People
Danny Kaye
- Name: Danny Kaye
- Birthday: 1911-01-18
- Also known as: David Daniel Kaminsky,Daniel David Kaminsky
- Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 9.178
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Acteur (archive footage) | 2017-09-01 |
| Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self (archive footage) | 2015-10-13 |
| The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll as Self (archive footage) | 2015-03-18 |
| Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage) | 2002-11-26 |
| 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2000-11-21 |
| Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage) | 2000-09-01 |
| Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Phil Davis (archive footage) | 1997-12-01 |
| The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage) | 1997-11-01 |
| Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
| Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1997-01-05 |
| The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years as Self (archive footage) | 1993-07-01 |
| Night of 100 Stars II as Self | 1985-03-10 |
| That's Dancing! as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
| Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage) | 1985-01-01 |
| Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage) | 1982-12-31 |
| EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration as Self | 1982-10-23 |
| Skokie as Max Feldman | 1981-11-17 |
| An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic as Self | 1981-09-23 |
| Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self | 1981-02-11 |
| Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary as Self - Host | 1980-03-06 |
| The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage) | 1979-03-23 |
| Peter Pan as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | 1976-12-12 |
| CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self | 1976-11-28 |
| Pinocchio as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | 1976-03-27 |
| Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes as Self / Marmaduke (voice) | 1972-02-21 |
| Here Comes Peter Cottontail as Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice) | 1971-04-04 |
| The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Ragpicker | 1969-10-12 |
| Salute to Stan Laurel as Self | 1965-11-23 |
| Danny Kaye Christmas Show as Self - Host | 1963-12-18 |
| The Sound of Laughter as Nikolai Nikolayevich | 1963-12-17 |
| The Man from the Diners' Club as Ernest Klenk | 1963-04-17 |
| On the Double as Pfc. Ernie Williams | 1961-05-19 |
| Lifetime of Comedy as (archive footage) | 1960-01-01 |
| The Five Pennies as Red Nichols | 1959-06-18 |
| Me and the Colonel as S.L. Jacobowsky | 1958-10-01 |
| Merry Andrew as Andrew Larabee | 1958-03-20 |
| The Court Jester as Hubert Hawkins | 1955-12-24 |
| White Christmas as Phil Davis | 1954-10-14 |
| Knock on Wood as Jerry Morgan | 1954-04-06 |
| Hans Christian Andersen as Hans Christian Andersen | 1952-12-19 |
| On the Riviera as Jack Martin / Henri Duran | 1951-04-20 |
| Breakdowns of 1949 as Self | 1949-12-31 |
| The Inspector General as Georgi | 1949-12-31 |
| Task Force as Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | 1949-08-30 |
| It's a Great Feeling as Danny Kaye (uncredited) | 1949-08-01 |
| A Song Is Born as Hobart Frisbee | 1948-10-19 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Walter Mitty | 1947-09-01 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn as Burleigh Sullivan | 1946-03-21 |
| Wonder Man as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | 1945-06-08 |
| I Am an American as Self (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
| Up in Arms as Danny Weems | 1944-02-17 |
| Night Shift as Danny Kaye | 1942-01-02 |
| Money on Your Life as Nikolai Nikolaevich | 1938-05-13 |
| Cupid Takes a Holiday as Nikolai Nikolaevich | 1938-02-04 |
| Getting an Eyeful as Nikolai Nikolaevich | 1938-01-21 |
| Dime a Dance as Eddie | 1937-12-23 |
