Danny Kaye
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 f...
Known For
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
2012
as Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
The Cosby Show
1984
as Dr. Burns
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982
as Self
Skokie
1981
as Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
1981
as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II
1981
as Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980
as Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
Pinocchio
1976
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
Peter Pan
1976
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Songs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self
An Evening with John Denver
1975
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Emperor's New Clothes
1972
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
1971
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Ragpicker
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963
as Ernest Klenk
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self - Host
The Lucy Show
1962
as Danny Kaye
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
On the Double
1961
as Ernie Williams
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
as Self
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
as (archive footage)
The Five Pennies
1959
as Red Nichols
Merry Andrew
1958
as Andrew Larabee
Me and the Colonel
1958
as S.L. Jacobowsky
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
The Court Jester
1955
as Hubert Hawkins
Assignment Children
1955
as Self - Narrator
White Christmas
1954
as Phil Davis
Knock on Wood
1954
as Jerry Morgan
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Hans Christian Andersen
On the Riviera
1951
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Hook
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Inspector General
1949
as Georgi
Task Force
1949
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
A Song Is Born
1948
as Hobart Frisbee
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Burleigh Sullivan
Wonder Man
1945
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
Up in Arms
1944
as Danny Weems
I Am an American
1944
as Self (uncredited)
Night Shift
1942
as Danny Kaye
Money on Your Life
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Getting an Eyeful
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Cupid Takes a Holiday
1938
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
Dime a Dance
1937
as Eddie