Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization.

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Movies starring Danny Kaye (63)

Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)

Self (Archive Footage)

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard (2017)

Self - Actor (Archive Footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)

Self (Archive Footage)

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000)

Phil Davis (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Bogart: The Untold Story (1997)

Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

That's Dancing! (1985)

From 'White Christmas' (Archive Footage)

Skokie (1981)

Max Feldman

Peter Pan (1976)

Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

Pinocchio (1976)

Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

Songs for After a War (1976)

Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

The Emperor's New Clothes (1972)

Self / Marmaduke (Voice)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)

Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (Voice)

The Sound of Laughter (1963)

Nikolai Nikolayevich

On the Double (1961)

Pfc. Ernie Williams

Lifetime of Comedy (1960)

(Archive Footage)

Merry Andrew (1958)

Andrew Larabee

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

Hans Christian Andersen

On the Riviera (1951)

Jack Martin / Henri Duran

Task Force (1949)

Officer At The Dance (Uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling (1949)

Danny Kaye (Uncredited)

A Song Is Born (1948)

Hobart Frisbee

Wonder Man (1945)

Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

I Am an American (1944)

Self (Uncredited)

Money on Your Life (1938)

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)

Nikolai Nikolaevich

Getting an Eyeful (1938)

Nikolai Nikolaevich

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