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Date of Birth:

18 January 1913, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

3 March 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more

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Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht... more

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In 1953, received a Special Tony Award for heading a variety bill at the... more

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Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Cosby Show" (1984)	Dr. Burns (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.8 (4,312)
	1 TV episode: "The Cosby Show: The Dentist (#2.16)" Dr. Burns
2.	"The Twilight Zone" (1985)	Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.8 (1,126)
	AKAs: The New Twilight Zone (Australia) 1 TV episode: "The Twilight Zone: Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (#1.7)" Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
3.	Skokie (1981) (TV)	Max Feldman	1981	-	7.6 (153)
	AKAs: Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (UK)
4.	Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV)		1981	-	6.5 (5)
	AKAs: Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II (USA: complete title)
5.	"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)	Captain Hook (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.6 (63)
	AKAs: Hallmark Television Playhouse 1 TV episode: "Hallmark Hall of Fame: Peter Pan (#26.3)" Captain Hook
6.	Pinocchio (1976) (TV)	Geppetto	1976	-	5.8 (74)

7.	The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) (TV)	Marmaduke	1972	-	6.1 (13)

8.	Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV)	(voice) Seymour S. Sassafras/Antoine/Col. Wellington B. Bunny	1971	-	7.4 (198)

9.	The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)	The Ragpicker	1969	-	5.8 (346)

10.	"The Danny Kaye Show" (1963)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (21)
	1 TV episode: "The Danny Kaye Show: (1966-01-26)"
11.	The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)	Ernest Klenk	1963	-	6.4 (115)

12.	On the Double (1961)	Pfc. Ernie Williams	1961	-	6.4 (161)

13.	The Millionairess (1960)	(uncredited) Tommy True	1960	-	5.3 (576)

14.	The Five Pennies (1959)	'Red' Nichols	1959	-	7.3 (719)

15.	Me and the Colonel (1958)	Samuel L. Jacobowsky	1958	-	6.9 (203)

16.	Merry Andrew (1958)	Andrew Larabee	1958	-	6.3 (313)

17.	The Court Jester (1955)	Hubert Hawkins	1955	-	7.7 (5,192)

18.	White Christmas (1954)	Phil Davis	1954	-	7.2 (6,523)
	AKAs: Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Australia)
19.	Knock on Wood (1954)	Jerry Morgan/Papa Morgan	1954	-	6.9 (297)

20.	Hans Christian Andersen (1952)	Hans Christian Andersen	1952	-	6.7 (1,088)

21.	On the Riviera (1951)	Jack Martin / Henri Duran	1951	-	6.6 (219)

22.	The Inspector General (1949)	Georgi	1949	-	6.9 (1,190)

23.	A Song Is Born (1948)	Professor Hobart Frisbee	1948	-	7.0 (800)

24.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	Walter Mitty	1947	-	7.1 (1,626)

25.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	Burleigh Hubert Sullivan	1946	-	6.8 (383)

26.	Wonder Man (1945)	Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew	1945	-	7.4 (575)

27.	Up in Arms (1944)	Danny Weems	1944	-	6.6 (312)

28.	Autumn Laughter (1938) (TV)		1938	-	-

29.	Money on Your Life (1938)	Russian	1938	-	-

30.	Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938)	Nikolai Nikolaevich (bride-seeker)	1938	-	-

31.	Getting an Eyeful (1938)	Russian	1938	-	4.0 (6)

32.	Dime a Dance (1937)	Eddie	1937	-	-
	AKAs: Happyland
33.	Moon Over Manhattan (1935)		1935	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Katherine Jenkins: A Girl from Neath (2008) (TV)	(performer: "Thumbelina" (uncredited))	2008	-	-

2.	Fallout 3 (2008) (VG)	(performer: "Civilization")	2008	-	9.5 (2,491)

3.	"Nip/Tuck" (2003)	(1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.5 (13,495)
	1 TV episode: "Nip/Tuck: August Walden (#5.13)" (performer: "Ugly Duckling")
4.	The Man Who Drove with Mandela (1998)	(performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)")	1998	-	7.5 (10)

5.	Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV)	(performer: "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday", "In the Puzzle of Life")	1971	-	7.4 (198)

6.	"The Danny Kaye Show" (1963)	(2 episodes, 1966)	1966	-	7.4 (21)
	2 TV episodes: "The Danny Kaye Show: (1966-10-05)" (performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (uncredited), "Mood Indigo" (uncredited), "Where or When" (uncredited), "September in the Rain" (uncredited), "New Sun in the Sky" (uncredited), "Great Day" (uncredited), "Happy Days Are Here Again" (uncredited), "We Like Each Other Fine") ("Hello, Dolly!" (uncredited)) "The Danny Kaye Show: (1966-01-05)" (performer: "Let's Talk it Over")
7.	On the Double (1961)	(performer: "Coctails for Two")	1961	-	6.4 (161)

