Danny Kaye

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-01-18

Deathday

1987-03-03 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • David Daniel Kaminsky
  • Daniel David Kaminsky
  • دنی کی

Danny Kaye

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 ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization.

Known For

White Christmas
7.2%

White Christmas

Oct 14, 1954

The Cosby Show
7.0%

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

The Muppet Show
8.0%

The Muppet Show

Sep 5, 1976

The Twilight Zone
7.7%

The Twilight Zone

Sep 27, 1985

The Court Jester
7.3%

The Court Jester

Dec 24, 1955

The Oscars
6.9%

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

Hans Christian Andersen
6.3%

Hans Christian Andersen

Dec 19, 1952

The Inspector General
6.5%

The Inspector General

Dec 31, 1949

The Lucy Show
7.0%

The Lucy Show

Oct 1, 1962

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Acting

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