Danny Kaye
Birthday: 1911-01-18 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADanny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), and — perhaps his most accomplished performance — The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children's favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his many years of work with the organization. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Max Feldman
as Seymour S. Sassafras/Colonel Wellington B. Bunny/Antoine (voice)
as Self - Host
as Pfc. Ernie Williams
as Red Nichols
as S.L. Jacobowsky
as Hubert Hawkins
as Jerry Morgan
as Phil Davis
as Hans Christian Andersen
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
as Georgi
as Professor Hobart Frisbee
as Walter Mitty
as Burleigh Sullivan
as Danny Weems
