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Danny Kaye

Acting
January 18, 1911
— March 3, 1987(76 years old)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

David Daniel Kaminsky • Daniel David Kaminsky • دنی کی • דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי • ダニー・ケイ

Known For

The Cosby Show series poster (1984)
7.0

The Cosby Show

Dr. Burns

The Lucy Show series poster (1962)
7.1

The Lucy Show

Danny Kaye

The Twilight Zone series poster (1985)
7.7

The Twilight Zone

Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

What's My Line? series poster (1950)
7.0

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

The Oscars series poster (1953)
7.0

The Oscars

Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In series poster (1968)
6.7

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

The Muppet Show series poster (1976)
8.0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

The Danny Kaye Show series poster (1963)
7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

Self - Host

The Kennedy Center Honors series poster (1978)
7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

Photos of Danny Kaye

Filmography

2010s

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard movie poster (2017)
7.0

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration movie poster (2015)
10.0

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self (archive footage)

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll movie poster (2015)

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered movie poster (2014)
7.0

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Self (archive footage)

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe movie poster (2012)
7.2

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Self (archive footage)

2000s

A Portrait of Danny Kaye movie poster (2007)

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

Edith Head: The Paramount Years movie poster (2002)
7.7

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's movie poster (2000)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney movie poster (2000)
5.0

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender movie poster (1997)
5.1

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story movie poster (1997)

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sports on the Silver Screen movie poster (1997)
9.0

Sports on the Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas movie poster (1997)
5.8

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Phil Davis (archive footage)

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years movie poster (1993)

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

Self (archive footage)

1980s

Night of 100 Stars II movie poster (1985)
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers movie poster (1985)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing! movie poster (1985)
7.1

That's Dancing!

From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

Showbiz Goes to War movie poster (1982)
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage)

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration movie poster (1982)
8.5

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

Self

Skokie movie poster (1981)
6.0

Skokie

Max Feldman

Musical Comedy Tonight II movie poster (1981)
7.0

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Self

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic movie poster (1981)
9.7

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

Self

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary movie poster (1980)
8.0

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Self - Host

1970s

The Hollywood Clowns movie poster (1979)

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

Peter Pan movie poster (1976)
6.0

Peter Pan

Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

Pinocchio movie poster (1976)
7.4

Pinocchio

Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years movie poster (1976)
7.3

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

Songs for After a War movie poster (1976)
6.6

Songs for After a War

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

An Evening with John Denver movie poster (1975)

An Evening with John Denver

Self

The Emperor's New Clothes movie poster (1972)
6.5

The Emperor's New Clothes

Self / Marmaduke (voice)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail movie poster (1971)
6.0

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

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

1960s

The Madwoman of Chaillot movie poster (1969)
7.3

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Ragpicker

The Man from the Diners' Club movie poster (1963)
5.9

The Man from the Diners' Club

Ernest Klenk

The Sound of Laughter movie poster (1963)
5.0

The Sound of Laughter

Nikolai Nikolayevich

On the Double movie poster (1961)
7.0

On the Double

Pfc. Ernie Williams

Lifetime of Comedy movie poster (1960)
5.5

Lifetime of Comedy

(archive footage)

1950s

The Five Pennies movie poster (1959)
6.9

The Five Pennies

Red Nichols

Merry Andrew movie poster (1958)
6.0

Merry Andrew

Andrew Larabee

The All-Star Christmas Show movie poster (1958)
6.0

The All-Star Christmas Show

Self

Me and the Colonel movie poster (1958)
6.5

Me and the Colonel

S.L. Jacobowsky

The Court Jester movie poster (1955)
7.3

The Court Jester

Hubert Hawkins

Assignment Children movie poster (1955)
7.0

Assignment Children

Self - Narrator

White Christmas movie poster (1954)
7.2

White Christmas

Phil Davis

Knock on Wood movie poster (1954)
6.7

Knock on Wood

Jerry Morgan

Hans Christian Andersen movie poster (1952)
6.2

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

On the Riviera movie poster (1951)
6.1

On the Riviera

Jack Martin / Henri Duran

Moments in Music movie poster (1950)
4.0

Moments in Music

Self

1940s

Task Force movie poster (1949)
7.0

Task Force

Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

The Inspector General movie poster (1949)
6.6

The Inspector General

Georgi

It's a Great Feeling movie poster (1949)
6.0

It's a Great Feeling

Danny Kaye (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1949 movie poster (1949)
6.0

Breakdowns of 1949

Self

A Song Is Born movie poster (1948)
6.4

A Song Is Born

Hobart Frisbee

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty movie poster (1947)
6.8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Walter Mitty

The Kid from Brooklyn movie poster (1946)
6.3

The Kid from Brooklyn

Burleigh Sullivan

Wonder Man movie poster (1945)
6.6

Wonder Man

Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

Up in Arms movie poster (1944)
5.7

Up in Arms

Danny Weems

Night Shift movie poster (1942)
9.0

Night Shift

Danny Kaye

1930s

Money on Your Life movie poster (1938)
8.0

Money on Your Life

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Getting an Eyeful movie poster (1938)
9.0

Getting an Eyeful

Nikolai Nikolaevich