Danny Kaye
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (34)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
2012
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
2002
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
2000
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
1993
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)
1985
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
as Self
1982
Skokie
as Max Feldman
1981
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
as Self
1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
1981
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
1980
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
1976
Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
1976
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
1972
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1971
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
1969
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
1965
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
1963
TV Shows (16)
The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns
1984
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Auf los geht's los
as Self
1977
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
1976
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host
1963
The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
1961