Danny Kaye
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
1955
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963
It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
1949
Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
1945
White Christmas
as Phil Davis
1954
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
1947
The Inspector General
as Georgi
1949
On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
1951
Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
1952
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1971
A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
1948
The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
1959
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
1961
Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
1958
Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
1954
Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
1949
TV Appearances
The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
1985
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns
1984
The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Hook
1951
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
1968
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host
1963
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
1961
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
The Oscars
as Self
1953