caption birth_place name birth_date yearsactive image article_title birth_name occupation
bill dana -lrb- center , 1982 photo -rrb- quincy , massachusetts , u.s.a. bill dana 05 october 1924 1956 -- 1994 bill dana.jpg bill dana -lrb- comedian -rrb-
 william szathmary actor , comedian , screenwriter
bill dana -lrb- comedian -rrb-

bill dana -lrb- born october 5 , 1924 -rrb- 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 .
