Danny Kaye
Acting
Born: January 18, 1911 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 3, 1987 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
White Christmas
1954
The Cosby Show
1984
The Muppet Show
1976
The Twilight Zone
1985
The Court Jester
1955
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
The Oscars
1953
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
The Inspector General
1949
The Lucy Show
1962
A Song Is Born
1948
Wonder Man
1945
Photos (4)
Movies (33)
White Christmas
Phil Davis
The Court Jester
Hubert Hawkins
The Inspector General
Georgi
That's Dancing!
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
A Song Is Born
Hobart Frisbee
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Ragpicker
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Pinocchio
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Wonder Man
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Night Shift
Danny Kaye
Task Force
Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Merry Andrew
Andrew Larabee
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Skokie
Max Feldman
The Kid from Brooklyn
Burleigh Sullivan
The Five Pennies
Red Nichols
Me and the Colonel
S.L. Jacobowsky
Up in Arms
Danny Weems
Knock on Wood
Jerry Morgan
On the Double
Ernie Williams
It's a Great Feeling
Danny Kaye (uncredited)
On the Riviera
Jack Martin / Henri Duran
The Man from the Diners' Club
Ernest Klenk
Peter Pan
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Phil Davis (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sound of Laughter
Nikolai Nikolayevich
Getting an Eyeful
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Money on Your Life
Nikolai Nikolaevich
TV Shows (4)
Self / Appearances (43)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 4 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self - Host · 120 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Auf los geht's los
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self · 1 eps
Live from Lincoln Center
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Assignment Children
Self - Narrator
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Self
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
The Emperor's New Clothes
Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self - Host
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with John Denver
Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Self
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Self (archive footage)