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Louis Nye was one of those delightfully pretentious comic actors you loved to hate, his flip manner and faux rich boy arrogance possessing his characters no matter what social stature they were. Nye (first name pronounced Louie) was a master at sketch comedy, foreign accents and the quicksilver ad lib. Born to Russian Jewish emigrant parents in Hartford, Connecticut, he initially joined a troupe called the Hartford Players. Eventually he moved to New York and found work on radio and in musical revues. At his peak, he divided himself equally on stage, clubs, radio, films, comedy albums and TV.
He broke into the big time when he earned a regular gig on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) during the mid-1950s. His best-known character, hands down, was the droll, effete country-club braggart Gordon Hathaway, he of the forlorn-looking eyebrows whose off-the-cuff catchphrase salutation to Allen, "Hi, ho, Steverino!", was famous throughout the United States. On occasion, he was allowed some stretch in the acting department, playing it rougher and tougher, but, for the most part, his gents were more mincing than menacing. The films in which he appeared never made full use of his comic potential. Most of his parts were little more than flashy, extended cameos, some better than others. Often the unctuous con man, leering neighbor or opportunistic Madison Avenue executive, his movie credits include The Facts of Life (1960), The Wheeler Dealers (1963), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978), and Cannonball Run II (1984).
As for television, he was always the second-banana, never the head cheese. Over the years, Nye bolstered most of Hollywood's star comedians including Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Bill Cosby, and Jonathan Winters. He played spoiled rich boy "Sonny Drysdale", an extension of his Hathaway character, on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), and, most recently, Jeff Garlin's dad on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), both characters pure Nye. He worked in night clubs and TV until just a few years before his death at age 92 on October 9, 2005 of lung cancer. He was survived by his wife, Anita Leonard, a pianist/songwriter who penned the song "A Sunday Kind of Love", and their son, Peter, an artist.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Steve Peck was born on 2 January 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for I Spy (1965), Bells Are Ringing (1960) and Johnny Cool (1963). He was married to Cynthia. He died on 9 October 2005 in Fullerton, California, USA.- Ted Peshak was born Theodore Joseph Peshak on Dec. 22, 1917, in Plymouth, Iowa. He was the house director for Coronet Instructional Media, a major producer of the genre known as "classroom training films", in the 1940s and 1950s. Many of the actors appearing in his films were his family, friends and neighbors from Libertyville, IL, where he lived.
He was trained as a journalist at the University of Iowa and was a photographer during his Army service during World War II, and also photographed and directed training films during his army hitch. After working at a variety of jobs, including an advertising agency, he went to work for Coronet as a director, his debut there being Shy Guy (1947) (its leading man was future Bewitched (1964) star Dick York). He eventually left Coronet and started his own company, Peshak Films, and directed industrial films for a variety of clients, including McDonald's and the American Health Care Association. He left the filmmaking business in the 1960s and became a successful real-estate developer in Illinois.
He died in Lake Forest, IL, on Oct. 9, 2006, of colon cancer. - Kathryn Knotts was born on 23 November 1956 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. She was an actress, known for The Principal (1987), All My Children (1970) and The Method (1989). She died on 9 October 2005 in San Francisco, California, USA.
- Producer
- Director
Raju Patel was born in 1960 in Kenya. He was a producer and director, known for 11:14 (2003), Bachelor Party (1984) and In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro (1985). He was married to Dimple Patel. He died on 9 October 2005 in Long Beach, California, USA.- Goldie Glitters was born on 15 October 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Tricia's Wedding (1971), Garage Sale (1976) and Groupies (1970). He died on 9 October 2005 in Dorset, England, UK.
- Soundtrack
Billy Myles was born on 29 August 1924 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. He died on 9 October 2005 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
- Actor
Waldemar Wróblewski was born on 14 January 1959 in Pieszyce, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He was a composer and actor, known for Fala zbrodni (2003), Szabla od komendanta (1996) and Zerwany (2003). He died on 9 October 2005 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.- Editor
- Producer
- Actor
Thomas Schwalm was born on 9 May 1943. He was an editor and producer, known for The Fantasist (1986), Charlemagne (1993) and The Glitterball (1977). He died on 9 October 2005.- Actor
- Costume Designer
Clóvis Bornay was born on 10 January 1917 in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Entranced Earth (1967), Independência ou Morte (1972) and Loucuras, o Bumbum de Ouro (1979). He died on 9 October 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.- Gaetano Afeltra was born on 11 March 1915 in Amalfi, Salerno, Campania, Italy. He died on 9 October 2005 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.