Frank Brandon Nelson (May 6, 1911 – September 12, 1986) was an American comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television and his "EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?" catchphrase. He has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including The Jack Benny Program, I Love Lucy and Sanford and Son and in his career he made more than 10,000 television appearances.
Nelson began his entertainment career in radio and later moved in...
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Frank Brandon Nelson (May 6, 1911 – September 12, 1986) was an American comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television and his "EEE-Yeeeeeeeeesssss?" catchphrase. He has made numerous guest appearances on television shows, including The Jack Benny Program, I Love Lucy and Sanford and Son and in his career he made more than 10,000 television appearances.
Nelson began his entertainment career in radio and later moved into television and movies. In 1926, at age 15, Nelson played the role of a 30-year-old man in a radio series broadcast from the then-5,000-watt KOA (AM) radio station serving the Denver, Colorado market. In 1929, Nelson moved to Hollywood, California and worked in local radio dramatic shows, usually playing the leading man. The first sponsored radio show he appeared in to reach a national market was "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel," a situation comedy radio show airing from November 28, 1932, and ending May 22, 1933, starring two of the Marx...
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