Danny Kaye
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 Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization.
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TV Series
The Twilight Zone
7.762
The Cosby Show
7.027
The Lucy Show
7
The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
The Muppet Show
8.034
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.5
The Danny Kaye Show
6.3
The DuPont Show of the Week
6
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
6.3
The Oscars
7
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
The Emmy Awards
7.875
Startime
6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
The Bob Hope Show
7
What's My Line?
6.9
V.I.P. Schaukel
6
Le Grand Échiquier
8
Auf los geht's los
0
The Dick Cavett Show
6.7
The Merv Griffin Show
5.75
Live from Lincoln Center
8.6
Movies
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
0
The Court Jester
7.265
The Sound of Laughter
2
It's a Great Feeling
5.875
Wonder Man
6.566
White Christmas
7.183
The Hollywood Clowns
0
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.7
The Inspector General
6.472
On the Riviera
6
Hans Christian Andersen
6.3
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
5.9
A Song Is Born
6.5
The Five Pennies
6.7
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
5.2
Showbiz Goes to War
10
On the Double
6.9
Merry Andrew
6
Knock on Wood
6.6
Task Force
7
The Kid from Brooklyn
6.2
Me and the Colonel
6.2
Up in Arms
6
Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes
5
The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.1
The Man from the Diners' Club
5
Money on Your Life
0
Skokie
6
Sports on the Silver Screen
10
Pinocchio
6.8
À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
7
Danny Kaye Christmas Show
0
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
7.5
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
7.333
Getting an Eyeful
10
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
0
Night Shift
8
Night of 100 Stars II
8
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
0
Dime a Dance
3
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
10
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
0
Lifetime of Comedy
0
I Am an American
5.3
Breakdowns of 1949
6
Bogart: The Untold Story
0
Peter Pan
6
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
0
Cupid Takes a Holiday
0
Salute to Stan Laurel
0
That's Dancing!
6.974
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.991
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.2
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
5
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
7
An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
10
Musical Comedy Tonight II
7
The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
0
Assignment Children
0