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Danny Kaye
🎂 Jan 18, 1911 — 🕯️ Mar 3, 1987 (76 years)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Danny Kaye, born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, is an actor and producer. Made their debut in 1937 with Dime a Dance. Best known for White Christmas, playing Phil Davis. Also starred in The Court Jester and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Their filmography spans 63 movies and 22 TV shows over 89 years, across genres including comedy, romance.
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76 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
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Oscars
24
Movies
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Series
Movies
White Christmas
1954
The Court Jester
1955
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
A Song Is Born
1948
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
On the Riviera
1951
Up in Arms
1944
Wonder Man
1945
The Inspector General
1949
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
It's a Great Feeling
1949
The Five Pennies
1959
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
On the Double
1961
Knock on Wood
1954
Merry Andrew
1958
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Task Force
1949
Me and the Colonel
1958
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The Twilight Zone
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985
TV
The Cosby Show
Dr. Burns
1984
TV
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1971
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Ragpicker
1969
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The Man from the Diners' Club
Ernest Klenk
1963
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The Lucy Show
Danny Kaye
1962
TV
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Danny Kaye
1911-01-18 · 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.Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.