Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1911-01-18
- Day of Death1987-03-03 (76 years)
- Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also Known AsDavid Daniel KaminskyDaniel David Kaminskyدنی کی
Danny Kaye
Biography
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans...Read More
Acting Career
- 1985
The Twilight Zone
As: Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
- 1984
The Cosby Show
As: Dr. Burns
- 1981
Skokie
As: Max Feldman
- 1976
Peter Pan
As: Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
- 1976
Pinocchio
As: Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
- 1971
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
As: Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
- 1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
As: The Ragpicker
- 1963
The Sound of Laughter
As: Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963The Man from the Diners' Club
As: Ernest Klenk
1962The Lucy Show
As: Danny Kaye
1961On the Double
As: Pfc. Ernie Williams
1959The Five Pennies
As: Red Nichols
1958Me and the Colonel
As: S.L. Jacobowsky
1958Merry Andrew
As: Andrew Larabee
- 1955
The Court Jester
As: Hubert Hawkins
- 1954
White Christmas
As: Phil Davis
1954Knock on Wood
As: Jerry Morgan
- 1952
Hans Christian Andersen
As: Hans Christian Andersen
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Captain Hook
1951On the Riviera
As: Jack Martin / Henri Duran
1949The Inspector General
As: Georgi
1949Task Force
As: Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
1949It's a Great Feeling
As: Danny Kaye (uncredited)
1948A Song Is Born
As: Hobart Frisbee
- 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
As: Walter Mitty
1946The Kid from Brooklyn
As: Burleigh Sullivan
1945Wonder Man
As: Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
1944Up in Arms
As: Danny Weems
1942Night Shift
As: Danny Kaye
1938Money on Your Life
As: Nikolai Nikolaevich
1938Getting an Eyeful
As: Nikolai Nikolaevich