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White Christmas (1954) -- A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) -- Open-ended Trailer from HBO
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) -- Open-ended Trailer from Sony
Hans Christian Andersen (1952) -- Open-ended Trailer from HBO

Overview

Date of Death:
3 March 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht... more
Trivia:
Star of CBS Radio's "The Danny Kaye Show" (1945-1946). more
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
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Filmography

Actor:
  1. "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Burns (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Dentist (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Burns
  2. "The Twilight Zone" .... Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka "The New Twilight Zone" (Australia)
        - Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) TV episode .... Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
  3. Skokie (1981) (TV) .... Max Feldman
    ... aka Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (UK)
  4. Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV)
    ... aka Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II (USA: complete title)

  5. Peter Pan (1976) (TV) .... Captain Hook
  6. Pinocchio (1976) (TV) .... Geppetto
  7. The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) (TV) .... Marmaduke
  8. Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Seymour S. Sassafras/Antoine/Col. Wellington B. Bunny

  9. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) .... The Ragpicker
  10. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 26 January 1966 (1966) TV episode
  11. The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) .... Ernest Klenk
  12. On the Double (1961) .... Pfc. Ernie Williams
  13. The Millionairess (1960) (uncredited) .... Tommy True

  14. The Five Pennies (1959) .... Ernest Loring Nichols aka 'Red' & 'Ernie'
  15. Me and the Colonel (1958) .... Samuel L. Jacobowsky
  16. Merry Andrew (1958) .... Andrew Larabee
  17. The Court Jester (1955) .... Hubert Hawkins
  18. White Christmas (1954) .... Phil Davis
  19. Knock on Wood (1954) .... Jerry Morgan/Papa Morgan
  20. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) .... Hans Christian Andersen
  21. On the Riviera (1951) .... Jack Martin / Henri Duran

  22. The Inspector General (1949) .... Georgi
  23. A Song Is Born (1948) .... Professor Hobart Frisbee
  24. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Walter Mitty
  25. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) .... Burleigh Hubert Sullivan
  26. Wonder Man (1945) .... Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
  27. Up in Arms (1944) .... Danny Weems

  28. Autumn Laughter (1938) (TV)
  29. Money on Your Life (1938) .... Russian
  30. Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938) .... Nikolai Nikolaevich (bride-seeker)
  31. Getting an Eyeful (1938) .... Russian
  32. Dime a Dance (1937) .... Eddie
    ... aka Happyland
  33. Moon Over Manhattan (1935)
Soundtrack:
  1. Katherine Jenkins: A Girl from Neath (2008) (TV) (performer: "Thumbelina" (uncredited))
  2. Fallout 3 (2008) (VG) (performer: "Civilization")
  3. "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2008)
        - August Walden (2008) TV episode (performer: "Ugly Duckling")

  4. The Man Who Drove with Mandela (1998) (performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)")

  5. Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (performer: "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday", "In the Puzzle of Life")

  6. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 5 January 1966 (1966) TV episode (performer: "Let's Talk it Over")
  7. On the Double (1961) (performer: "Coctails for Two")

  8. The Five Pennies (1959) (performer: "The Five Pennies", "Follow the Leader", "Lullaby in Ragtime", "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Carnival of Venice", "Indiana", "The Music Goes 'Round and Around", "Jingle Bells", "Largo al factotum", "Schnitzelbank")
  9. White Christmas (1954) (performer: "The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing", "Mandy", "Geee! I Wish I Was Back in the Army", "Snow", "Choreography", "The Old Man", "Blue Skies", "Heat Wave") ("White Christmas", "Sisters")
  10. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) (performer: "The King's New Clothes", "Inchworm", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen", "Wonderful Copenhagen", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen" (reprise), "Dream Ballet", "The Ugly Duckling", "Anywhere I Wander", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen (reprise)", "Fantasy Wedding Sequence" and "No Two People", "The Ugly Ducking / Wonderful Copenhagen / The King's New Clothes / Thumbelina / I'm Hans Christian Andersen")
  11. On the Riviera (1951) (performer: "Ballin' the Jack")

  12. The Inspector General (1949) (performer: "Happy Times")
  13. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (performer: "Anatole of Paris", "Symphony For an Unstrung Tongue (The Little Fiddle)")
  14. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (performer: "Pavlova")
  15. Book Revue (1946) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning", "La Cucaracha")
    ... aka Book Review
  16. Wonder Man (1945) (performer: "Bali Boogie")
Music Department:
  1. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (composer: theme "Rendezvous in May") (unknown episodes)
Self:
  1. "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself

  2. "Auf los geht's los" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Final Show (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  3. EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) (TV) .... Host
  4. "Disneyland" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka "Disney's Wonderful World" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Disney Sunday Movie" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Magical World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "The Wonderful World of Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney Presents" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" (USA: new title)
        - Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  5. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
  6. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka "Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center" (USA)
        - An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  7. An Evening with Danny Kaye (1981) (TV) .... Conductor
  8. Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  10. "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode #3.16 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
  14. CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  15. The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Special Program Awards
  16. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1975)
        - Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  17. The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) .... Host
  18. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.1 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Danny Kaye (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Fight of the Century (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
    ... aka Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title)
  21. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1970)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #24.10 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #6.13 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #3.24 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer

  24. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
  25. "Tienerklanken" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Ontmoeting met Danny Kaye (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself - Host / ... (29 episodes, 1963-1967)
        - Episode dated 15 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 18 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 4 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 14 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 30 November 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (24 more)
  27. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (6 episodes, 1960-1966)
        - Episode dated 2 October 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 24 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 24 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 5 November 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 29 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
          (1 more)
  28. "The John Gary Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #1.1 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  29. An Evening with Carol Channing (1966) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  30. Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV) .... Himself
  31. "The Lucy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy Meets Danny Kaye (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Jack and Dennis Do Impersonations (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Episode dated 19 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 8 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  35. The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962) (TV) .... Himself
  36. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  37. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stan Laurel

  38. "See It Now" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Secret Life of Danny Kaye 2 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - The Secret Life of Danny Kaye (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  39. Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
  40. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) .... Himself
  41. Assignment Children (1954) .... Himself

  42. It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
  43. Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948) .... Himself
  44. Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) .... Himself
  45. I Am an American (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phil Davis
  2. Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Enterprise"
        - Doctor's Orders (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Hubert Hawkins
  5. Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  6. 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Phil Davis
  7. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  8. "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself (concerned about HUAC)
  9. Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  10. Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "American Masters"
        - Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
  13. Stars and Stripes (1990) .... Himself
  14. The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
  15. Canciones para después de una guerra (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
  16. "M*A*S*H"
        - Deluge (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  17. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  18. The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Russian count (edited from: Money On Your Life)
  19. "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
        - Episode #6.12 (1955) TV episode .... Phil Davis
        - Episode #3.22 (1953) TV episode .... Hans Christian Anderson
  20. Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954) .... Himself
  21. Moments in Music (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself, edited from: Up in Arms
  22. Birth of a Star (1944) .... Nicolai Nicolaiovich - clips from 3 shorts


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Other Works:
(1 January 1984) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade more
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