Danny Kaye
Known for: Acting
Born: January 18, 1911
Died: March 3, 1987
Place of birth: 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". 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.
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Filmography
63 movies · 22 TV shows, newest first
7.3
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
7.0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
8.5
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
NR
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
7.2
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
NR
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007
7.7
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
5.0
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
NR
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
5.8
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
5.3
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
9.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
NR
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
NR
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.9
That's Dancing!
1985
2.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
8.5
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982
6.0
Skokie
1981
9.7
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
1981
7.0
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981
8.0
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980
NR
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
8.0
Auf los geht's los
1977
6.0
Peter Pan
1976
7.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
8.0
The Muppet Show
1976
7.4
Pinocchio
1976
6.8
Songs for After a War
1976
8.7
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
NR
An Evening with John Denver
1975
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
6.5
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
19728.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
6.0
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
7.3
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
19688.0
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
5.0
The Sound of Laughter
1963
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
5.8
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
7.0
The Lucy Show
1962
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
7.0
On the Double
1961
5.5
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
6.9
The Five Pennies
1959
6.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
6.5
Me and the Colonel
1958
6.0
Merry Andrew
1958
7.3
The Court Jester
1955
7.0
Assignment Children
1955
7.2
White Christmas
1954
6.7
Knock on Wood
1954
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.2
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.1
On the Riviera
1951
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.6
The Inspector General
1949
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
6.9
Task Force
1949
6.0
It's a Great Feeling
1949
7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
6.4
A Song Is Born
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
6.3
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
6.6
Wonder Man
19456.4
I Am an American
1944
5.7
Up in Arms
1944
9.0
Night Shift
1942
8.0
Money on Your Life
19387.0
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938
9.0
Getting an Eyeful
19386.0
Dime a Dance
1937