Danny Kaye
Birthday: 1911-01-18
Deathday: 1987-03-03
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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Credits
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1981-11-17 | Skokie | Max Feldman |
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1976-12-12 | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling |
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1976-03-27 | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto |
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1971-04-04 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) |
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1969-10-12 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Ragpicker |
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1963-12-17 | The Sound of Laughter | Nikolai Nikolayevich |
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1963-04-17 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Ernest Klenk |
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1961-05-19 | On the Double | Pfc. Ernie Williams |
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1959-06-18 | The Five Pennies | Red Nichols |
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1958-10-01 | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky |
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1958-03-20 | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee |
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1955-12-24 | The Court Jester | Hubert Hawkins |
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1954-10-14 | White Christmas | Phil Davis |
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1954-04-06 | Knock on Wood | Jerry Morgan |
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1952-12-19 | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen |
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1951-04-20 | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran |
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1949-12-31 | The Inspector General | Georgi |
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1949-08-30 | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) |
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1949-08-20 | It's a Great Feeling | Danny Kaye (uncredited) |
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1948-10-19 | A Song Is Born | Hobart Frisbee |
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1947-09-01 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty |
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1946-03-21 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Burleigh Sullivan |
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1945-06-08 | Wonder Man | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew |
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1944-02-17 | Up in Arms | Danny Weems |
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1942-01-02 | Night Shift | Danny Kaye |
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1938-05-13 | Money on Your Life | Nikolai Nikolaevich |
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1938-02-04 | Cupid Takes a Holiday | Nikolai Nikolaevich |
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1938-01-21 | Getting an Eyeful | Nikolai Nikolaevich |
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1937-12-23 | Dime a Dance | Eddie |