Eddie tells José he's got to toughen up or lost his job—but the resultant personality change disrupts the hotel.

Bill Dana, a comedian and comedy writer whose most famous character, the bumbling, English-mangling José Jiménez, provoked anger as well as laughter, died Thursday at his home in Nashville. He ...

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.

The character soon won Dana his own sitcom, “The Bill Dana Show,” which aired on NBC from 1963-65. A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.

The character soon won Dana his own sitcom, “The Bill Dana Show,” which aired on NBC from 1963-65. A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.

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.

The character soon won Dana his own sitcom, “The Bill Dana Show,” which aired on NBC from 1963 to ’65. A good-hearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.

Here’s how it works. Comedian Bill Dana, as he appeared as astronaut "José Jiménez" on "The Bill Dana Show" in 1963. Dana, 92, died on June 15. (Image credit: NBC) "Okay, José, you're on your ...

" The character soon won Dana his own sitcom, "The Bill Dana Show," which aired on NBC from 1963-65. A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel.