Portrait of Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Acting

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.

Born: January 18, 1911

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as Self (archive footage)

2002
2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Phil Davis (archive footage)

1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

1985
That's Dancing!

as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

1985
1984
The Cosby Show

as Dr. Burns

1982
Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1981
Skokie

as Max Feldman

1979
The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

1976
Peter Pan

as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1976
Pinocchio

as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

1976
Songs for After a War

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1972
The Emperor's New Clothes

as Self / Marmaduke (voice)

1971
1971
Here Comes Peter Cottontail

as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)

1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot

as The Ragpicker

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1963
The Sound of Laughter

as Nikolai Nikolayevich

1963
The Danny Kaye Show

as Self - Host

1962
The Lucy Show

as Danny Kaye

1961
On the Double

as Pfc. Ernie Williams

1960
Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1959
The Five Pennies

as Red Nichols

1958
Me and the Colonel

as S.L. Jacobowsky

1958
Merry Andrew

as Andrew Larabee

1955
The Court Jester

as Hubert Hawkins

1955
Assignment Children

as Self - Narrator

1954
White Christmas

as Phil Davis

1954
Knock on Wood

as Jerry Morgan

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
Hans Christian Andersen

as Hans Christian Andersen

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Hook

1951
On the Riviera

as Jack Martin / Henri Duran

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1949
Task Force

as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

1949
It's a Great Feeling

as Danny Kaye (uncredited)

1949
1948
A Song Is Born

as Hobart Frisbee

1946
The Kid from Brooklyn

as Burleigh Sullivan

1945
Wonder Man

as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

1944
I Am an American

as Self (uncredited)

1944
Up in Arms

as Danny Weems

1942
Night Shift

as Danny Kaye

1938
Money on Your Life

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938
Cupid Takes a Holiday

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938
Getting an Eyeful

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1937
Dime a Dance

as Eddie