Louis Nye
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Louis (pronounced Louie) Nye was an American comic actor equally at home in theatre, movies or television. His basic characterization as a somewhat fey country-club bon vivant was established when he was a regular on the various '50s TV programs starring Steve Allen. Nye's chipper "Hi, ho, Steverino" became a national catchphrase, and his ability to reduce Allen to helpless giggles with in-joke adlibs remains among the treasured memories of TV's golden age. At the height of his popularity, Nye recorded a few comedy LPs, in which he essayed a variety of characterizations (he was just as persuasive at playing tough hoodlums and peppery senior citizens as he was portraying effeminate swingers). Movies seldom utilized Nye for more than a few minutes at a time, reasoning perhaps that a little of him went a long way; still, he had some prime vignettes in The Facts of Life (1960), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), and especially Good Neighbor Sam (1963), in which he played a gadget-laden private eye. Outside of his extensive work with Steve Allen, Nye had regular TV stints on The Ann Sothern Show (1958-61) as dentist Delbert Gray; on Happy Days (1970), not the famous Fonzie-ized sitcom but a summer variety series spoofing the '30s; and on Needles and Pins (1973), as the intrusive brother-in-law of series star Norman Fell. In 1985, Louis Nye popped up as The Carpenter (as in "The Walrus and...") in the all-star TV movie adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | O.C. and Stiggs |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | Alice in Wonderland |
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— | 1985 |
13% | Cannonball Run II |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Full Moon High |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | Harper Valley P.T.A. |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | Charge of the Model T's |
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— | 1977 |
20% | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood |
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— | 1976 |
No Score Yet | Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus |
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— | 1974 |
44% | A Guide for the Married Man |
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— | 1967 |
80% | Good Neighbor Sam |
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— | 1964 |
No Score Yet | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? |
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— | 1963 |
No Score Yet | The Wheeler Dealers |
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— | 1963 |
No Score Yet | The Stripper |
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— | 1963 |
No Score Yet | Zotz! |
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— | 1962 |
No Score Yet | The Facts of Life |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | Sex Kittens Go to College |
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— | 1960 |
No Score Yet | 10 From Your Show Of Shows |
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TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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92% |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
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No Score Yet |
Lass es, Larry!
2000-2017
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No Score Yet |
St. Elsewhere
1982-1988
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No Score Yet |
The Cosby Show
1984-1992
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No Score Yet |
Starsky & Hutch
1975-1979
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No Score Yet |
Laverne & Shirley
1976-1983
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83% |
The Munsters
1964-1966
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No Score Yet |
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962-1971
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