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Danny Kaye
Born January 18, 1911Died March 03, 1987
Place of birth: 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 ...
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Actor (84 credits)
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À la recherche de... Pierre RichardSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationSelf (archive footage)
2015
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & RollSelf (archive footage)
2015
And the Oscar Goes To...Self (archive footage)
2014
Bing Crosby: RediscoveredSelf (archive footage)
2014
Edith Head: The Paramount Years(archive footage)
2002
Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage)
2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary ClooneyPhil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of ChristmasPhil Davis (archive footage)
1997
Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
1997
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television YearsSelf (archive footage)
1993
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
1985
Night of 100 Stars IISelf
1985
That's Dancing!From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
1985
Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
1982
EPCOT Center: The Opening CelebrationSelf
1982
SkokieMax Feldman
1981
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York PhilharmonicSelf
1981
Musical Comedy Tonight IISelf
1981
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th AnniversarySelf - Host
1980
The Hollywood Clowns(archive footage)
1979
PinocchioBoris Stroganoff / Geppetto
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 YearsSelf
1976
Peter PanCaptain Hook / Mr. Darling
1976
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New ClothesSelf / Marmaduke (voice)
1972
Here Comes Peter CottontailSeymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)
1971
The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Ragpicker
1969
Salute to Stan LaurelSelf
1965
The Sound of LaughterNikolai Nikolayevich
1963
The Man from the Diners' ClubErnest Klenk
1963
Danny Kaye Christmas ShowSelf - Host
1963
On the DoublePfc. Ernie Williams
1961
Lifetime of Comedy(archive footage)
1960
The Five PenniesRed Nichols
1959
Merry AndrewAndrew Larabee
1958
Me and the ColonelS.L. Jacobowsky
1958
The Court JesterHubert Hawkins
1955
Assignment ChildrenSelf/Narrator
1955
White ChristmasPhil Davis
1954
Knock on WoodJerry Morgan
1954
Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen
1952
On the RivieraJack Martin / Henri Duran
1951
It's a Great FeelingDanny Kaye (uncredited)
1949
The Inspector GeneralGeorgi
1949
Task ForceOfficer at the Dance (uncredited)
1949
Breakdowns of 1949Self
1949
A Song Is BornHobart Frisbee
1948
The Secret Life of Walter MittyWalter Mitty
1947
The Kid from BrooklynBurleigh Sullivan
1946
Wonder ManEdwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
1945
Up in ArmsDanny Weems
1944
I Am an AmericanSelf (uncredited)
1944
Night ShiftDanny Kaye
1942
Money on Your LifeNikolai Nikolaevich
1938
Getting an EyefulNikolai Nikolaevich
1938
Cupid Takes a HolidayNikolai Nikolaevich
1938
Dime a DanceEddie
1937
The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille BallSelf
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