Danny Kaye

Actor

Born: January 18, 1911
Died: March 3, 1987 (age 76)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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…

Filmography (64)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
Self (archive footage)
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll (2015)
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
Self (archive footage)
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe (2012)
Self (archive footage)
A Portrait of Danny Kaye (2007)
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)
Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
Phil Davis (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Self
That's Dancing! (1985)
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
(archive footage)
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982)
Self
Skokie (1981)
Max Feldman
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981)
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981)
Self
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980)
Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns (1979)
(archive footage)
Peter Pan (1976)
Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
Self
Pinocchio (1976)
Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
Songs for After a War (1976)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Evening with John Denver (1975)
Self