Danny Kaye
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Born in Brooklyn in 1911, Danny Kaye was an American comedian, singer and dancer whose rubbery physicality and tongue-twisting patter songs made him one of Hollywood's most beloved entertainers of the 1940s and 1950s. He broke through in Samuel Goldwyn's Wonder Man (1945) and reached the peak of his stardom with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and White Christmas (1954). He is fondly remembered as the double-tongued knight in The Court Jester (1955), still cited as a benchmark of screen comedy. Kaye's decades of humanitarian work for UNICEF, for which he was the agency's first goodwill ambassador, earned him a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1982.
Danny Kaye
25 Movies
6 Series
Born in Brooklyn in 1911, Danny Kaye was an American comedian, singer and dancer whose rubbery physicality and tongue-twisting patter songs made him one of Hollywood's most beloved entertainers of the 1940s and 1950s. He broke through in Samuel Goldwyn's Wonder Man (1945) and reached the peak of his stardom with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and White Christmas (1954). He is fondly remembered as the double-tongued knight in The Court Jester (1955), still cited as a benchmark of screen comedy. Kaye's decades of humanitarian work for UNICEF, for which he was the agency's first goodwill ambassador, earned him a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1982.
Movies
Plays Phil Davis
White Christmas
1954
Plays Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
Plays Hubert Hawkins
The Court Jester
1955
Plays Georgi
The Inspector General
1949
Plays Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
Plays Andrew Larabee
Merry Andrew
1958
Plays The Ragpicker
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Plays Burleigh Sullivan
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
Plays Hobart Frisbee
A Song Is Born
1948
Plays Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Wonder Man
1945
Plays Danny Kaye
Night Shift
1942
Plays Jerry Morgan
Knock on Wood
1954
Plays Red Nichols
The Five Pennies
1959
Plays Jack Martin / Henri Duran
On the Riviera
1951
Plays S.L. Jacobowsky
Me and the Colonel
1958
Plays Ernest Klenk
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
Plays Ernie Williams
On the Double
1961
Plays Danny Weems
Up in Arms
1944
Plays Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
Plays Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful
1938
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Full Filmography
The Cosby Show
Dr. Burns · 1 episode
1985–1986
TV
The Twilight Zone
Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") · 1 episode
1985
TV
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Self
1981
Film
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self - Host
1980
Film
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Captain Hook · 1 episode
1976
TV
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1971
Film
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Ragpicker
1969
Film
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 4 episodes
1950–1966
TV
The Lucy Show
Danny Kaye · 1 episode
1964
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Danny Kaye still alive?
Danny Kaye passed away on March 3, 1987 at age 76.
What are the most famous roles of Danny Kaye?
Danny Kaye is best known for roles in White Christmas, The Court Jester, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
How many movies has Danny Kaye been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1937), Danny Kaye has appeared in 23 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Danny Kaye's first movie?
The career of Danny Kaye began with Dime a Dance (1937).
What is Danny Kaye's most recent movie or series?
Danny Kaye's most recent release is The Twilight Zone, which premiered on September 27, 1985.
What TV shows has Danny Kaye appeared in?
On television, Danny Kaye has appeared in The Cosby Show, The Muppet Show, The Twilight Zone, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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.