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Danny Kaye

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

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

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA on 18th January 1911

Died

3rd March 1987

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Cosby Show Image
The Cosby Show
Dr. Burns
The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
The Lucy Show Image
The Lucy Show
Danny Kaye
The Ed Sullivan Show Image
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Le Grand Échiquier Image
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
The Bob Hope Show Image
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Muppet Show Image
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
The Kennedy Center Honors Image
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Danny Kaye Show Image
The Danny Kaye Show
Self - Host
Musical Comedy Tonight II Image
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Self
It's a Great Feeling Image
It's a Great Feeling
Danny Kaye (uncredited)
That's Dancing! Image
That's Dancing!
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Up in Arms Image
Up in Arms
Danny Weems
No Image
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Me and the Colonel Image
Me and the Colonel
S.L. Jacobowsky
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered Image
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Auf los geht's los Image
Auf los geht's los
Self
Startime Image
Startime
Skokie Image
Skokie
Max Feldman
The Hollywood Clowns Image
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1949 Image
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Night Shift Image
Night Shift
Danny Kaye
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Live from Lincoln Center Image
Live from Lincoln Center
Self
Merry Andrew Image
Merry Andrew
Andrew Larabee
No Image
I Am an American
Self (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards Image
The Emmy Awards
Self
Peter Pan Image
Peter Pan
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
White Christmas Image
White Christmas
Phil Davis
Hans Christian Andersen Image
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Hook
Pinocchio Image
Pinocchio
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard Image
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Court Jester Image
The Court Jester
Hubert Hawkins
The DuPont Show of the Week Image
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
Night of 100 Stars II Image
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
On the Riviera Image
On the Riviera
Jack Martin / Henri Duran
On the Double Image
On the Double
Pfc. Ernie Williams
The Inspector General Image
The Inspector General
Georgi
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years Image
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Image
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
Wonder Man Image
Wonder Man
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Lifetime of Comedy Image
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
Task Force Image
Task Force
Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
A Song Is Born Image
A Song Is Born
Hobart Frisbee
Edith Head: The Paramount Years Image
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
(archive footage)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail Image
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Five Pennies Image
The Five Pennies
Red Nichols
The Madwoman of Chaillot Image
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Ragpicker
Knock on Wood Image
Knock on Wood
Jerry Morgan
The Kid from Brooklyn Image
The Kid from Brooklyn
Burleigh Sullivan
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe Image
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers Image
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas Image
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Phil Davis (archive footage)
The All-Star Christmas Show Image
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen Image
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
The Man from the Diners' Club Image
The Man from the Diners' Club
Ernest Klenk
Showbiz Goes to War Image
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes Image
The Emperor's New Clothes
Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration Image
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Image
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story Image
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sound of Laughter Image
The Sound of Laughter
Nikolai Nikolayevich
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic Image
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Self
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney Image
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years Image
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Songs for After a War Image
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image
Dime a Dance
Eddie
Money on Your Life Image
Money on Your Life
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary Image
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self - Host
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's Image
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Getting an Eyeful Image
Getting an Eyeful
Nikolai Nikolaevich
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll Image
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Self (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration Image
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Self
No Image
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Assignment Children Image
Assignment Children
Self - Narrator
A Portrait of Danny Kaye Image
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Self (archive footage)