Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

🎂 18th January 1911 (115 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

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Danny Kaye

🎬 Movies Featuring Danny Kaye

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye

A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)

as (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)

as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)

as Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)

as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)

as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)

as Self
Skokie

Skokie (1981)

as Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)

as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)

as Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)

as Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

as (archive footage)
Peter Pan

Peter Pan (1976)

as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)

as Self
Pinocchio

Pinocchio (1976)

as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War

Songs for After a War (1976)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)

as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)

as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)

as The Ragpicker
No Image

Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)

as Self
The Sound of Laughter

The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Man from the Diners' Club

The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)

as Ernest Klenk
On the Double

On the Double (1961)

as Pfc. Ernie Williams
Lifetime of Comedy

Lifetime of Comedy (1960)

as (archive footage)
The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies (1959)

as Red Nichols
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)

as Self
Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel (1958)

as S.L. Jacobowsky
Merry Andrew

Merry Andrew (1958)

as Andrew Larabee
The Court Jester

The Court Jester (1955)

as Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children

Assignment Children (1955)

as Self - Narrator
White Christmas

White Christmas (1954)

as Phil Davis
Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood (1954)

as Jerry Morgan
Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

as Hans Christian Andersen
On the Riviera

On the Riviera (1951)

as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
The Inspector General

The Inspector General (1949)

as Georgi
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)

as Self
Task Force

Task Force (1949)

as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born (1948)

as Hobart Frisbee
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

as Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn

The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)

as Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man

Wonder Man (1945)

as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
No Image

I Am an American (1944)

as Self (uncredited)
Up in Arms

Up in Arms (1944)

as Danny Weems
Night Shift

Night Shift (1942)

as Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life

Money on Your Life (1938)

as Nikolai Nikolaevich
No Image

Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)

as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful

Getting an Eyeful (1938)

as Nikolai Nikolaevich
No Image

Dime a Dance (1937)

as Eddie