Sammy Davis Jr.
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday8 December 1925
Died16 May 1990 (age 64)
Place of birthHarlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits191
Biography
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis was a childhood vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and in Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and as a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack". At the age of four Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and "uncle" as the Will Mastin Trio, toured nationally, and after military service, returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951…
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
BRATS
2024 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
2023 · Self
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2023 · Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022 · Self (archive footage)
This Is Joan Collins
2022 · Self (Archive Footage)
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Out of Shadows
2020 · Self (archive)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 · Self (archive)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Self - Singer (archive footage)
Mansfield 66/67
2017
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Sixties
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Loose Lips - Her Last Interview
2013
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
2012 · Self (archive footage)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012 · Self (archive footage)
…Sings Musicals
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Let's Play, Boy
2008 · himself (archive footage)
The Wrecking Crew
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Through the Years
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Ratpack
2006 · Self
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
The Rat Pack
2004 · Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat
2004
Dean Martin: The One and Only
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002 · Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self (archive footage)
The Ocean's 11 Story
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Self (archive footage)
The Rat Pack
1999 · (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
1992 · Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · Sideman
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
1989 · Self
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