Person

Danny Kaye

Acting · 1911–1987 · 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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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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  The Merv Griffin Show

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  The Cosby Show

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  The Dick Cavett Show

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  The Twilight Zone

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

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  The Lucy Show

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  What's My Line?

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  The Oscars

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  Le Grand Échiquier

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• 2024Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive footage)
• 2017À la recherche de... Pierre RichardSelf - Actor (archive footage)
• 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf (archive footage)
• 2015The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & RollSelf (archive footage)
• 2014Bing Crosby: RediscoveredSelf (archive footage)
• 2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeSelf (archive footage)
• 2007A Portrait of Danny KayeSelf (archive footage)
• 2002Edith Head: The Paramount YearsSelf (archive footage)
• 2000'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary ClooneyPhil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage)
• 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasPhil Davis (archive footage)
• 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
• 1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
• 1997Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1993The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television YearsSelf (archive footage)
• 1985The Twilight ZoneGaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
• 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
• 1985That's Dancing!From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
• 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
• 1984The Cosby ShowDr. Burns
• 1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
• 1982EPCOT Center: The Opening CelebrationSelf
• 1981SkokieMax Feldman
• 1981An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York PhilharmonicSelf
• 1981Musical Comedy Tonight IISelf
• 1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th AnniversarySelf - Host
• 1979The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
• 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
• 1977Auf los geht's losSelf
• 1976Peter PanCaptain Hook / Mr. Darling
• 1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 YearsSelf
• 1976The Muppet ShowSelf - Special Guest Star
• 1976PinocchioBoris Stroganoff / Geppetto
• 1976Songs for After a WarSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1976Live from Lincoln CenterSelf
• 1975An Evening with John DenverSelf
• 1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
• 1972The Emperor's New ClothesSelf / Marmaduke (voice)
• 1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
• 1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
• 1971Here Comes Peter CottontailSeymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
• 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Ragpicker
• 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
• 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf
• 1965Salute to Stan LaurelSelf
• 1963The Sound of LaughterNikolai Nikolayevich
• 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf - Host
• 1963The Man from the Diners' ClubErnest Klenk
• 1962The Lucy ShowDanny Kaye
• 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
• 1961The DuPont Show of the WeekSelf
• 1961On the DoublePfc. Ernie Williams
• 1960Lifetime of Comedy(archive footage)
• 1959The Five PenniesRed Nichols
• 1958The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
• 1958Me and the ColonelS.L. Jacobowsky
• 1958Merry AndrewAndrew Larabee
• 1955The Court JesterHubert Hawkins
• 1955Assignment ChildrenSelf - Narrator
• 1954White ChristmasPhil Davis
• 1954Knock on WoodJerry Morgan
• 1953The OscarsSelf
• 1952Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameCaptain Hook
• 1951On the RivieraJack Martin / Henri Duran
• 1950Moments in MusicSelf
• 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
• 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
• 1949The Inspector GeneralGeorgi
• 1949Breakdowns of 1949Self
• 1949Task ForceOfficer at the Dance (uncredited)
• 1949It's a Great FeelingDanny Kaye (uncredited)
• 1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
• 1948A Song Is BornHobart Frisbee
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyWalter Mitty
• 1946The Kid from BrooklynBurleigh Sullivan
• 1945Wonder ManEdwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
• 1944I Am an AmericanSelf (uncredited)
• 1944Up in ArmsDanny Weems
• 1942Night ShiftDanny Kaye
• 1938Money on Your LifeNikolai Nikolaevich
• 1938Cupid Takes a HolidayNikolai Nikolaevich
• 1938Getting an EyefulNikolai Nikolaevich
• 1937Dime a DanceEddie