Danny Kaye

★ Acting #13,476

1911 - 1987 (age 76) • Acting

Born: 1/18/1911 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 3/3/1987 (age 76)

Known for: Acting

Danny Kaye

★ Acting #13,476

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.

Known For

White Christmas

72%

Phil Davis

1954

The Cosby Show

70%

Dr. Burns

1984

The Muppet Show

80%

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

The Twilight Zone

77%

Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

1985

The Court Jester

73%

Hubert Hawkins

1955

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

68%

Walter Mitty

1947

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

75%

Self

1962

The Oscars

70%

Self

1953

Remembering Gene Wilder

74%

Self (archive footage)

2024

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

70%

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

85%

Self (archive footage)

2015

The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

Self (archive footage)

2015

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

70%

Self (archive footage)

2014

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

72%

Self (archive footage)

2012

A Portrait of Danny Kaye

Self (archive footage)

2007

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

77%

Self (archive footage)

2002

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

50%

Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage)

2000

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

58%

Phil Davis (archive footage)

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

53%

Self (archive footage)

1997

Sports on the Silver Screen

90%

Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997

The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

Self (archive footage)

1993

The Twilight Zone

77%

Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

68%

Self

1985

That's Dancing!

69%

From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

20%

Self (archive footage)

1985

The Cosby Show

70%

Dr. Burns

1984

Showbiz Goes to War

100%

(archive footage)

1982

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

85%

Self

1982

Skokie

60%

Max Feldman

1981

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

97%

Self

1981

Musical Comedy Tonight II

70%

Self

1981

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

80%

Self - Host

1980

The Hollywood Clowns

(archive footage)

1979

The Kennedy Center Honors

74%

Self

1978