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Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Born on January 18th, 1911

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died on March 3rd, 1987

Biography

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization.

Filmography

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

2017

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

2015

Self (archive footage)

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

2015

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Self (archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

2002

(archive footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

2000

Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

Self (archive footage)

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Phil Davis (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

Self (archive footage)

Sports on the Silver Screen

1997

Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

1993

Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

That's Dancing!

1985

From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Self (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

(archive footage)

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

1982

Self

Skokie

1981

Max Feldman

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

1981

Self

Musical Comedy Tonight II

1981

Self

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

1980

Self - Host

The Hollywood Clowns

1979

(archive footage)

Peter Pan

1976

Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

Self

Pinocchio

1976

Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes

1972

Self / Marmaduke (voice)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

1971

Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

The Ragpicker

Salute to Stan Laurel

1965

Self

Danny Kaye Christmas Show

1963

Self - Host

The Sound of Laughter

1963

Nikolai Nikolayevich

The Man from the Diners' Club

1963

Ernest Klenk

On the Double

1961

Pfc. Ernie Williams

Lifetime of Comedy

1960

(archive footage)

The Five Pennies

1959

Red Nichols

Me and the Colonel

1958

S.L. Jacobowsky

Merry Andrew

1958

Andrew Larabee

The Court Jester

1955

Hubert Hawkins

Assignment Children

1955

Self/Narrator

White Christmas

1954

Phil Davis

Knock on Wood

1954

Jerry Morgan

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

Hans Christian Andersen

On the Riviera

1951

Jack Martin / Henri Duran

The Inspector General

1949

Georgi

Breakdowns of 1949

1949

Self

Task Force

1949

Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling

1949

Danny Kaye (uncredited)

A Song Is Born

1948

Hobart Frisbee

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

Walter Mitty

The Kid from Brooklyn

1946

Burleigh Sullivan

Wonder Man

1945

Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

I Am an American

1944

Self (uncredited)

Up in Arms

1944

Danny Weems

Night Shift

1942

Danny Kaye

Money on Your Life

1938

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Cupid Takes a Holiday

1938

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Getting an Eyeful

1938

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Dime a Dance

1937

Eddie