8.	The Five Pennies (1959)	(performer: "The Five Pennies", "Follow the Leader", "Lullaby in Ragtime", "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Carnival of Venice", "Indiana", "The Music Goes 'Round and Around", "Jingle Bells", "Largo al factotum", "Schnitzelbank")	1959	-	7.3 (719)

9.	Merry Andrew (1958)	(performer: "Chin Up, Stout Fellow", "Everything Is Tickety Boo", "The Pipes of Pan", "Salud", "The Square of the Hypotenuse", "You Can't Always Have What You Want")	1958	-	6.3 (313)

10.	The Court Jester (1955)	(performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Outfox the Fox", "I'll Take You Dreaming", "My Heart Knows a Love Song")	1955	-	7.7 (5,192)

11.	White Christmas (1954)	(performer: "The Best Things Happen When You're Dancing", "Mandy", "Geee! I Wish I Was Back in the Army", "Snow", "Choreography", "The Old Man", "Blue Skies", "Heat Wave") ("White Christmas", "Sisters")	1954	-	7.2 (6,523)
	AKAs: Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Australia)
12.	Hans Christian Andersen (1952)	(performer: "The King's New Clothes", "Inchworm", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen", "Wonderful Copenhagen", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen" (reprise), "Dream Ballet", "The Ugly Duckling", "Anywhere I Wander", "I'm Hans Christian Andersen (reprise)", "Fantasy Wedding Sequence" and "No Two People", "The Ugly Ducking / Wonderful Copenhagen / The King's New Clothes / Thumbelina / I'm Hans Christian Andersen")	1952	-	6.7 (1,088)

13.	On the Riviera (1951)	(performer: "Ballin' the Jack")	1951	-	6.6 (219)

14.	The Inspector General (1949)	(performer: "Happy Times")	1949	-	6.9 (1,190)

15.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	(performer: "Anatole of Paris", "Symphony For an Unstrung Tongue (The Little Fiddle)")	1947	-	7.1 (1,626)

16.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	(performer: "Pavlova")	1946	-	6.8 (383)

17.	Book Revue (1946)	(performer: "Carolina in the Morning" (uncredited), "La Cucaracha" (uncredited))	1946	-	7.7 (228)
	AKAs: Book Review
18.	Wonder Man (1945)	(performer: "Bali Boogie")	1945	-	7.4 (575)

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The Danny Kaye Show" (1963)	composer: theme "Rendezvous in May" (unknown episodes)	1963	-	7.4 (21)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999)	Himself	1999	-	6.2 (40)

2.	"Auf los geht's los" (1977)	Himself (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.0 (10)
	1 TV episode: "Auf los geht's los: The Final Show" Himself
3.	"Disneyland" (1954)	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	8.4 (277)
	AKAs: Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title) The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title) The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title) The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title) Walt Disney (USA: new title) Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Disneyland: Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration (#29.5)" Himself - Host
4.	EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) (TV)	Host	1982	-	6.3 (50)

5.	The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV)	Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient	1982	-	5.4 (63)

6.	"Live from Lincoln Center" (1976)	Himself (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	7.4 (31)
	AKAs: Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "Live from Lincoln Center: An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (#7.1)" Himself
7.	An Evening with Danny Kaye (1981) (TV)	Conductor	1981	-	9.7 (55)

8.	Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980) (TV)	Himself	1980	-	6.9 (19)

9.	Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV)	Himself	1980	-	6.5 (53)

10.	"The Muppet Show" (1976)	Himself (1 episode, 1978)	1978	-	8.9 (2,186)
	1 TV episode: "The Muppet Show: (#3.16)" Himself
11.	Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series (1978) (TV)	Himself	1978	-	-

12.	Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV)	Himself	1978	-	6.2 (14)

13.	"CBS: On the Air" (1978)	Co-host - part IV	1978	-	7.7 (20)

14.	CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV)	Himself	1976	-	7.4 (65)

15.	The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Special Program Awards	1976	-	5.3 (17)

16.	"The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1973)	Himself - Host (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People: Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera (#2.2)" Himself - Host
17.	The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV)	Host	1973	-	6.1 (101)

18.	"V.I.P.-Schaukel" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.5 (23)
	1 TV episode: "V.I.P.-Schaukel: (#3.1)" Himself
19.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.9 (114)
	1 TV episode: "The Dick Cavett Show: Danny Kaye" Himself
20.	Fight of the Century (1971) (TV)	Himself - Audience Member	1971	-	6.7 (12)
	AKAs: Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title)
21.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Himself / Himself - Singer (2 episodes, 1952-1970)	1970	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#24.10)" Himself - Singer "Toast of the Town: (#6.13)" Himself
22.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	8.3 (463)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1970-05-22)" Himself
23.	"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)	Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	8.1 (334)
	AKAs: Laugh-In 1 TV episode: "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: (#3.24)" Himself - Guest Performer
24.	"The David Frost Show" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	8.5 (25)
	1 TV episode: "The David Frost Show: (#2.43)" Himself
25.	The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film	1968	-	5.1 (46)

