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Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Birthday: 1911-01-18 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

as    Self (archive footage)

2007
A Portrait of Danny Kaye

as    Self (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)

1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

as    Self (archive footage)

1981
Skokie

as    Max Feldman

1981
Musical Comedy Tonight II

as    Self

1980
1976
Pinocchio

as    Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

1976
Peter Pan

as    Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

1972
The Emperor's New Clothes

as    Self / Marmaduke (voice)

1971
Here Comes Peter Cottontail

as    Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)

1965
Salute to Stan Laurel

as    Self

1963
The Man from the Diners' Club

as    Ernest Klenk

1963
The Danny Kaye Show

as    Self - Host

1963
Danny Kaye Christmas Show

as    Self - Host

1961
On the Double

as    Pfc. Ernie Williams

1960
Lifetime of Comedy

as    (archive footage)

1959
The Five Pennies

as    Red Nichols

1958
Merry Andrew

as    Andrew Larabee