Danny Kaye
b. 1911 — d. 1987 (aged 76)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Actor
Director
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), 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 and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
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Zizi Jeanmaire... légendaire
1993 Self
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Stars and Stripes
1990 Actor
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★ 5.5
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1984 Self
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An American Portrait
1984 Self
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Kaikenmaailman ajanviete
1983 Self
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★ 7.3
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982 Self
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★ 7.2
Skokie
1981 Actor
Max Feldman
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★ 8.1
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981 Self
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★ 7.6
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980 Self
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Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 109th Edition
1979 Self
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Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus Special
1979 Self
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★ 7.7
Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend
1978 Self
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★ 6.8
Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series
1978 Self
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★ 6.6
Peter Pan
1976 Actor
Mr. Darling
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★ 5.9
Pinocchio
1976 Actor
Geppetto
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★ 7.3
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976 Self
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Paul Anka für UNICEF in München (Die Zugaben)
1976 Self
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★ 7.7
An Evening with John Denver
1975 Self
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★ 6.4
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
1973 Self
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The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Fred Astaire
1973 Self
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★ 6.6
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
1972 Actor
Marmaduke
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★ 7.3
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971 Actor
Seymour S. Sassafras
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★ 5.1
M-show
1971 Self
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Children of the World
1971 Self
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The Mike Douglas Christmas Special
1969 Self
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Royal Film Performance 1968: "Romeo and Juliet" by Franco Zeffirelli. London
1968 Self
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★ 8.0
An Evening with Carol Channing
1966 Self
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The 18th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1966 Self
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Gala de l'Unicef
1966 Self
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★ 5.6
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965 Self
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★ 6.0
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963 Actor
Ernest Klenk
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★ 7.8
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 Self
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★ 8.6
The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball
1962 Self
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★ 6.4
On the Double
1961 Actor
Pfc. Ernie Williams
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The Danny Kaye Special
1961 Self
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★ 6.0
An Hour with Danny Kaye
1960 Self
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★ 7.1
The Five Pennies
1959 Actor
'Red' Nichols
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★ 6.6
Merry Andrew
1958 Actor
Andrew Larabee
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★ 7.0
Me and the Colonel
1958 Actor
S.L. Jacobowsky
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★ 8.9
Screen Snapshots, Series 35, No. 8: Playtime in Hollywood
1956 Self
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Danny Kaye als Unicef-Sonderbotschafter
1956 Self
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★ 7.8
The Court Jester
1955 Actor
Hubert Hawkins
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★ 6.5
Assignment Children
1955 Self
Actor
Director
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Paramount Presents VistaVision
1955 Actor
Phil Davis
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The 29th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1955 Self
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Screen Snapshots, Series 34, No. 9: Hollywood Beauty
1955 Self
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★ 7.6
White Christmas
1954 Actor
Phil Davis
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★ 6.7
Knock on Wood
1954 Actor
Papa Morgan
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Answer the Call
1953 Self
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★ 6.9
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 Actor
Hans Christian Andersen
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★ 7.0
24th Annual Academy Awards
1952 Self
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★ 6.3
On the Riviera
1951 Actor
Jack Martin
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★ 6.0
Moments in Music
1950 Self
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★ 6.7
The Inspector General
1949 Actor
Georgi
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Bernard Shaw's Village
1949 Self
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★ 6.9
A Song Is Born
1948 Actor
Professor Hobart Frisbee
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Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 5: Hawaii in Hollywood
1948 Self
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★ 6.9
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 Actor
Walter Mitty
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Screen Snapshots, Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series
1947 Self
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★ 6.5
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946 Actor
Burleigh Sullivan
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★ 6.8
Wonder Man
1945 Actor
Edwin Dingle
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Screen Snapshots, Series 25, No. 4: Hollywood Celebrations
1945 Self
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★ 6.2
Up in Arms
1944 Actor
Danny Weems
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★ 6.1
I Am an American
1944 Self
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The Birth of a Star
1944 Actor
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★ 7.1
Night Shift
1942 Self
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★ 5.5
Getting an Eyeful
1938 Actor
Nikolai Nikolaevich
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★ 7.1
Money on Your Life
1938 Actor
Nikolai Nikolayevich
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★ 6.1
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938 Actor
Nikolai Nikolaevich
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Autumn Laughter
1938 Actor
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★ 6.2
Dime a Dance
1937 Actor
Eddie