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Louis Nye 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.
Birth Name
Louis Neistat
Born
Thursday, 01 May 1913
Died
Sunday, 09 October 2005
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Jeff Greene's Dad | 2000 |
| Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets | M.A.D Agents (segments "The Capeman Cometh" & "Gadget's Gadgets") | 1999 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | Self | 1990 |
| Dolly | Self | 1987 |
| NBC Investigates Bob Hope | Self | 1987 |
| Foofur | (voice) | 1986 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| The Adventures of Errol Flynn | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2005 |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Jeff Greene's Dad | 2000 |
| Inspector Gadget: Gadget's Greatest Gadgets | M.A.D Agents (segments "The Capeman Cometh" & "Gadget's Gadgets") | 1999 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | Self | 1990 |
| Dolly | Self | 1987 |
| NBC Investigates Bob Hope | Self | 1987 |
| Foofur | (voice) | 1986 |
| The Real Ghostbusters | Charles Foster Hearse III | 1986 |
| Alice in Wonderland | The Carpenter | 1985 |
| O.C. and Stiggs | Garth Sloan | 1985 |
| The Cosby Show | Norman Kirby | 1984 |
| Cannonball Run II | Fisherman #3 | 1984 |
| The Great Bear Scare | Dracula | 1983 |
| Inspector Gadget | Dr. Spectrum / The Great Wambini / Professor Doomkauf / The Grappler / M.A.D Agent | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Dr. Milton Axelrod | 1982 |
| Full Moon High | Reverend | 1981 |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Self | 1980 |
| All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special | Himself | 1980 |
| The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari | James Bondage Enemy | 1980 |
| Here's Boomer | Painter | 1980 |
| Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | Laundry Customer | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Marty Slaughter | 1979 |
| Harper Valley P.T.A. | Kirby Baker | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Barney Briscoe / Fred Peters / Glenn Dobson / Louis Nye / Roger Garrett | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Mr. Milbanks | 1977 |
| Charge of the Model T's | Fred Smith | 1977 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Radio Interviewer | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Mr. Clark | 1976 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Jerry | 1975 |
| Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self | 1975 |
| Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Lee Fong | 1974 |
| The City That Forgot About Christmas | (voice) / Henchman | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Myron Drew | 1974 |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | Self | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| Needles and Pins | Harry Karp | 1973 |
| Ten from Your Show of Shows | 1973 | |
| Jack Paar Tonite | Self | 1973 |
| The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | Self | 1972 |
| The Midnight Special | Self - commercial for U.S. Consumer Product Safety | 1972 |
| Stand Up and Cheer | Self | 1971 |
| The Don Knotts Show | Self | 1970 |
| Happy Days | Self - Host | 1970 |
| The Virginia Graham Show | Self | 1970 |
| Can You Top This | Self | 1970 |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | Self | 1969 |
| Garroway | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Mr. Stevens (segment "Love and the Happy Unhappy Couple") | 1969 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| Letters to Laugh-in | Self | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | Self | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Singer / Self | 1969 |
| It Takes Two | Self | 1968 |
| The Rosey Grier Show | Self | 1968 |
| Celebrity Billiards | Self | 1968 |
| Operation: Entertainment | Self | 1968 |
| How's Your Mother-in-Law? | Self | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest Performer | 1967 |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Self | 1967 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Technical Adviser (Irving, House Buyer) / Technical Adviser | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Dream Girl of '67 | Self - Bachelor Judge | 1966 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self - comedian | 1966 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Himself / Gaylord Farquhar / Himself - Pageant Director | 1966 |
| The Phyllis Diller Show | Bertie | 1966 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self - Guest Host / Self - Host / Self | 1964 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| Ford Presents the New Christy Minstrels | Self | 1964 |
| Good Neighbor Sam | Reinhold Shiffner | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Comedian / Self / Comedian / Self - Singer | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Zombo | 1964 |
| Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? | Harry Tobler | 1963 |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Stanislas | 1963 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Mickey Marshall / Jack Roberts | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | James Stock / Hooper | 1963 |
| The Lieutenant | Kevin Green | 1963 |
| The Stripper | Ronnie Cavendish | 1963 |
| Hootenanny | Self | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| Here's Edie | Self | 1962 |
| Zotz! | Hugh Fundy | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Roach Holder / Himself - Guest Host | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Sonny Drysdale / Sonny Drysdale, Photograph / Sonny Drysdale, Photographs | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Comedian | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Self - Co-Host / Himself - Comedian / Himself | 1961 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Larry | 1961 |
| The New Steve Allen Show | Self / Self - Comedian / Gordon Hathaway | 1961 |
| The Last Time I Saw Archie | Pvt. Sam Beacham | 1961 |
| Last Time I Saw Archie, The | Pvt. Sam Beacham | 1961 |
| The Facts of Life | Hamilton Busbee | 1960 |
| Guestward Ho! | King Cool | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Sex Kittens Go to College | Dr. Ernest Zorch / Dr. Zorch | 1960 |
| The Spike Jones Show | Self | 1960 |
| The Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1958 |
| The Ann Sothern Show | Dr. Delbert Gray | 1958 |
| Naked City | The Drunk | 1958 |
| Keep Talking | Self | 1958 |
| Make Me Laugh | Self | 1958 |
| The Patrice Munsel Show | Self | 1957 |
| The Arlene Francis Show | Himself | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself / Self | 1957 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self / the Genie | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self | 1956 |
| The George Gobel Show | Himself | 1954 |
| The Imogene Coca Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self / Self - Comedian / Himself - Comedian | 1954 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Herman Halper | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Harvey Hollis Pickering / The Crying Cab Driver | 1950 |
| Robert Q's Matinee | Self | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| Cavalcade of Stars | Sketch Comedy / Self | 1949 |
| The Admiral Broadway Revue | Sam the Window Washer | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Comedian | 1948 |
| Winged Victory | Soldier | 1944 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | Nominated |
