Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many 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.
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- Born:
- Jan 18, 1911 In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 65
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Dime a Dance 1937-12-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie Trumbo 2015-10-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | 2015-10-13 |
| Movie | Trumbo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-10-27 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | 2012-05-15 |
| Movie | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| Series | Star Trek: Enterprise | Unknown | 2001-09-26 |
| Movie | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-01 |
| Movie | 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney | Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-11-21 |
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1997-01-05 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Movie | That's Dancing! | From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 1985-09-27 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
| Movie | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
| Movie | EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration | Self | 1982-10-23 |
| Movie | An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic | Self | 1981-09-23 |
| Movie | Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | Skokie | Max Feldman | 1981-11-17 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
| Movie | Songs for After a War | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1976-02-09 |
| Movie | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | 1976-03-27 |
| Movie | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | 1976-12-12 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Unknown | 1976-09-05 |
| Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Unknown | 1973-04-02 |
| Movie | The Emperor's New Clothes | Self / Marmaduke (voice) | 1972-02-21 |
| Movie | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) | 1971-04-04 |
| Movie | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Ragpicker | 1969-10-12 |
| Series | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Unknown | 1968-01-22 |
| Movie | Salute to Stan Laurel | Self | 1965-11-23 |
| Movie | The Man from the Diners' Club | Ernest Klenk | 1963-04-17 |
| Series | The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Host | 1963-09-25 |
| Series | The Lucy Show | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | The DuPont Show of the Week | Unknown | 1961-09-17 |
| Movie | On the Double | Pfc. Ernie Williams | 1961-05-19 |
| Movie | Lifetime of Comedy | (archive footage) | 1960-01-01 |
| Movie | The Five Pennies | Red Nichols | 1959-06-18 |
| Movie | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky | 1958-10-01 |
| Movie | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee | 1958-03-20 |
| Movie | The Court Jester | Hubert Hawkins | 1955-12-24 |
| Movie | Knock on Wood | Jerry Morgan | 1954-04-06 |
| Movie | White Christmas | Phil Davis | 1954-10-14 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |
| Movie | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen | 1952-12-19 |
| Movie | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | 1951-04-20 |
| Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |
| Movie | It's a Great Feeling | Danny Kaye (uncredited) | 1949-08-20 |
| Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |
| Movie | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | 1949-08-30 |
| Movie | The Inspector General | Georgi | 1949-12-31 |
| Movie | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | 1949-12-31 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | A Song Is Born | Hobart Frisbee | 1948-10-19 |
| Movie | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | 1947-09-01 |
| Movie | The Kid from Brooklyn | Burleigh Sullivan | 1946-03-21 |
| Movie | Wonder Man | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | 1945-06-08 |
| Movie | Up in Arms | Danny Weems | 1944-02-17 |
| Movie | I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
| Movie | Night Shift | Danny Kaye | 1942-01-02 |
| Movie | Getting an Eyeful | Nikolai Nikolaevich | 1938-01-21 |
| Movie | Money on Your Life | Nikolai Nikolaevich | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | Dime a Dance | Eddie | 1937-12-23 |