Acting
Danny Kaye
Born 1911-01-18
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Danny Kaye
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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The Cosby Show
1984
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White Christmas
1954
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962
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The Muppet Show
1976
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The Twilight Zone
1985
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What's My Line?
1950
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The Dick Cavett Show
1968
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The Lucy Show
1962
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The Oscars
1953
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (85 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Remembering Gene Wilder | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | À la recherche de... Pierre Richard | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2012 |
 | A Portrait of Danny Kaye | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney | Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2000 |
 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Phil Davis (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1997 |
 | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | That's Dancing! | From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Burns | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | Movie | 1982 |
 | EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Skokie | Max Feldman | Movie | 1981 |
 | An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | Movie | 1981 |
 | Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary | Self - Host | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Auf los geht's los | Self | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | Movie | 1976 |
 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | Movie | 1976 |
 | Songs for After a War | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1976 |
 | Live from Lincoln Center | Self | TV Series | 1976 |
 | An Evening with John Denver | Self | Movie | 1975 |
 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Self / Marmaduke (voice) | Movie | 1972 |
 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
| V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Ragpicker | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV Series | 1968 |
| Salute to Stan Laurel | Self | Movie | 1965 | |
 | The Sound of Laughter | Nikolai Nikolayevich | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Host | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Ernest Klenk | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Lucy Show | Danny Kaye | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | TV Series | 1961 |
 | On the Double | Ernie Williams | Movie | 1961 |
 | Lifetime of Comedy | (archive footage) | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Five Pennies | Red Nichols | Movie | 1959 |
 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Movie | 1958 |
 | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky | Movie | 1958 |
 | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Court Jester | Hubert Hawkins | Movie | 1955 |
 | Assignment Children | Self - Narrator | Movie | 1955 |
 | White Christmas | Phil Davis | Movie | 1954 |
 | Knock on Wood | Jerry Morgan | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Captain Hook | TV Series | 1951 |
 | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | The Inspector General | Georgi | Movie | 1949 |
 | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | Movie | 1949 |
 | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | It's a Great Feeling | Danny Kaye (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV Series | 1949 |
 | A Song Is Born | Hobart Frisbee | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Burleigh Sullivan | Movie | 1946 |
 | Wonder Man | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | Movie | 1945 |
| I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 | |
 | Up in Arms | Danny Weems | Movie | 1944 |
 | Night Shift | Danny Kaye | Movie | 1942 |
 | Money on Your Life | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Movie | 1938 |
| Cupid Takes a Holiday | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Movie | 1938 | |
 | Getting an Eyeful | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Movie | 1938 |
| Dime a Dance | Eddie | Movie | 1937 |