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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht... more
Trivia:
While he was world famous for his comic acting ability, his last film appearance... more
Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes.
Another
6 wins
&
6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
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US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Actor:
- "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Burns (1 episode, 1986)
- The Dentist (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Burns - "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") - Skokie (1981) (TV) .... Max Feldman
... aka Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (UK) - Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV)
... aka Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II (USA: complete title) - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Captain Hook (1 episode, 1976)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Peter Pan (1976) TV episode .... Captain Hook - Pinocchio (1976) (TV) .... Geppetto
- The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) (TV) .... Marmaduke
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Seymour S. Sassafras/Antoine/Col. Wellington B. Bunny
- The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) .... The Ragpicker
- "The Danny Kaye Show" (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 26 January 1966 (1966) TV episode - The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) .... Ernest Klenk
- On the Double (1961) .... Pfc. Ernie Williams
- The Millionairess (1960) (uncredited) .... Tommy True
- The Five Pennies (1959) .... 'Red' Nichols
- Me and the Colonel (1958) .... S.L. Jacobowsky
- Merry Andrew (1958) .... Andrew Larabee
- The Court Jester (1955) .... Hubert Hawkins
- White Christmas (1954) .... Phil Davis
... aka Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Australia) - Knock on Wood (1954) .... Jerry Morgan/Papa Morgan
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952) .... Hans Christian Andersen
- On the Riviera (1951) .... Jack Martin / Henri Duran
- The Inspector General (1949) .... Georgi
- A Song Is Born (1948) .... Professor Hobart Frisbee
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Walter Mitty
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) .... Burleigh Hubert Sullivan
- Wonder Man (1945) .... Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
- Up in Arms (1944) .... Danny Weems
- Autumn Laughter (1938) (TV)
- Money on Your Life (1938) .... Russian
- Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938) .... Nikolai Nikolaevich (bride-seeker)
- Getting an Eyeful (1938) .... Russian
- Dime a Dance (1937) .... Eddie
... aka Happyland - Moon Over Manhattan (1935)
Soundtrack:
- Katherine Jenkins: A Girl from Neath (2008) (TV) (performer: "Thumbelina" (uncredited))
- Fallout 3 (2008) (VG) (performer: "Civilization")
- "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2008)
- August Walden (2008) TV episode (performer: "Ugly Duckling") - The Man Who Drove with Mandela (1998) (performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)")
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (performer: "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday", "In the Puzzle of Life")
- "The Danny Kaye Show" (2 episodes, 1966)
- Episode dated 5 October 1966 (1966) TV episode (performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (uncredited), "Mood Indigo" (uncredited), "Where or When" (uncredited), "September in the Rain" (uncredited), "New Sun in the Sky" (uncredited), "Great Day" (uncredited), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (uncredited), "We Like Each Other Fine") ("Hello, Dolly!" (uncredited))
- Episode dated 5 January 1966 (1966) TV episode (performer: "Let's Talk it Over") - On the Double (1961) (performer: "Coctails for Two")
- 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")
- Merry Andrew (1958) (performer: "Chin Up, Stout Fellow" (1958) (uncredited), "Everything Is Tickety Boo" (1958) (uncredited), "The Pipes of Pan" (1958) (uncredited), "Salud" (1958) (uncredited), "The Square of the Hypotenuse" (1958) (uncredited), "You Can't Always Have What You Want" (1958) (uncredited))
- The Court Jester (1955) (performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Outfox the Fox", "I'll Take You Dreaming", "My Heart Knows a Love Song")
- 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")
... aka Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Australia) - 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")
- On the Riviera (1951) (performer: "Ballin' the Jack")
- The Inspector General (1949) (performer: "The Medicine Show" (1949) (uncredited), "The Inspector General" (1949) (uncredited), "Soliloquy for Three Heads" (1949) (uncredited), "Happy Times" (1949) (uncredited), "Gypsy Drinking Song" (1949) (uncredited), "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (1780?) (uncredited))
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (performer: "Anatole of Paris", "Symphony For an Unstrung Tongue (The Little Fiddle)")
- The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (performer: "Pavlova")
- Book Revue (1946) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" (uncredited), "La Cucaracha" (uncredited))
... aka Book Review - Wonder Man (1945) (performer: "Bali Boogie")
Music Department:
- "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (composer: theme "Rendezvous in May") (unknown episodes)
Self:
- "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "Auf los geht's los" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- The Final Show (1986) TV episode .... Himself - EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) (TV) .... Host
- "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 (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host - The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
- "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
- An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981) TV episode .... Himself - An Evening with Danny Kaye (1981) (TV) .... Conductor
- Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Episode #3.16 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
- The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Special Program Awards
- "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 - The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) .... Host
- "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #3.1 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Danny Kaye (1971) TV episode .... Himself - Fight of the Century (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
... aka Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title) - "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 - "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 - "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #3.24 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #2.43 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- "Tienerklanken" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
- Ontmoeting met Danny Kaye (1967) TV episode .... Himself - "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself - Host / ... (45 episodes, 1963-1967)
- Episode dated 7 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 26 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 22 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 15 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 18 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
(40 more) - "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) - "The John Gary Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode #1.1 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - An Evening with Carol Channing (1966) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Lucy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy Meets Danny Kaye (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - "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 - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 8 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962) (TV) .... Himself
- "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
- USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself - The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stan Laurel
- "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 - Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) .... Himself
- Assignment Children (1954) .... Himself
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
- Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) .... Himself
- I Am an American (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"Banda sonora"
- Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phil Davis - Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) TV episode .... Himself -
"Enterprise"
- Doctor's Orders (2004) TV episode (uncredited) .... Hubert Hawkins - Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Phil Davis
- "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
- "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself (concerned about HUAC)
- Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Himself
-
"American Masters"
- Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode .... Himself - Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - in March on Washington D.C.
- Entertaining the Troops (1994) .... Himself
- Stars and Stripes (1990) .... Himself
- The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)
- Canciones para después de una guerra (1976) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"M*A*S*H"
- Deluge (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself -
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself - The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Russian count (edited from: Money On Your Life)
-
"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
- Episode #6.12 (1955) TV episode .... Phil Davis
- Episode #3.22 (1953) TV episode .... Hans Christian Anderson - Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954) .... Himself
- Moments in Music (1950) (uncredited) .... Himself, edited from: Up in Arms
- The Birth of a Star (1944) .... Nicolai Nicolaiovich - clips from 3 shorts
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1 January 1984) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade
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Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos
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