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:
- 49
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Dime a Dance 1937-12-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie Trumbo 2015-10-27
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Trumbo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2015-10-27 |
| Movie | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | 2015-10-13 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| Movie | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| 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 | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1997-01-05 |
| Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Movie | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Phil Davis (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
| Movie | That's Dancing! | From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration | Self | 1982-10-23 |
| Movie | Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | 1981-02-11 |
| Movie | An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic | Self | 1981-09-23 |
| Movie | Skokie | Max Feldman | 1981-11-17 |
| Movie | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Movie | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | 1976-03-27 |
| Movie | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | 1976-12-12 |
| Movie | Hans Christian Andersen's 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee | 1958-03-20 |
| Movie | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky | 1958-10-01 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen | 1952-12-19 |
| Movie | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | 1951-04-20 |
| Movie | It's a Great Feeling | Danny Kaye (uncredited) | 1949-08-01 |
| Movie | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | 1949-08-30 |
| Movie | The Inspector General | Georgi | 1949-12-31 |
| 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 |