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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 18, 1911
Died
March 3, 1987
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- David Daniel Kaminsky
- Daniel David Kaminsky
- دنی کی
Danny Kaye
1.4 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self - Actor (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
10.0
Self (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
🎬
0.0
Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
7.0
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
7.5
(archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
5.0
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
5.2
Phil Davis (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
5.2
Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Credits
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
7.0
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2015
10.0
🎬
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
2015
0.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2014
7.0
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
7.0
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
2002
7.5
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
5.0
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997
5.2
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997
5.2
🎬
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997
10.0
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
0.0
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
1993
0.0
The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985
7.8
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
1985
7.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
0.0
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns
1984
7.0
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
10.0
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
as Self
1982
0.0
Skokie
as Max Feldman
1981
6.0
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
as Self
1981
10.0
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
1981
7.0
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
1980
0.0
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
0.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
Auf los geht's los
as Self
1977
0.0
Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
1976
6.0
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
1976
7.3
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
1976
6.8
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
1976
8.6
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
1972
5.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
8.0
🎬
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
6.0
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1971
5.9
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
1969
7.1
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.7
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
6.5
🎬
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
1965
0.0
🎬
Danny Kaye Christmas Show
as Self - Host
1963
0.0
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963
2.0
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host
1963
6.3
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
1963
5.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
The Merv Griffin Show
as self
1962
5.8
The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye
1962
7.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
1961
6.0
On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
1961
6.9
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
1960
0.0
Startime
1959
6.0
The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
1959
6.7
Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky
1958
6.2
Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
1958
6.0
The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
1955
7.3
Assignment Children
as Self/Narrator
1955
0.0
White Christmas
as Phil Davis
1954
7.2
Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
1954
6.6
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
1952
6.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Hook
1951
8.6
On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
1951
6.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
The Inspector General
as Georgi
1949
6.5
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
1949
6.0
Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
1949
7.0
It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
1949
5.9
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
1948
6.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
1947
6.7
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Burleigh Sullivan
1946
6.2
Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
1945
6.6
🎬
I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
1944
5.3
Up in Arms
as Danny Weems
1944
6.0
Night Shift
as Danny Kaye
1942
8.0
Money on Your Life
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938
0.0
🎬
Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938
0.0
Getting an Eyeful
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938
10.0
🎬
Dime a Dance
as Eddie
1937
3.0