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White Christmas (1954) -- Clip: Where's The Snow?
White Christmas (1954) -- A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
White Christmas (1954) -- Clip: It's Betty
White Christmas (1954) -- Clip: How much?
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) -- Open-ended Trailer from HBO

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Date of Death:
3 March 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht... more
Trivia:
Was named as "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1986 more
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Awards:
Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations more
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Bloggers' Reviews: 2012
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Filmography

Actor:
  1. "The Cosby Show" .... Dr. Burns (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Dentist (1986) TV episode .... Dr. Burns
  2. "The Twilight Zone" .... Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) TV episode .... Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
  3. Skokie (1981) (TV) .... Max Feldman
    ... aka Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (UK)
  4. Musical Comedy Tonight II (1981) (TV)
    ... aka Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight II (USA: complete title)

  5. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Captain Hook (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Peter Pan (1976) TV episode .... Captain Hook
  6. Pinocchio (1976) (TV) .... Geppetto
  7. The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) (TV) .... Marmaduke
  8. Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) (TV) (voice) .... Seymour S. Sassafras/Antoine/Col. Wellington B. Bunny

  9. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) .... The Ragpicker
  10. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode dated 26 January 1966 (1966) TV episode
  11. The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) .... Ernest Klenk
  12. On the Double (1961) .... Pfc. Ernie Williams
  13. The Millionairess (1960) (uncredited) .... Tommy True

  14. The Five Pennies (1959) .... 'Red' Nichols
  15. Me and the Colonel (1958) .... S.L. Jacobowsky
  16. Merry Andrew (1958) .... Andrew Larabee
  17. The Court Jester (1955) .... Hubert Hawkins
  18. White Christmas (1954) .... Phil Davis
    ... aka Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Australia)
  19. Knock on Wood (1954) .... Jerry Morgan/Papa Morgan
  20. Hans Christian Andersen (1952) .... Hans Christian Andersen
  21. On the Riviera (1951) .... Jack Martin / Henri Duran

  22. The Inspector General (1949) .... Georgi
  23. A Song Is Born (1948) .... Professor Hobart Frisbee
  24. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) .... Walter Mitty
  25. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) .... Burleigh Hubert Sullivan
  26. Wonder Man (1945) .... Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
  27. Up in Arms (1944) .... Danny Weems

  28. Autumn Laughter (1938) (TV)
  29. Money on Your Life (1938) .... Russian
  30. Cupid Takes a Holiday (1938) .... Nikolai Nikolaevich (bride-seeker)
  31. Getting an Eyeful (1938) .... Russian
  32. Dime a Dance (1937) .... Eddie
    ... aka Happyland
  33. Moon Over Manhattan (1935)
Soundtrack:
  1. Katherine Jenkins: A Girl from Neath (2008) (TV) (performer: "Thumbelina" (uncredited))
  2. Fallout 3 (2008) (VG) (performer: "Civilization")
  3. "Nip/Tuck" (1 episode, 2008)
        - August Walden (2008) TV episode (performer: "Ugly Duckling")

  4. The Man Who Drove with Mandela (1998) (performer: "Life Could Not Better Be", "Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)")

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

  6. "The Danny Kaye Show" (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode dated 5 October 1966 (1966) TV episode (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))
        - Episode dated 5 January 1966 (1966) TV episode (performer: "Let's Talk it Over")
  7. On the Double (1961) (performer: "Coctails for Two")

  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")
  9. Merry Andrew (1958) (performer: "Chin Up, Stout Fellow" (1958) (uncredited), "Everything Is Tickety Boo" (1958) (uncredited), "The Pipes of Pan" (1958) (uncredited), "Salud" (1958) (uncredited), "The Square of the Hypotenuse" (1958) (uncredited), "You Can't Always Have What You Want" (1958) (uncredited))
  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")
  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")
    ... aka 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")
  13. On the Riviera (1951) (performer: "Ballin' the Jack")

  14. The Inspector General (1949) (performer: "The Medicine Show" (1949) (uncredited), "The Inspector General" (1949) (uncredited), "Soliloquy for Three Heads" (1949) (uncredited), "Happy Times" (1949) (uncredited), "Gypsy Drinking Song" (1949) (uncredited), "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (1780?) (uncredited))
  15. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (performer: "Anatole of Paris", "Symphony For an Unstrung Tongue (The Little Fiddle)")
  16. The Kid from Brooklyn (1946) (performer: "Pavlova")
  17. Book Revue (1946) (performer: "Carolina in the Morning" (uncredited), "La Cucaracha" (uncredited))
    ... aka Book Review
  18. Wonder Man (1945) (performer: "Bali Boogie")
Music Department:
  1. "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) TV series (composer: theme "Rendezvous in May") (unknown episodes)
Self:
  1. "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) TV mini-series .... Himself

  2. "Auf los geht's los" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - The Final Show (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  3. EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) (TV) .... Host
  4. "Disneyland" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1982)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Epcot Center: The Opening Celebration (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  5. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Himself - Hersholt Award Recipient
  6. "Live from Lincoln Center" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka Great Performances: Live from Lincoln Center (USA: alternative title)
        - An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  7. An Evening with Danny Kaye (1981) (TV) .... Conductor
  8. Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary (1980) (TV) .... Himself
  9. Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  10. "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Episode #3.16 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "CBS: On the Air" (1978) TV mini-series .... Co-host - part IV
  14. CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) .... Himself
  15. The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Special Program Awards
  16. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1975)
        - Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  17. The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) .... Host
  18. "V.I.P.-Schaukel" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #3.1 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Danny Kaye (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Fight of the Century (1971) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
    ... aka Ali-Frazier I (USA: informal title)
  21. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1952-1970)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #24.10 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #6.13 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Laugh-In
        - Episode #3.24 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Performer

  24. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #2.43 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  25. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
  26. "Tienerklanken" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Ontmoeting met Danny Kaye (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself - Host / ... (45 episodes, 1963-1967)
        - Episode dated 7 June 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 26 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 22 March 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 15 February 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
        - Episode dated 18 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
          (40 more)
  28. "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest / ... (6 episodes, 1960-1966)
        - Episode dated 2 October 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 24 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 24 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 5 November 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 29 October 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
          (1 more)
  29. "The John Gary Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #1.1 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  30. An Evening with Carol Channing (1966) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  31. Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV) .... Himself
  32. "The Lucy Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy Meets Danny Kaye (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
    ... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
        - Jack and Dennis Do Impersonations (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Episode dated 19 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  35. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 8 November 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  36. The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball (1962) (TV) .... Himself
  37. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - USO - Wherever They Go! (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  38. The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Stan Laurel

  39. "See It Now" .... Himself - Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Secret Life of Danny Kaye 2 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - The Secret Life of Danny Kaye (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  40. Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) .... Himself
  41. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) .... Himself
  42. Assignment Children (1954) .... Himself

  43. It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Himself, Cameo Appearance
  44. Screen Snapshots: Hawaii in Hollywood (1948) .... Himself
  45. Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) .... Himself
  46. I Am an American (1944) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode dated 23 December 2008 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Phil Davis
  2. Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Enterprise"
        - Doctor's Orders (2004) TV episode (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"
        - Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) TV episode .... 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. "M*A*S*H"
        - Deluge (1976) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  18. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - Hollywood Goes to War (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  19. The Sound of Laughter (1963) .... Russian count (edited from: Money On Your Life)
  20. "The Colgate Comedy Hour"
        - Episode #6.12 (1955) TV episode .... Phil Davis
        - Episode #3.22 (1953) TV episode .... 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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Other Works:
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