Danny Kaye
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-01-18
Day of Death
1987-03-03 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Danny Kaye
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
Acting
(2017)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2015)
Trumbo
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2015)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
(2000)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1997)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
(1997)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1985)
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1985)
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
(1985)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1982)
(1981)
Skokie
as Max Feldman
(1981)
(1981)
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
(1980)
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
(1979)
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1976)
Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
(1976)
Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
(1976)
(1972)
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
(1971)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
(1969)
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
(1965)
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
(1963)
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
(1963)
Danny Kaye Christmas Show
as Self - Host
(1963)
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
(1961)
On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
(1960)
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
(1959)
The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
(1958)
Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
(1958)
Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky
(1955)
The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
(1955)
Assignment Children
as Self/Narrator
(1954)
White Christmas
as Phil Davis
(1954)
Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
(1952)
Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
(1951)
On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
(1949)
The Inspector General
as Georgi
(1949)
It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
(1949)
Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
(1949)
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1948)
A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
(1947)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
(1946)
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Burleigh Sullivan
(1945)
Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Danny Weems
(1944)
I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
(1942)
Night Shift
as Danny Kaye
(1938)
Getting an Eyeful
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1938)
Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1938)
Money on Your Life
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1937)
Dime a Dance
as Eddie