Actor
Danny Kaye
January 18, 1911 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Kaye starred in 23 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling".
Notable work
Often works with
Virginia Mayo
4 titles together
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, A Song Is Born, Wonder Man
Vera-Ellen
3 titles together
White Christmas, Wonder Man, The Kid from Brooklyn
Bess Flowers
3 titles together
White Christmas, Wonder Man, The Kid from Brooklyn
Steve Cochran
3 titles together
A Song Is Born, Wonder Man, The Kid from Brooklyn
Mary Wickes
2 titles together
White Christmas, The Lucy Show
George Chakiris
2 titles together
White Christmas, That's Dancing!
Full filmography · 39
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1997
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
19856.9
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
Skokie
as Max Feldman
1981
The Hollywood Clowns
as (archive footage)
1979
Peter Pan
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
1976
Pinocchio
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
1976
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
19716
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Ragpicker
1969
The Sound of Laughter
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
1963
The Man from the Diners' Club
as Ernest Klenk
1963