Danny Kaye
Acting
- Born:
- 1911-01-18
- Died:
- 1987-03-03
- Place of birth:
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Sports on the Silver Screen
Bogart: The Untold Story
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
The Twilight Zone
Night of 100 Stars II
That's Dancing!
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
The Cosby Show
Showbiz Goes to War
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Skokie
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
Musical Comedy Tonight II
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
The Hollywood Clowns
The Kennedy Center Honors
The South Bank Show
Auf los geht's los
Peter Pan
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
The Muppet Show
Pinocchio
Songs for After a War
Live from Lincoln Center
An Evening with John Denver
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Emperor's New Clothes
Le Grand Échiquier
V.I.P. Schaukel
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Dick Cavett Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Salute to Stan Laurel
The Sound of Laughter
The Danny Kaye Show
The Man from the Diners' Club
The Lucy Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The DuPont Show of the Week
On the Double
Lifetime of Comedy
The Five Pennies
The All-Star Christmas Show
Me and the Colonel
Merry Andrew
The Court Jester
Assignment Children
White Christmas
Knock on Wood
The Oscars
Hans Christian Andersen
Hallmark Hall of Fame
On the Riviera
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
The Inspector General
Breakdowns of 1949
Task Force
It's a Great Feeling
The Emmy Awards
A Song Is Born
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Kid from Brooklyn
Wonder Man
I Am an American
Up in Arms
Night Shift
Money on Your Life
Cupid Takes a Holiday
Getting an Eyeful
Dime a Dance