Danny Kaye
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 Jan 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
85
Years Active
80 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
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À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
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The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
as Self (archive footage)
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
as Self (archive footage)
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A Portrait of Danny Kaye
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self (archive footage)
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
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'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
as Self (archive footage)
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
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Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
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Bogart: The Untold Story
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
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Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
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That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
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The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Dr. Burns
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Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
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EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
as Self
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Skokie
Skokie
as Max Feldman
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An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
as Self
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Musical Comedy Tonight II
Musical Comedy Tonight II
as Self
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Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
as Self - Host
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The Hollywood Clowns
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
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Auf los geht's los
Auf los geht's los
as Self
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Peter Pan
Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
as Self
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The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
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Pinocchio
Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
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Songs for After a War
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center
as Self
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An Evening with John Denver
An Evening with John Denver
as Self
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
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The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
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Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
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V.I.P. Schaukel
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
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Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
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Salute to Stan Laurel
Salute to Stan Laurel
as Self
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The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
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The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self - Host
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The Man from the Diners' Club
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
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The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show
as Danny Kaye
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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
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The DuPont Show of the Week
The DuPont Show of the Week
as Self
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On the Double
On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
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Lifetime of Comedy
Lifetime of Comedy
as (archive footage)
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The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols
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The All-Star Christmas Show
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
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Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky
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Merry Andrew
Merry Andrew
as Andrew Larabee
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The Court Jester
The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins
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Assignment Children
Assignment Children
as Self - Narrator
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White Christmas
White Christmas
as Phil Davis
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Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan
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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
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Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Hook
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On the Riviera
On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
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Moments in Music
Moments in Music
as Self
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The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
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What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
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The Inspector General
The Inspector General
as Georgi
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Breakdowns of 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
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Task Force
Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
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It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
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The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
as Self
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A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee
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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty
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The Kid from Brooklyn
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Burleigh Sullivan
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Wonder Man
Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
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I Am an American
I Am an American
as Self (uncredited)
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Up in Arms
Up in Arms
as Danny Weems
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Night Shift
Night Shift
as Danny Kaye
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Money on Your Life
Money on Your Life
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
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Cupid Takes a Holiday
Cupid Takes a Holiday
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
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Getting an Eyeful
Getting an Eyeful
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
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Dime a Dance
Dime a Dance
as Eddie