Danny Kaye

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.

Casted

White Christmas

Played Phil Davis

Average Rating

7.2

546 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1954

72 years ago
The Court Jester

Played Hubert Hawkins

Average Rating

7.3

206 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1955

71 years ago
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Played Walter Mitty

Average Rating

6.8

133 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1947

79 years ago
Hans Christian Andersen

Played Hans Christian Andersen

Average Rating

6.2

71 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1952

74 years ago
The Inspector General

Played Georgi

Average Rating

6.5

55 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1949

77 years ago
A Song Is Born

Played Hobart Frisbee

Average Rating

6.3

44 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 1948

78 years ago
Wonder Man

Played Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

Average Rating

6.5

40 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1945

82 years ago
Knock on Wood

Played Jerry Morgan

Average Rating

6.6

31 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 1954

73 years ago
It's a Great Feeling

Played Danny Kaye (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.8

30 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 1949

77 years ago
The Five Pennies

Played Red Nichols

Average Rating

6.8

28 votes

Release Date

Jun 18, 1959

67 years ago
On the Riviera

Played Jack Martin / Henri Duran

Average Rating

5.9

22 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1951

76 years ago
Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Played Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

21 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 1971

55 years ago
That's Dancing!

Played From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1985

41 years ago
On the Double

Played Pfc. Ernie Williams

Average Rating

6.8

17 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1961

65 years ago
Me and the Colonel

Played S.L. Jacobowsky

Average Rating

6.4

17 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1958

68 years ago
Task Force

Played Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 1949

77 years ago
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.9

13 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1997

28 years ago
The Kid from Brooklyn

Played Burleigh Sullivan

Average Rating

6.2

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1946

81 years ago
The Madwoman of Chaillot

Played The Ragpicker

Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1969

57 years ago
Songs for After a War

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1976

50 years ago
Up in Arms

Played Danny Weems

Average Rating

5.6

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 1944

83 years ago
Merry Andrew

Played Andrew Larabee

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1958

69 years ago
The Man from the Diners' Club

Played Ernest Klenk

Average Rating

5.0

5 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 1963

63 years ago
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.2

5 votes

Release Date

May 15, 2012

14 years ago
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Played Phil Davis (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.2

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1997

28 years ago
Pinocchio

Played Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1976

50 years ago
Night of 100 Stars II

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1985

41 years ago
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1976

50 years ago
I Am an American

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1944

82 years ago
Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 2002

23 years ago
Lifetime of Comedy

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1960

67 years ago
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Played Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2000

25 years ago
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2014

11 years ago
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1981

45 years ago
Musical Comedy Tonight II

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 1981

45 years ago
The Sound of Laughter

Played Nikolai Nikolayevich

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1963

63 years ago
Showbiz Goes to War

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1982

43 years ago
The Emperor's New Clothes

Played Self / Marmaduke (voice)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1972

54 years ago
Skokie

Played Max Feldman

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1981

45 years ago
Sports on the Silver Screen

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1997

29 years ago
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

Played Self - Actor (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 2017

8 years ago
Getting an Eyeful

Played Nikolai Nikolaevich

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 21, 1938

89 years ago
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1982

44 years ago
Night Shift

Played Danny Kaye

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1942

85 years ago
Dime a Dance

Played Eddie

Average Rating

3.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1937

89 years ago
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 2015

10 years ago
Breakdowns of 1949

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1949

77 years ago
Peter Pan

Played Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1976

50 years ago
The All-Star Christmas Show

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 1958

68 years ago
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1985

41 years ago
The Hollywood Clowns

Played (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 1979

47 years ago
Money on Your Life

Played Nikolai Nikolaevich

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1938

89 years ago
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1980

46 years ago
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 2000

25 years ago
Bogart: The Untold Story

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 05, 1997

29 years ago
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1993

33 years ago
Cupid Takes a Holiday

Played Nikolai Nikolaevich

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1938

89 years ago
Salute to Stan Laurel

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1965

61 years ago
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2015

11 years ago
Assignment Children

Played Self - Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1955

72 years ago

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