Danny Kaye
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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.
Known for
Credits
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
White Christmas (1954)
as Phil Davis
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Me and the Colonel (1958)
as S.L. Jacobowsky
Assignment Children (1955)
as Self - Narrator
Pinocchio (1976)
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Night Shift (1942)
as Danny Kaye
Merry Andrew (1958)
as Andrew Larabee
That's Dancing! (1985)
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
The Court Jester (1955)
as Hubert Hawkins
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Walter Mitty
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Hobart Frisbee
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Hans Christian Andersen
An Evening with John Denver (1975)
as Self
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
as Self
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Red Nichols
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
as Burleigh Sullivan
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)
as Self
A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
The Inspector General (1949)
as Georgi
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as The Ragpicker
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Wonder Man (1945)
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
Knock on Wood (1954)
as Jerry Morgan
Task Force (1949)
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
as Ernest Klenk
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Pan (1976)
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Up in Arms (1944)
as Danny Weems
Songs for After a War (1976)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
On the Double (1961)
as Ernie Williams
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
as Self - Host
On the Riviera (1951)
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
as Self
Skokie (1981)
as Max Feldman
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
I Am an American (1944)
as Self (uncredited)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Money on Your Life (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)
as Self
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Dime a Dance (1937)
as Eddie