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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.
The roles that explain the career.
26 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Remembering Gene Wilder | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Phil Davis (archive footage) | Film |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1976 | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | Film |
| 1972 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Self / Marmaduke (voice) | Film |
| 1971 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) | Film |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Ragpicker | Film |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Ernest Klenk | Film |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Host | TV |
| 1961 | On the Double | Pfc. Ernie Williams | Film |
| 1959 | The Five Pennies | Red Nichols | Film |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky | Film |
| 1958 | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee | Film |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Hubert Hawkins | Film |
| 1954 | Knock on Wood | Jerry Morgan | Film |
| 1954 | White Christmas | Phil Davis | Film |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen | Film |
| 1951 | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | Film |
| 1949 | The Inspector General | Georgi | Film |
| 1949 | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born | Hobart Frisbee | Film |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | Film |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Burleigh Sullivan | Film |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | Film |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Danny Weems | Film |
| 1942 | Night Shift | Danny Kaye | Film |
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