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William Szathmary, known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show, frequently in the guise of a heavily accented Bolivian character named José Jiménez. Dana often portrayed the Jiménez character as an astronaut.
Birth Name
William Szathmary
Born
Sunday, 05 October 1924
Died
Thursday, 15 June 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wild Tigers I Have Known | José Jiménez | 2006 |
| A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 2005 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Moon Shot | Self | 1994 |
| Lena's Holiday | Armenian Cabbie | 1991 |
| Lenny | Charlie | 1990 |
| Blossom | Bill Dana | 1990 |
| Empty Nest | Nathan | 1988 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self / Jose Jimenez | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wild Tigers I Have Known | José Jiménez | 2006 |
| A Classic Christmas from the Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 2005 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Moon Shot | Self | 1994 |
| Lena's Holiday | Armenian Cabbie | 1991 |
| Lenny | Charlie | 1990 |
| Blossom | Bill Dana | 1990 |
| Empty Nest | Nathan | 1988 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self / Jose Jimenez | 1988 |
| Sledge Hammer! | Dr. Weisbart | 1986 |
| The Golden Girls | Angelo / Papa Angelo / Uncle Angelo | 1985 |
| Our Time | Self | 1985 |
| The Right Stuff | José Jimenez | 1983 |
| Zorro and Son | Bernardo | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Jonas Fiscus | 1982 |
| No Soap, Radio | Mr. Plitzky | 1982 |
| Murder in Texas | Bill Dana / Self | 1981 |
| Too Close for Comfort | Wendell Balaban | 1980 |
| The Nude Bomb | Jonathan Levinson Seigle | 1980 |
| Here's Boomer | Angelo | 1980 |
| The Facts of Life | The Hotel Manager / Mr. Mancuso | 1979 |
| Sweepstakes | Sampson | 1979 |
| A Guide for the Married Woman | Ed Small | 1978 |
| Flying High | Doctor | 1978 |
| Vega$ | Danny | 1978 |
| Rosetti and Ryan | Hagopian / Sergeant Pete Agopian | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Father Vincent | 1977 |
| The Practice | Mr. Murphy | 1976 |
| I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Bobo | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Salvatore Mercadonte | 1975 |
| Switch | Obie | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Bova | 1974 |
| Harrad Summer | Jack Schacht | 1974 |
| The Vin Scully Show | Self | 1973 |
| The Snoop Sisters | Melvin Kaplan | 1972 |
| The Mouse Factory | Self | 1972 |
| McMillan & Wife | Mr. Harrington | 1971 |
| The Real Tom Kennedy Show | Self | 1970 |
| The Ray Stevens Show | Self | 1970 |
| Can You Top This | Self | 1970 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Harvey Marshall (segment "Love and Las Vegas") | 1969 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Policeman | 1969 |
| The Barbara McNair Show | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Self | 1969 |
| The Jim Nabors Hour | Self | 1968 |
| Operation: Entertainment | Self | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer / Self | 1967 |
| Spotlight | Self - Host | 1967 |
| Las Vegas | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Busy Body | Archie Brody | 1967 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self - comedian | 1966 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Himself | 1966 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self | 1966 |
| Hippodrome | Self - Host | 1966 |
| I Want My Mummy | Jose Jimenez | 1966 |
| Batman | Jose Jimenez | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Man on Street / Agent Quigley | 1965 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Hullabaloo | Self - Comic | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Marvin Klump | 1964 |
| The Lloyd Thaxton Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Jose Jimenez / Self - Comedian / Self / Self - Singer | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Bill Dana Show | Jose Jimenez / Jose Jimenez - Bellhop | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Self / Himself - Guest Host | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self - Guest / Jose Jimenez / Self | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Comedian / Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| The New Steve Allen Show | Self / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Comedian | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Swinging Spiketaculars | Jose Jimenez / Piano Tuner | 1960 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Jose Jimenez | 1960 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Self - the hotel front desk clerk | 1956 |
| The Imogene Coca Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Jose Jimenez | 1953 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Jose Jimenez | 1951 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | (as William Dana) | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Jose Jimenez / Self - Comedian / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Self - Jose Jimenez / Self | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Milton Berle Show | 1966 |
| The Spike Jones Show | 1960 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program | Nominated |
