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.
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Acting History
2017
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self (archive footage)
2015The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll as Self (archive footage)
2014Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe as Self (archive footage)
2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
2000'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage)
1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
1997Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1997Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years as Self (archive footage)
1985The Twilight Zone as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1985That's Dancing! as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
1984The Cosby Show as Dr. Burns
1982Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
1982EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration as Self
1981Skokie as Max Feldman
1981An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic as Self
1981Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary as Self - Host
1979The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
1978The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1977Auf los geht's los as Self
1976Peter Pan as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
1976The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Pinocchio as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
1976Songs for After a War as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976Live from Lincoln Center as Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1972The Emperor's New Clothes as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
1972Le Grand Échiquier as Self
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Here Comes Peter Cottontail as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1969The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Ragpicker
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1965Salute to Stan Laurel as Self
1963The Sound of Laughter as Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963The Danny Kaye Show as Self - Host
1963The Man from the Diners' Club as Ernest Klenk
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Lucy Show as Danny Kaye
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961The DuPont Show of the Week as Self
1961On the Double as Pfc. Ernie Williams
1960Lifetime of Comedy as (archive footage)
1959Startime
1959The Five Pennies as Red Nichols
1958The All-Star Christmas Show as Self
1958Me and the Colonel as S.L. Jacobowsky
1958Merry Andrew as Andrew Larabee
1955The Court Jester as Hubert Hawkins
1955Assignment Children as Self - Narrator
1954White Christmas as Phil Davis
1954Knock on Wood as Jerry Morgan
1953The Oscars as Self
1952Hans Christian Andersen as Hans Christian Andersen
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Hook
1951On the Riviera as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1949The Inspector General as Georgi
1949Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
1949Task Force as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
1949It's a Great Feeling as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
1948A Song Is Born as Hobart Frisbee
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1947The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Walter Mitty
1946The Kid from Brooklyn as Burleigh Sullivan
1945Wonder Man as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
1944I Am an American as Self (uncredited)
1944Up in Arms as Danny Weems
1942Night Shift as Danny Kaye
1938Money on Your Life as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938Cupid Takes a Holiday as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938Getting an Eyeful as Nikolai Nikolaevich
1937Dime a Dance as Eddie