Bill Dana, whose English-mangling character Jose Jimenez made him one of the most famous comedians of the 1960s, died June 15 at his home in Nashville, Tenn. He was 92.

Bill Dana starred in "The Bill Dana Show" 1963-65. "My name….. Jose Jimenez." The man who made that line famous in the 1960s – comedian and writer Bill Dana – has died at age 92.

With those words, radioed to Alan Shepard as he lifted off to become the first American astronaut to fly into space on May 5, 1961, Bill Dana's role in NASA history was sealed. Dana, a comedian ...

Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez and earned a Bronze Star for his service in the Army in World War II, has died at age 92.

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and ’60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee ...

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1990 file photo, Bill Dana appears in Beverly Hills, Calif. Dana, a comedy writer and performer who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died.

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee ...

Bill Dana, a television writer, actor, producer and stand-up comedian whose routine as the bumbling immigrant and sometime-spaceman José Jiménez made him one of the most popular comics of the ...

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1990 file photo, Bill Dana appears in Beverly Hills, Calif. Dana, a comedy writer and performer who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died.

Bill Dana starred in "The Bill Dana Show" 1963-65. "My name….. Jose Jimenez." The man who made that line famous in the 1960s – comedian and writer Bill Dana – has died at age 92. Credit CBS Spike ...

Comedian Bill Dana, a Nashville resident who rose to fame in the 1950s and '60s with his character "Jose Jimenez," has died. Mr. Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according ...

Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and ’60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died.Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to ...