Acting
Danny Kaye
- Titles
- 63movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 2000, with a break from 1982 to 1999, busiest in 1938 with 3 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 25top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Court Jester89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 22 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy6.3average 2.7
- Physical Comedy5.5average 2.4
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.7
- Wholesome6.4average 3.3
- Showbiz4.0average 1.2
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.5average 3.7
- Romance5.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.4, average 5.4
- Psychological3.1, average 5.6
- Melancholy2.7, average 4.7
- Violence2.2, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Musical Comedy 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Physical Humor 3
- Star-Studded Cast 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Lighthearted Entertainment 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Daniel MandellEditorA Song Is Born, The Kid from Brooklyn, Hans Christian Andersen, Wonder Man, Up in Arms
Virginia MayoActorA Song Is Born, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Kid from Brooklyn, Wonder Man
Vera-EllenActorWhite Christmas, The Kid from Brooklyn, Wonder Man, 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Bing CrosbyActorWhite Christmas, 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney, The Sound of Laughter
Melville ShavelsonWriterThe Five Pennies, Wonder Man, On the Double
Melvin FrankWriterThe Court Jester, White Christmas, Knock on Wood
Norman PanamaWriterThe Court Jester, White Christmas, Knock on Wood
Sylvia FineComposerThe Kid from Brooklyn, Wonder Man, On the Riviera- WWilliam WatsonDirectorCupid Takes a Holiday, Money on Your Life, Getting an Eyeful
Mary WickesActorWhite Christmas, 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Anne WhitfieldActorWhite Christmas, 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary ClooneyActorWhite Christmas, 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Movies and TV shows
392000s
1 title
as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990s
1 title
as Phil Davis (archive footage)
1980s
5 titles · average score 70
TV show · as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
TV show · as Dr. Burns
as (archive footage)
as Max Feldman
1970s
4 titles · average score 65
as (archive footage)
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1960s
6 titles · average score 50
as The Ragpicker
as Ernest Klenk
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
TV show · as Danny Kaye
as Ernie Williams
as (archive footage)
1950s
9 titles · average score 72
as Red Nichols
as Andrew Larabee
as S.L. Jacobowsky
as Hubert Hawkins
as Phil Davis
as Jerry Morgan
as Hans Christian Andersen
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
TV show · as Captain Hook
1940s
9 titles · average score 68
as Georgi
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
as Hobart Frisbee
as Walter Mitty
as Burleigh Sullivan
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
as Danny Weems
as Danny Kaye
1930s
4 titles
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Eddie