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.

Filmography

• 2000'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney — Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas — Phil Davis (archive footage)
• 1985That's Dancing! — From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
• The Twilight Zone — Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
• The Cosby Show — Dr. Burns
• 1982Showbiz Goes to War — (archive footage)
• 1981Skokie — Max Feldman
• 1979The Hollywood Clowns — (archive footage)
• The South Bank Show
• 1976Peter Pan — Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
• 1976Pinocchio — Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
• 1971Here Comes Peter Cottontail — Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
• 1969The Madwoman of Chaillot — The Ragpicker
• 1963The Man from the Diners' Club — Ernest Klenk
• 1963The Sound of Laughter — Nikolai Nikolayevich
• The Lucy Show — Danny Kaye
• 1961On the Double — Ernie Williams
• 1960Lifetime of Comedy — (archive footage)
• 1959The Five Pennies — Red Nichols
• 1958Me and the Colonel — S.L. Jacobowsky
• 1958Merry Andrew — Andrew Larabee
• 1955The Court Jester — Hubert Hawkins
• 1954Knock on Wood — Jerry Morgan
• 1954White Christmas — Phil Davis
• 1952Hans Christian Andersen — Hans Christian Andersen
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Captain Hook
• 1951On the Riviera — Jack Martin / Henri Duran
• 1949It's a Great Feeling — Danny Kaye (uncredited)
• 1949Task Force — Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
• 1949The Inspector General — Georgi
• 1948A Song Is Born — Hobart Frisbee
• 1947The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — Walter Mitty
• 1946The Kid from Brooklyn — Burleigh Sullivan
• 1945Wonder Man — Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
• 1944Up in Arms — Danny Weems
• 1942Night Shift — Danny Kaye
• 1938Cupid Takes a Holiday — Nikolai Nikolaevich
• 1938Getting an Eyeful — Nikolai Nikolaevich
• 1938Money on Your Life — Nikolai Nikolaevich
• 1937Dime a Dance — Eddie

Appearances as themselves (46)

• 2024Remembering Gene Wilder — Self (archive footage)
• 2017À la recherche de... Pierre Richard — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration — Self (archive footage)
• 2015The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Bing Crosby: Rediscovered — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe — Self (archive footage)
• 2007A Portrait of Danny Kaye — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Edith Head: The Paramount Years — Self (archive footage)
• 2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40's — Self (archive footage)
• 1997Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1997Sports on the Silver Screen — Self (archive footage)
• 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender — Self (archive footage)
• 1993The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years — Self (archive footage)
• 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers — Self (archive footage)
• 1985Night of 100 Stars II — Self
• 1982EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration — Self
• 1981An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic — Self
• 1981Musical Comedy Tonight II — Self
• 1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary — Self - Host
• The Kennedy Center Honors — Self
• Auf los geht's los — Self
• 1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years — Self
• Live from Lincoln Center — Self
• 1976Songs for After a War — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• 1975An Evening with John Denver — Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... — Self
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self
• 1972The Emperor's New Clothes — Self / Marmaduke (voice)
• V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• 1965Salute to Stan Laurel — Self
• The Danny Kaye Show — Self - Host
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The DuPont Show of the Week — Self
• 1958The All-Star Christmas Show — Self
• 1955Assignment Children — Self - Narrator
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• 1949Breakdowns of 1949 — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1944I Am an American — Self (uncredited)