Danny Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1911
- Died
- March 3, 1987 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 23 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Movie · as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie · as Phil Davis (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie · as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") · 1 ep
The Cosby Show
TV · as Dr. Burns · 1 ep
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie · as (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Movie · as Self
Skokie
Movie · as Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Movie · as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Movie · as Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Movie · as Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Auf los geht's los
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pinocchio
Movie · as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Movie · as Self
Peter Pan
Movie · as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Songs for After a War
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Evening with John Denver
Movie · as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie · as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Movie · as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie · as The Ragpicker
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Salute to Stan Laurel
Movie · as Self
The Sound of Laughter
Movie · as Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Man from the Diners' Club
Movie · as Ernest Klenk
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self - Host · 120 eps
The Lucy Show
TV · as Danny Kaye · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
On the Double
Movie · as Ernie Williams
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lifetime of Comedy
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Five Pennies
Movie · as Red Nichols
Merry Andrew
Movie · as Andrew Larabee
Me and the Colonel
Movie · as S.L. Jacobowsky
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
The Court Jester
Movie · as Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children
Movie · as Self - Narrator
White Christmas
Movie · as Phil Davis
Knock on Wood
Movie · as Jerry Morgan
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hans Christian Andersen
Movie · as Hans Christian Andersen
On the Riviera
Movie · as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Captain Hook · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps
It's a Great Feeling
Movie · as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Inspector General
Movie · as Georgi
Task Force
Movie · as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
Movie · as Self
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Song Is Born
Movie · as Hobart Frisbee
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Movie · as Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie · as Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man
Movie · as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Up in Arms
Movie · as Danny Weems
I Am an American
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Night Shift
Movie · as Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life
Movie · as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful
Movie · as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Movie · as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Dime a Dance
Movie · as Eddie