Danny Kaye1911 - 1987
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Actor
Popularity
1.6
Famous
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 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.
Credits
2000
Documentary • History
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
Documentary • History
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1972
Animation • Comedy • Family • TV Movie
as Self / Marmaduke (voice)
1971
Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
