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
White Christmas (1954)
as Phil Davis
The Court Jester (1955)
as Hubert Hawkins
Peter Pan (1976)
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
as Walter Mitty
That's Dancing! (1985)
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Hobart Frisbee
Wonder Man (1945)
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Me and the Colonel (1958)
as S.L. Jacobowsky
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Hans Christian Andersen
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
On the Double (1961)
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
Up in Arms (1944)
as Danny Weems
Task Force (1949)
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Merry Andrew (1958)
as Andrew Larabee
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Inspector General (1949)
as Georgi
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
On the Riviera (1951)
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Pinocchio (1976)
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Knock on Wood (1954)
as Jerry Morgan
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Moments in Music (1950)
as Self
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Skokie (1981)
as Max Feldman
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
as Ernest Klenk
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
as Burleigh Sullivan
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Red Nichols
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
I Am an American (1944)
as Self (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)
as Self
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
as Self
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Songs for After a War (1976)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
as The Ragpicker
An Evening with John Denver (1975)
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
as (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007)
as Self (archive footage)
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
as Self - Host
Lifetime of Comedy (1960)
as (archive footage)
The Sound of Laughter (1963)
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Money on Your Life (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Dime a Dance (1937)
as Eddie
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)
as Self
Night Shift (1942)
as Danny Kaye
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Assignment Children (1955)
as Self - Narrator
Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Getting an Eyeful (1938)
as Nikolai Nikolaevich