Danny Kaye
January 18, 1911 (113 years old) in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 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.
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- 2017 · À la recherche de... Pierre Richard as Self - Acteur (archive footage)
- 2015 · Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Bing Crosby: Rediscovered as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Edith Head: The Paramount Years as (archive footage)
- 2000 · 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2000 · Hollywood Musicals of the 40's as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Phil Davis (archive footage)
- 1997 · The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Bogart: The Untold Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993 · The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as Gaspar
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
- 1985 · Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Dr. Burns
- 1982 · Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- 1982 · EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration as Self
- 1981 · Skokie as Max Feldman
- 1981 · An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic as Self
- 1981 · Musical Comedy Tonight II as Self
- 1980 · Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary as Self - Host
- 1979 · The Hollywood Clowns as (archive footage)
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1977 · Auf los geht's los as Self
- 1976 · Peter Pan as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
- 1976 · CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years as Self
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1976 · Pinocchio as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · Here Comes Peter Cottontail as Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)
- 1969 · The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Ragpicker
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1965 · Salute to Stan Laurel as Self
- 1963 · Danny Kaye Christmas Show as Self - Host
- 1963 · The Sound of Laughter as Nikolai Nikolayevich
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self - Host
- 1963 · The Man from the Diners' Club as Ernest Klenk
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as self
- 1962 · The Lucy Show as Danny Kaye
- 1961 · The DuPont Show of the Week as Self
- 1961 · On the Double as Pfc. Ernie Williams
- 1960 · Lifetime of Comedy as (archive footage)
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · The Five Pennies as Red Nichols
- 1958 · Me and the Colonel as S.L. Jacobowsky
- 1958 · Merry Andrew as Andrew Larabee
- 1955 · The Court Jester as Hubert Hawkins
- 1954 · White Christmas as Phil Davis
- 1954 · Knock on Wood as Jerry Morgan
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Hans Christian Andersen as Hans Christian Andersen
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Hook
- 1951 · On the Riviera as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
- 1950 · The Bob Hope Show as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · The Inspector General as Georgi
- 1949 · Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
- 1949 · Task Force as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
- 1949 · It's a Great Feeling as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- 1948 · A Song Is Born as Hobart Frisbee
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Walter Mitty
- 1946 · The Kid from Brooklyn as Burleigh Sullivan
- 1945 · Wonder Man as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
- 1944 · I Am an American as Self (uncredited)
- 1944 · Up in Arms as Danny Weems
- 1942 · Night Shift as Danny Kaye
- 1938 · Money on Your Life as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1938 · Cupid Takes a Holiday as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1938 · Getting an Eyeful as Nikolai Nikolaevich
- 1937 · Dime a Dance as Eddie