Danny Kaye
Actor
Born January 18, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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".
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
That's Dancing!
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
The Cosby Show
Dr. Burns
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Self
Skokie
Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns
(archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Auf los geht's los
Self
Peter Pan
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Pinocchio
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Live from Lincoln Center
Self
An Evening with John Denver
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Emperor's New Clothes
Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Ragpicker
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Sound of Laughter
Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Danny Kaye Show
Self - Host
The Man from the Diners' Club
Ernest Klenk
The Lucy Show
Danny Kaye
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self
On the Double
Pfc. Ernie Williams
Lifetime of Comedy
(archive footage)
The Five Pennies
Red Nichols
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Me and the Colonel
S.L. Jacobowsky
Merry Andrew
Andrew Larabee
The Court Jester
Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children
Self - Narrator
White Christmas
Phil Davis
Knock on Wood
Jerry Morgan
The Oscars
Self
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Hook
On the Riviera
Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Moments in Music
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Inspector General
Georgi
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Task Force
Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards
Self
A Song Is Born
Hobart Frisbee
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn
Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man
Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Up in Arms
Danny Weems
Night Shift
Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life
Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful
Nikolai Nikolaevich