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