Acting credits
83
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Danny Kaye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 60Series: 23
TMDB ID: 70668
IMDb ID: nm0001414
Known for: Acting
Born: January 18, 1911
Died: March 3, 1987
Age: 76
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1937 - 2017
Years active: 81
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q213425
Also known as
David Daniel Kaminsky • Daniel David Kaminsky • دنی کی • דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי • ダニー・ケイ • Дэнни Кей • Дэвид Дэниел Каминский
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Danny Kaye.
7.0
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017 Movie
10.0
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
7.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
7.2
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.5
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
2002 Movie
5.0
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000 Movie
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
5.4
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997 Movie
4.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997 Movie
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
1993 Movie
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985 Movie
7.0
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
1985 Movie
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985 Movie
10.0
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982 Movie
8.0
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
as Self
1982 Movie
6.0
Skokie
as Max Feldman
1981 Movie
10.0
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
as Self
1981 Movie
7.0
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
1981 Movie
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
1980 Movie
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Danny Kaye.
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
Auf los geht's los
as Self • 1 eps
1977 Series
8.0
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
1976 Series
8.6
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.5
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1968 Series
6.6
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.3
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host • 120 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.1
The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.0
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.0
Startime
1 eps
1959 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 2 eps
1953 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Hook • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 1 eps
1950 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest • 4 eps
1950 Series
7.9
The Emmy Awards
as Self • 1 eps
1949 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series