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Danny Kaye
Actor 1911 - 1987

Danny Kaye

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... Read full bio →

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16 roles
Title screen of The Court Jester No snapshots yet
Character Hubert Hawkins
Remembering Gene Wilder No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage)
Title screen of Trumbo No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Trumbo

2015

Skokie No snapshots yet
Character Max Feldman

Skokie

1981

Canciones para después de una guerra No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Five Pennies No snapshots yet
Character Red Nichols
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Character S.L. Jacobowsky
Title screen of White Christmas No snapshots yet
Character Phil Davis
Knock on Wood No snapshots yet
Character Jerry Morgan
Title screen of Hans Christian Andersen No snapshots yet
Character Hans Christian Andersen
On the Riviera No snapshots yet
Character Jack Martin / Henri Duran
It's a Great Feeling No snapshots yet
Character Danny Kaye (uncredited)
The Inspector General No snapshots yet
Character Georgi
A Song Is Born No snapshots yet
Character Hobart Frisbee
Title screen of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty No snapshots yet
Character Walter Mitty
Wonder Man No snapshots yet
Character Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

Wonder Man

1945

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

16 titles
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
Trumbo
Trumbo 2015
Skokie
Skokie 1981
Canciones para después de una guerra
Canciones para después de una guerra 1976
The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies 1959
Me and the Colonel
Me and the Colonel 1958
The Court Jester
The Court Jester 1955
White Christmas
White Christmas 1954
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood 1953
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen 1952
On the Riviera
On the Riviera 1951
The Inspector General
The Inspector General 1949
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling 1949
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born 1948
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947
Wonder Man
Wonder Man 1945

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