Danny Kaye

Acting

Born January 18, 1911 — Died March 3, 1987 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies(63)

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Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

Self (archive footage)

2015

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

2014

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2012

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

2007

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Self (archive footage)

2002

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage)

2000

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Phil Davis (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

Self (archive footage)

1993

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

1985

That's Dancing!

From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

1985

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

1982

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

Self

1982

Skokie

Max Feldman

1981

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

Self

1981

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Self

1981

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Self - Host

1980

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

1979

Peter Pan

Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

1976

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

1976

Pinocchio

Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

1976

Songs for After a War

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

An Evening with John Denver

Self

1975

The Emperor's New Clothes

Self / Marmaduke (voice)

1972

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)

1971

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Ragpicker

1969

Salute to Stan Laurel

Self

1965

The Sound of Laughter

Nikolai Nikolayevich

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club

Ernest Klenk

1963

On the Double

Pfc. Ernie Williams

1961

Lifetime of Comedy

(archive footage)

1960

The Five Pennies

Red Nichols

1959

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

1958

Me and the Colonel

S.L. Jacobowsky

1958

Merry Andrew

Andrew Larabee

1958

The Court Jester

Hubert Hawkins

1955

Assignment Children

Self - Narrator

1955

White Christmas

Phil Davis

1954

Knock on Wood

Jerry Morgan

1954

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

On the Riviera

Jack Martin / Henri Duran

1951

Moments in Music

Self

1950

The Inspector General

Georgi

1949

Breakdowns of 1949

Self

1949

Task Force

Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

1949

It's a Great Feeling

Danny Kaye (uncredited)

1949

A Song Is Born

Hobart Frisbee

1948

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty

1947

The Kid from Brooklyn

Burleigh Sullivan

1946

Wonder Man

Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

1945

I Am an American

Self (uncredited)

1944

Up in Arms

Danny Weems

1944

Night Shift

Danny Kaye

1942

Money on Your Life

Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938

Cupid Takes a Holiday

Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938

Getting an Eyeful

Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938

Dime a Dance

Eddie

1937

Danny Kaye

TV Shows(22)

Movies(63)