Danny Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1911
- Died
- March 3, 1987
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard 2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe 2012
as Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney 2000
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas 1997
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story 1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years 1993
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
That's Dancing! 1985
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration 1982
as Self
Skokie 1981
as Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic 1981
as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II 1981
as Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary 1980
as Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as (archive footage)
Peter Pan 1976
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years 1976
as Self
Pinocchio 1976
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War 1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Evening with John Denver 1975
as Self
The Emperor's New Clothes 1972
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail 1971
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969
as The Ragpicker
- Salute to Stan Laurel
Salute to Stan Laurel 1965
as Self
The Sound of Laughter 1963
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Man from the Diners' Club 1963
as Ernest Klenk
On the Double 1961
as Ernie Williams
Lifetime of Comedy 1960
as (archive footage)
The Five Pennies 1959
as Red Nichols
The All-Star Christmas Show 1958
as Self
Me and the Colonel 1958
as S.L. Jacobowsky
Merry Andrew 1958
as Andrew Larabee
The Court Jester 1955
as Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children 1955
as Self - Narrator
White Christmas 1954
as Phil Davis
Knock on Wood 1954
as Jerry Morgan
Hans Christian Andersen 1952
as Hans Christian Andersen
On the Riviera 1951
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Breakdowns of 1949 1949
as Self
The Inspector General 1949
as Georgi
Task Force 1949
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
A Song Is Born 1948
as Hobart Frisbee
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
as Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn 1946
as Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man 1945
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
- I Am an American
I Am an American 1944
as Self (uncredited)
Up in Arms 1944
as Danny Weems
Night Shift 1942
as Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life 1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- Cupid Takes a Holiday
Cupid Takes a Holiday 1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful 1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- Dime a Dance
Dime a Dance 1937
as Eddie
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