26.	"Tienerklanken" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Tienerklanken: Ontmoeting met Danny Kaye" Himself
27.	"The Danny Kaye Show" (1963)	Himself - Host / 4 characters not shown (45 episodes, 1963-1967)	1967	-	7.4 (21)
	45 TV episodes: "The Danny Kaye Show: (1967-06-07)" Himself - Host "The Danny Kaye Show: (1967-04-26)" Himself - Host "The Danny Kaye Show: (1967-03-22)" Himself - Host "The Danny Kaye Show: (1967-02-15)" Himself - Host "The Danny Kaye Show: (1967-01-18)" Himself - Host 40 episodes not shown.
28.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist (6 episodes, 1960-1966)	1966	-	8.9 (268)
	6 TV episodes: "What's My Line?: (1966-10-02)" Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1965-10-24)" Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1963-03-24)" Mystery Guest "What's My Line?: (1961-11-05)" Himself - Guest Panelist "What's My Line?: (1961-10-29)" Himself - Guest Panelist 1 episode not shown.
29.	"The John Gary Show" (1966)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The John Gary Show: (#1.1)" Himself - Guest
30.	An Evening with Carol Channing (1966) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself	1966	-	-

31.	Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV)	Himself	1965	-	7.2 (9)

32.	"The Lucy Show" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.2 (303)
	AKAs: The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The Lucy Show: Lucy Meets Danny Kaye (#3.15)" Himself
33.	"The Jack Benny Program" (1950)	Himself (1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.8 (191)
	AKAs: The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title) The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The Jack Benny Program: Jack and Dennis Do Impersonations (#14.21)" Himself
34.	"Here's Hollywood" (1960)	Himself (2 episodes, 1962)	1962	-	7.6 (22)
	2 TV episodes: "Here's Hollywood: (1962-11-19)" Himself "Here's Hollywood: (1962-11-09)" Himself
35.	"The Andy Williams Show" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.3 (37)
	1 TV episode: "The Andy Williams Show: (1962-11-08)" Himself
36.	The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962) (TV)	Himself	1962	-	-

37.	"The DuPont Show of the Week" (1961)	Himself (1 episode, 1961)	1961	-	8.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: "The DuPont Show of the Week: USO - Wherever They Go! (#1.4)" Himself
38.	The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stan Laurel	1961	-	4.9 (44)

39.	"See It Now" (1951)	Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1957)	1957	-	9.7 (20)
	2 TV episodes: "See It Now: The Secret Life of Danny Kaye 2 (#7.2)" Himself - Guest "See It Now: The Secret Life of Danny Kaye (#6.5)" Himself - Guest
40.	Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956)	Himself	1956	-	7.9 (8)

41.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955)	Himself	1955	-	-

42.	Assignment Children (1954)	Himself	1954	-	-

43.	It's a Great Feeling (1949)	(uncredited) Himself, Cameo Appearance	1949	-	6.2 (385)

44.	Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948)	Himself	1948	-	-

45.	Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947)	Himself	1947	-	-

46.	I Am an American (1944)	(uncredited) Himself	1944	-	5.5 (11)


1.	"Banda sonora"
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) (uncredited) Phil Davis
2.	Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV)	Himself

3.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) Himself
4.	"Enterprise"
	1 TV episode: Doctor's Orders (2004) (uncredited) Hubert Hawkins
5.	Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV)	Himself

6.	'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney (2000) (V)	(uncredited) Phil Davis

7.	"The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)	Himself

8.	"The Fifties" (1997)	(uncredited) Himself (concerned about HUAC)

9.	Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

10.	Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV)	Himself

11.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) Himself
12.	Bogart: The Untold Story (1996) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself - in March on Washington D.C.

13.	Entertaining the Troops (1994)	Himself

14.	Stars and Stripes (1990)	Himself

15.	The Hollywood Clowns (1979) (V)

16.	Canciones para después de una guerra (1976)	(uncredited) Himself

17.	"MAS*H"
	1 TV episode: Deluge (1976) (uncredited) Himself
18.	"Hollywood and the Stars"
	1 TV episode: Hollywood Goes to War (1964) Himself
19.	The Sound of Laughter (1963)	Russian count (edited from: Money On Your Life)

20.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
	2 TV episodes: Episode #6.12 (1955) Phil Davis Episode #3.22 (1953) Hans Christian Anderson
21.	Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood (1954)	Himself

22.	Moments in Music (1950)	(uncredited) Himself, edited from: Up in Arms

23.	Birth of a Star (1944)	Nicolai Nicolaiovich - clips from 3 shorts

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(1 January 1984) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade more

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1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 5 Print Biographies | 4 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more

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