Knotts Show

9

The Don Knotts Show
1970-09-15

This Is Your Life

6.5

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

5.875

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04

6.5

Guestward, Ho!
1960-09-29

The Pruitts of Southampton

6.5

The Pruitts of Southampton
1966-09-06

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

Needles and Pins

7

Needles and Pins
1973-09-21

7

The Lieutenant
1963-09-14

7

Aloha Paradise
1981-02-25

The Steve Allen Show

6.167

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

Alice in Wonderland

6.865

Alice in Wonderland
1985-12-09

The Steven Banks Show

8

The Steven Banks Show
1994-07-11

The Judy Garland Show

8.2

The Judy Garland Show
1963-12-08

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.25

Burke's Law
1963-09-20

The Bob Hope Show

7

The Bob Hope Show
1950-04-09

The Jack Benny Program

7.824

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

Starsky & Hutch

7.3

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957-07-29

The Jack Benny Program

7.824

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.422

Police Woman
1974-09-13

The Dick Cavett Show

6.818

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

Kraft Music Hall

5.429

Kraft Music Hall
1958-10-08

The George Gobel Show

7.75

The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02

Kraft Television Theatre

7.8

Kraft Television Theatre
1947-05-07

6.508

Fantasy Island
1978-01-28

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.714

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968-01-22

The Real Ghostbusters

7.7

The Real Ghostbusters
1986-09-13