Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born January 18, 1911
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.
MovieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieÀ la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieMary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieA Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieEdith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Movie'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
MovieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
MovieHollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Burns
MovieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
MovieEPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982
as Self
MovieSkokie
1981
as Max Feldman
MovieAn Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
1981
as Self
MovieMusical Comedy Tonight II
1981
as Self
MovieKraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980
as Self - Host
MovieThe Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
TVAuf los geht's los
1977
as Self
MoviePeter Pan
1976
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
MovieCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
MoviePinocchio
1976
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
MovieSongs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVLive from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self
MovieAn Evening with John Denver
1975
as Self
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe Emperor's New Clothes
1972
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
MovieHere Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
MovieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Ragpicker
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
MovieThe Sound of Laughter
1963
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self - Host
MovieThe Man from the Diners' Club
1963
as Ernest Klenk
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Danny Kaye
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
MovieOn the Double
1961
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
MovieLifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Five Pennies
1959
as Red Nichols
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
MovieMe and the Colonel
1958
as S.L. Jacobowsky
MovieMerry Andrew
1958
as Andrew Larabee
MovieThe Court Jester
1955
as Hubert Hawkins
MovieAssignment Children
1955
as Self - Narrator
MovieWhite Christmas
1954
as Phil Davis
MovieKnock on Wood
1954
as Jerry Morgan
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieHans Christian Andersen
1952
as Hans Christian Andersen
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Hook
MovieOn the Riviera
1951
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MovieThe Inspector General
1949
as Georgi
MovieBreakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
MovieTask Force
1949
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
MovieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
MovieA Song Is Born
1948
as Hobart Frisbee
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Walter Mitty
MovieThe Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Burleigh Sullivan
MovieWonder Man
1945
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
I Am an American
1944
as Self (uncredited)
MovieUp in Arms
1944
as Danny Weems
MovieNight Shift
1942
as Danny Kaye
MovieMoney on Your Life
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
MovieGetting an Eyeful
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Dime a Dance
1937
as Eddie
