Danny Kaye
Acting • Born 1911-01-18 – Died 1987-03-03
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.
Filmography
85 credits
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie • 1985
Self (archive footage)
The Court Jester
Movie • 1955
Hubert Hawkins
The Sound of Laughter
Movie • 1963
Nikolai Nikolayevich
It's a Great Feeling
Movie • 1949
Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Wonder Man
Movie • 1945
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
White Christmas
Movie • 1954
Phil Davis
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie • 1979
(archive footage)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Movie • 1947
Walter Mitty
The Inspector General
Movie • 1949
Georgi
On the Riviera
Movie • 1951
Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Hans Christian Andersen
Movie • 1952
Hans Christian Andersen
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Movie • 1971
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
A Song Is Born
Movie • 1948
Hobart Frisbee
The Five Pennies
Movie • 1959
Red Nichols
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie • 1997
Phil Davis (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie • 1982
(archive footage)
On the Double
Movie • 1961
Pfc. Ernie Williams
Merry Andrew
Movie • 1958
Andrew Larabee
Knock on Wood
Movie • 1954
Jerry Morgan
Task Force
Movie • 1949
Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
The Kid from Brooklyn
Movie • 1946
Burleigh Sullivan
Me and the Colonel
Movie • 1958
S.L. Jacobowsky
Up in Arms
Movie • 1944
Danny Weems
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie • 1972
Self / Marmaduke (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie • 1969
The Ragpicker
The Man from the Diners' Club
Movie • 1963
Ernest Klenk
Money on Your Life
Movie • 1938
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Skokie
Movie • 1981
Max Feldman
Sports on the Silver Screen
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio
Movie • 1976
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Movie • 2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Movie • 2002
(archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Movie • 1976
Self
Getting an Eyeful
Movie • 1938
Nikolai Nikolaevich
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Movie • 1982
Self
Night Shift
Movie • 1942
Danny Kaye
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Movie • 1980
Self - Host
Dime a Dance
Movie • 1937
Eddie
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy
Movie • 1960
(archive footage)
I Am an American
Movie • 1944
Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
Movie • 1949
Self
Bogart: The Untold Story
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Pan
Movie • 1976
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Movie • 1938
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Salute to Stan Laurel
Movie • 1965
Self
That's Dancing!
Movie • 1985
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Movie • 2000
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Movie • 1981
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Movie • 1981
Self
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Assignment Children
Movie • 1955
Self - Narrator
Songs for After a War
Movie • 1976
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie • 1958
Self
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
An Evening with John Denver
Movie • 1975
Self
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Dr. Burns
The Lucy Show
TV • 1962
Danny Kaye
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Captain Hook
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self - Host
The DuPont Show of the Week
TV • 1961
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Startime
TV • 1959
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Bob Hope Show
TV • 1950
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Mystery Guest
V.I.P. Schaukel
TV • 1971
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self
Auf los geht's los
TV • 1977
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
Self