Danny Kaye
35 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 18, 1911
- Died
- Mar 3, 1987 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- David Daniel Kaminsky · Daniel David Kaminsky · دنی کی · דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי
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".
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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.
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Known for
Danny Kaye: movies and TV shows
Acting (39)
- 2000 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
- 1985
- 1985 That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
- 1984
- 1982 Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
- 1981 Skokie
as Max Feldman
- 1979 The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
- 1976 Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
- 1976 Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
- 1971 Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
- 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
- 1963 The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
- 1963 The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
- 1962
- 1961 On the Double
as Ernie Williams
- 1960 Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
- 1959 The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
- 1958 Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky
- 1958 Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
- 1955 The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
- 1954 White Christmas
as Phil Davis
- 1954 Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
- 1952 Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
- 1951
- 1951 On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
- 1949 The Inspector General
as Georgi
- 1949 Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1949 It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
- 1948 A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
- 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
- 1946 The Kid from Brooklyn
as Burleigh Sullivan
- 1945 Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
- 1944 Up in Arms
as Danny Weems
- 1942 Night Shift
as Danny Kaye
- 1938 Money on Your Life
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1938 Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1938 Getting an Eyeful
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1937 Dime a Dance
as Eddie
Talk shows and appearances (47)
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- 2015
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
- 2007
- 2002
- 2000
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1993
- 1985
- 1985
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- 1978 The Kennedy Center Honors
1 episode
- 1978 The South Bank Show
1 episode
- 1977 Auf los geht's los
1 episode
- 1976
- 1976 The Muppet Show
1 episode
- 1976
- 1976 Live from Lincoln Center
1 episode
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier
1 episode
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
2 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1 episode
- 1965
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show
120 episodes
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1961 The DuPont Show of the Week
1 episode
- 1958
- 1955
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
4 episodes
- 1949
- 1949 The Emmy Awards
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1944