Danny Kaye
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday18 January 1911
Died3 March 1987 (age 76)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known credits85
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" …
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024 · Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012 · Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002 · Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000 · Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997 · Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 · Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993 · Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
That's Dancing!
1985 · From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 · Self (archive footage)
The Cosby Show
1984 · Dr. Burns
Showbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982 · Self
Skokie
1981 · Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
1981 · Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981 · Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980 · Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns
1979 · (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
Auf los geht's los
1977 · Self
Peter Pan
1976 · Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 · Self
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
Pinocchio
1976 · Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War
1976 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Self
An Evening with John Denver
1975 · Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 · Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Self
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971 · Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · The Ragpicker
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965 · Self
The Sound of Laughter
1963 · Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self - Host
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963 · Ernest Klenk
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