Danny Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 18, 1911
- Died
- Mar 3, 1987 (aged 76)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 86
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.
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Known for
White Christmas
1954Movie
Phil Davis
The Cosby Show
1984TV
Dr. Burns
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
The Court Jester
1955Movie
Hubert Hawkins
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947Movie
Walter Mitty
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017Movie
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014Movie
Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012Movie
Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000Movie
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000Movie
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997Movie
Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
That's Dancing!
1985Movie
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Cosby Show
1984TV
Dr. Burns
Showbiz Goes to War
1982Movie
(archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982Movie
Self
Skokie
1981Movie
Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
1981Movie
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981Movie
Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980Movie
Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns
1979Movie
(archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978TV
Self
The South Bank Show
1978TV
Auf los geht's los
1977TV
Self
Peter Pan
1976Movie
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976Movie
Self
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star
Pinocchio
1976Movie
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War
1976Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live from Lincoln Center
1976TV
Self
An Evening with John Denver
1975Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973TV
Self
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972Movie
Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972TV
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971TV
Self
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971Movie
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969Movie
The Ragpicker
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968TV
Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965Movie
Self
The Sound of Laughter
1963Movie
Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Danny Kaye Show
1963TV
Self - Host
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963Movie
Ernest Klenk
The Lucy Show
1962TV
Danny Kaye
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961TV
Self
On the Double
1961Movie
Ernie Williams
Lifetime of Comedy
1960Movie
(archive footage)
The Five Pennies
1959Movie
Red Nichols
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958Movie
Self
Me and the Colonel
1958Movie
S.L. Jacobowsky
Merry Andrew
1958Movie
Andrew Larabee
The Court Jester
1955Movie
Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children
1955Movie
Self - Narrator
White Christmas
1954Movie
Phil Davis
Knock on Wood
1954Movie
Jerry Morgan
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Hans Christian Andersen
1952Movie
Hans Christian Andersen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Captain Hook
On the Riviera
1951Movie
Jack Martin / Henri Duran
The Bob Hope Show
1950TV
Self
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
The Inspector General
1949Movie
Georgi
Breakdowns of 1949
1949Movie
Self
Task Force
1949Movie
Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
1949Movie
Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards
1949TV
Self
A Song Is Born
1948Movie
Hobart Frisbee
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947Movie
Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946Movie
Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man
1945Movie
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
I Am an American
1944Movie
Self (uncredited)
Up in Arms
1944Movie
Danny Weems
Night Shift
1942Movie
Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life
1938Movie
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938Movie
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful
1938Movie
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Dime a Dance
1937Movie
Eddie