Danny Kaye

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-01-18 (76 years old)

Deathday

1987-03-03

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 an...

Acting

1985

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)

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

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as The Ragpicker

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)

2002

1938

Getting an Eyeful

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

1942

Night Shift

as Danny Kaye

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)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976

Peter Pan

as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

1938

Cupid Takes a Holiday

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

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)

1955

Assignment Children

as Self/Narrator

1976

Songs for After a War

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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