Danny Kaye
Birthday
1911/01/18
Day of death
1987/03/03 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
David Daniel Kaminsky, Daniel David Kaminsky, دنی کی
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1985) Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
(1963) The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
(1949) It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
(1945) Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
(1954) White Christmas
as Phil Davis
(1979) The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
(1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
(1949) The Inspector General
as Georgi
(1951) On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
(1952) Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
(1971) Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)
(1948) A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
(1959) The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
(1997) Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
(1982) Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
(1961) On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
(1958) Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
(1954) Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
(1949) Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
(1946) The Kid from Brooklyn
as Burleigh Sullivan
(1958) Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky
(1944) Up in Arms
as Danny Weems
(1972) Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
(1969) The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
(1963) The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
(1938) Money on Your Life
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1981) Skokie
as Max Feldman
(1997) Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1976) Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
(2017) À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(1963) Danny Kaye Christmas Show
as Self - Host
(2002) Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as (archive footage)
(1976) CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
(1938) Getting an Eyeful
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1982) EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
as Self
(1942) Night Shift
as Danny Kaye
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1980) Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
(1937) Dime a Dance
as Eddie
(2015) Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
(1944) I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
(1949) Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
(1997) Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1976) Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
(1993) The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
(1965) Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
(2000) 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1981) An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
as Self
(1981) Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
(2015) The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
(1955) Assignment Children
as Self/Narrator
(1985) The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Hook
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host
(1961) The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1978) The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
(1949) The Emmy Awards
as Self
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1950) The Bob Hope Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1977) Auf los geht's los
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as self
(1976) Live from Lincoln Center
as Self