Danny Kaye
Actor
Biography
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".
He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization.
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Filmography
The Court Jester
as Hubert Hawkins 1955
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Walter Mitty 1947
Hans Christian Andersen
as Hans Christian Andersen 1952
The Inspector General
as Georgi 1949
A Song Is Born
as Hobart Frisbee 1948
Wonder Man
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew 1945
Knock on Wood
as Jerry Morgan 1954
It's a Great Feeling
as Danny Kaye (uncredited) 1949
The Five Pennies
as Red Nichols 1959
On the Riviera
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran 1951
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) 1971
That's Dancing!
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) 1985
On the Double
as Pfc. Ernie Williams 1961
Me and the Colonel
as S.L. Jacobowsky 1958
Task Force
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited) 1949
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage) 1997