Danny Kaye
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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
Credits
White Christmas (1954)
as Phil Davis
Assignment Children (1955)
as Self - Narrator
Night Shift (1942)
as Danny Kaye
The Court Jester (1955)
as Hubert Hawkins
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Me and the Colonel (1958)
as S.L. Jacobowsky
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Walter Mitty
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Hobart Frisbee
That's Dancing! (1985)
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Merry Andrew (1958)
as Andrew Larabee
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as The Ragpicker
Wonder Man (1945)
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Hans Christian Andersen
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Up in Arms (1944)
as Danny Weems
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
as Burleigh Sullivan
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Pinocchio (1976)
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
On the Riviera (1951)
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
An Evening with John Denver (1975)
as Self
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
Knock on Wood (1954)
as Jerry Morgan
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
as Ernest Klenk
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Red Nichols
A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
On the Double (1961)
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
as Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
The Inspector General (1949)
as Georgi
Task Force (1949)
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Skokie (1981)
as Max Feldman
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)
as Self
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
as Self - Host
Songs for After a War (1976)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Peter Pan (1976)
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Dime a Dance (1937)
as Eddie
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
I Am an American (1944)
as Self (uncredited)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
as Self
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Money on Your Life (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich