Who played Sunny Drysdale?

Louis Nye

Louis Nye
Born Louis NeistatMay 1, 1913 Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Died October 9, 2005 (aged 92) Los Angeles, California, United States
Resting place Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California
Occupation Actor

What kind of car did Sonny Drysdale Drive?

Early in the series, Drysdale’s Imperial was a frequent site. As time went on, a car in Drysdale’s ownership was less frequently seen. Toward the end of the series run in 1971, there was another Drysdale Imperial to make an appearance. There is something oddly hypnotic about fuselage bodied Chrysler products.

What happened Louis Nye?

Louis Nye, a ubiquitous comedian who became a fixture on early television for playing an unctuous advertising executive in a Steve Allen sendup of Madison Avenue, died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 92. The cause was lung cancer, said his son, Peter.

Who was Mr drysdales son?

Drysdale’s son—and Milburn’s Stepson—is Sonny (played by Louis Nye), who is a forty-something collegian who doesn’t believe in working up a sweat and is an insufferable mama’s boy. Finding Elly May a lovely, naive Pollyanna, he courts her until she literally tosses him.

Is Louie Nye still alive?

Deceased (1913–2005)
Louis Nye/Living or Deceased

Who said Hi Ho Steverino?

Comedian Louis Nye
Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national catchphrase by belting out “Hi-ho, Steverino!” as one of the players on Steve Allen’s groundbreaking 1950s TV show, has died. He was 92. Nye died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer, his son, Peter Nye, told Associated Press on Monday.

What kind of car did Jane Hathaway Drive?

The snobby Drysdales, a wealthy banking family, could usually be seen in a top-of-the-line Imperial, and Milburn Drysdale’s long-suffering assistant, Jane Hathaway, usually drove a Dodge Coronet or a Plymouth Fury convertible.

Is Louis Nye dead?

Where did Mr Drysdale work on Beverly Hillbillies?

In the “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1962 – 1971) TV series, Raymond Bailey plays Milburn Drysdale, a very wealthy banker. His bank is the fictitious Commerce Bank of Beverly Hills.

Who was the banker on Beverly Hillbillies?

Raymond Thomas Bailey
Raymond Thomas Bailey (May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American actor, and comedian on the Broadway stage, films, and television. He is best known for his role as wealthy banker Milburn Drysdale in the television series The Beverly Hillbillies.

What was Steve Allen’s nickname?

On “The Steve Allen Show,” which ran until 1961 under various names, he quickly endeared himself to audiences as Gordon Hathaway, the effete country-club snob who would welcome Allen’s arrival with the “Hi-ho, Steverino!” salutation.