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Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/01/1911

Day of Death

03/03/1987
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 Ma... Read More

Known For

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Filmography

Cast

2017

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

as Self (archive footage)

2015

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of ...

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Maril...

as Self (archive footage)

2007

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

as Self (archive footage)

2002

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

as (archive footage)

2000

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rose...

as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited...

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Chri...

as Phil Davis (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1993

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television ...

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985

That's Dancing!

as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1982

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

as Self

1981

Skokie

as Max Feldman

1981

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New Y...

as Self

1981

Musical Comedy Tonight II

as Self

1980

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Annivers...

as Self - Host

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

1976

Peter Pan

as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

1976

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self

1976

Pinocchio

as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

1976

Songs for After a War

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1972

The Emperor's New Clothes

as Self / Marmaduke (voice)

1971

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellingto...

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as The Ragpicker

1965

Salute to Stan Laurel

as Self

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as Nikolai Nikolayevich

1963

The Man from the Diners' Club

as Ernest Klenk

1961

On the Double

as Pfc. Ernie Williams

1960

Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1959

The Five Pennies

as Red Nichols

1958

The All-Star Christmas Show

as Self

1958

Me and the Colonel

as S.L. Jacobowsky

1958

Merry Andrew

as Andrew Larabee

1955

The Court Jester

as Hubert Hawkins

1955

Assignment Children

as Self - Narrator

1954

White Christmas

as Phil Davis

1954

Knock on Wood

as Jerry Morgan

1952

Hans Christian Andersen

as Hans Christian Andersen

1951

On the Riviera

as Jack Martin / Henri Duran

1949

The Inspector General

as Georgi

1949

Breakdowns of 1949

as Self

1949

Task Force

as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as Danny Kaye (uncredited)

1948

A Song Is Born

as Hobart Frisbee

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Walter Mitty

1946

The Kid from Brooklyn

as Burleigh Sullivan

1945

Wonder Man

as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

1944

I Am an American

as Self (uncredited)

1944

Up in Arms

as Danny Weems

1942

Night Shift

as Danny Kaye

1938

Money on Your Life

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938

Cupid Takes a Holiday

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1938

Getting an Eyeful

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1937

Dime a Dance

as Eddie