Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas

Known for
Acting
Born
January 6, 1914
Died
February 6, 1991 (aged 77)

Biography

Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer, whose career spanned five decades. Thomas was best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show). He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is the father of Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas, and Tony Thomas

Known For

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Filmography

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The Arab Americans poster

The Arab Americans

Movie · as Self (Archival Footage)

2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life poster

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

Movie · as Self

2002
Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song poster

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1989
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy

Movie · as Self

1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Movie · as Self

1988
Side by Side poster

Side by Side

Movie · as Charlie Warren

1988
The Spike Jones Story poster

The Spike Jones Story

Movie · as Self

1986
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary poster

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary

Movie · as Self

1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1986
One Big Family

One Big Family

TV · 25 eps

1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Movie · as Self

1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters poster

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
I'm a Big Girl Now poster

I'm a Big Girl Now

TV · 19 eps

1978
Three on a Date poster

Three on a Date

Movie · as Man in Airport (uncredited)

1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years poster

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Movie · as Self

1976
Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

Movie · as (archive footage)

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Dr. Jules Bedford · 27 eps

1975
People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1974
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

TV · 1 ep

1974
Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Asst. Chief Howard Brokaw · 1 ep

1973
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1972
Journey Back to Oz poster

Journey Back to Oz

Movie · as Tin Man (voice)

1971
Diana! poster

Diana!

Movie · as Self

1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour poster

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

TV · 3 eps

1971
The Pearl Bailey Show

The Pearl Bailey Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1970
Make Room for Granddaddy

Make Room for Granddaddy

TV · as Danny Williams · 24 eps

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
Carnival Nights poster

Carnival Nights

Movie · as Self

1968
Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy

TV · as Danny Gallupi · 1 ep

1968
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

TV · as The Good Friend · 1 ep

1967
Cricket on the Hearth poster

Cricket on the Hearth

Movie · as Caleb (voice)

1967
Mondo Hollywood poster

Mondo Hollywood

Movie

1967
The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour

TV · as Self - Host · 22 eps

1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title poster

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Movie · as Diner Customer (uncredited)

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 2 eps

1965
The Wonderful World of Burlesque

The Wonderful World of Burlesque

TV · as Host · 4 eps

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Man on Street (uncredited) · 1 ep

1964
Looking for Love poster

Looking for Love

Movie · as Self

1964
Rendezvous in Space poster

Rendezvous in Space

Movie · as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)

1963
General Foods Opening Night poster

General Foods Opening Night

Movie · as Self

1963
The Bill Dana Show poster

The Bill Dana Show

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show

TV · as Danny Thomas · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show

TV · as Kolak (uncredited) · 1 ep

1961
The DuPont Show of the Week poster

The DuPont Show of the Week

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 4 eps

1959
The Big Party

The Big Party

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
The All-Star Christmas Show poster

The All-Star Christmas Show

Movie · as Self

1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

TV · 1 ep

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

TV · as Danny Williams · 1 ep

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Gino Pelletti, Ed Dubro · 1 ep

1956
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1955
Lincoln Speaks for Himself

Lincoln Speaks for Himself

Movie · as Self - Host

1954
The Jimmy Durante Show

The Jimmy Durante Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Jazz Singer poster

The Jazz Singer

Movie · as Jerry Golding

1953
The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show

TV · as Danny Williams · 342 eps

1952
This Is Your Life poster

This Is Your Life

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1951
I'll See You in My Dreams poster

I'll See You in My Dreams

Movie · as Gus Kahn

1951
Call Me Mister poster

Call Me Mister

Movie · as Pfc. Stanley Poppopolis

1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1950
Four Star Revue

Four Star Revue

TV · as Host · 1 ep

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self, Self - Cameo · 11 eps

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1949
The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1948
Big City poster

Big City

Movie · as Cantor David Irwin Feldman

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps

1947
The Unfinished Dance poster

The Unfinished Dance

Movie · as Mr. Paneros