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Bill Dana is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Script American born on 5 october 1924 at Quincy (USA)

Bill Dana

Bill Dana
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Birth name William Szathmary
Nationality USA
Birth 5 october 1924 at Quincy (USA)
Death 15 june 2017 (at 92 years)

Bill Dana (born October 5, 1924) is 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.

Usually with

Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
(1 films)
Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
(1 films)
Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
(1 films)
Don Messick
Don Messick
(1 films)
Vito Scotti
Vito Scotti
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bill Dana (7 films)

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Actor

The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff (1983)
, 3h13
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical
Themes Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Space opera, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Barbara Hershey
Roles dans son personnage de comédie TV ; José Jiménez
Rating77% 3.897283.897283.897283.897283.89728
The film begins in 1947 at Muroc Army Air Field, an arid California military base where test pilots often die flying high-speed aircraft such as the rocket-powered Bell X-1. After another pilot, Slick Goodlin, demands $150,000 to attempt to break the sound barrier, war hero Captain Chuck Yeager receives the chance to fly the X-1. While on a horseback ride with his wife Glennis, Yeager collides with a tree branch and breaks his ribs, which inhibits him from leaning over and locking the door to the X-1. Worried that his injury might become known, Yeager confides in friend and fellow pilot Jack Ridley. Ridley cuts off part of a broomstick and tells Yeager to use it as a lever to help seal the hatch to the X-1, and Yeager becomes the first man to fly at supersonic speed, defeating the "demon in the sky".
Murder in Texas
Murder in Texas (1981)
, 3h20
Directed by William Hale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Griffith, G. W. Bailey, Barry Corbin
Roles Self
Rating70% 3.531963.531963.531963.531963.53196
Based on a true story, this film tells of a plastic surgeon who was suspected of causing the death of his first wife, the daughter of a wealthy member of Houston society. The doctor then marries his mistress. His former father-in-law, convinced that his daughter was murdered, determines to see that the doctor is punished.
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb (1980)
, 1h34
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Vittorio Gassman, Rhonda Fleming
Roles Jonathan Levinson Seigle
Rating51% 2.5568352.5568352.5568352.5568352.556835
La société KAOS a inventé une arme capable de détruire tous les vêtements sur Terre. L'agent Maxwell Smart, aidé de l'Agent 34 vont tenter de déjouer les plans de Sauvage, le patron de la société. La tâche se complique lorsqu'on découvre que Sauvage a aussi mis au point une machine capable de cloner les humains. Il va falloir retrouver le bon Sauvage.
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
, 1h49
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bob Dishy, Joanna Barnes, Bill Dana, Bobby Ball, Angelo Rossitto, Harvey Jason
Roles Bobo
Rating36% 1.818621.818621.818621.818621.81862
Jordan Oliver (Dishy) is caught embezzling $250,000 from his employer but, as he is the boss' son-in-law, is given a chance to pay it back. Meanwhile, his wealthy wife Clarice (Barnes) is about to divorce him. He can only get the money by having his wife murdered for $1 million life insurance. He hires a hitman Bobo (Bill Dana) to kill his wife; Bobo subcontracts the job out to another hitman, who in turn subcontracts it out and so on until an actor is the hitman for just $6.95 When Oliver is told his wife's insurance is invalid, he must rescue his wife before she's murdered.
The Busy Body
The Busy Body (1967)
, 1h41
Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar, Robert Ryan, Anne Baxter, Kay Medford, Jan Murray
Roles Archie Brody
Rating55% 2.7664152.7664152.7664152.7664152.766415
George Norton is a low-level bumbler who works for Chicago crime boss Charley Barker. A well-dressed mama's boy, George is in good standing with Barker, even gaining a promotion, until an incident that costs the mob a million dollars.

Scriptwriter

The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb (1980)
, 1h34
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Vittorio Gassman, Rhonda Fleming
Roles Writer
Rating51% 2.5568352.5568352.5568352.5568352.556835
La société KAOS a inventé une arme capable de détruire tous les vêtements sur Terre. L'agent Maxwell Smart, aidé de l'Agent 34 vont tenter de déjouer les plans de Sauvage, le patron de la société. La tâche se complique lorsqu'on découvre que Sauvage a aussi mis au point une machine capable de cloner les humains. Il va falloir retrouver le bon Sauvage.

Team