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Acting

Danny Kaye

Career: Active from 1937 to 2000, with a break from 1982 to 1999, busiest in 1938 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles: 25
top three billing

Average score: 68/100

Highest rated: The Court Jester
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Danny Kaye Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.4, average 5.4
Psychological
3.1, average 5.5
Melancholy
2.7, average 4.7
Violence
2.2, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 6
Star-Studded Cast 3
Musical Comedy 3
Historical Setting 3
Romantic Comedy 3
Physical Humor 3
Heartwarming Fantasy 2
Quirky Characters 2
Escapist Entertainment 2
Physical Comedy 2
Nostalgic 2
Feel-Good Entertainment 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

1 title

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Phil Davis (archive footage)

1980s

5 titles · average score 70

The Twilight Zone

79

TV show · as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")

That's Dancing!

71

as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

The Cosby Show

74

TV show · as Dr. Burns

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

Skokie

58

as Max Feldman

1970s

5 titles · average score 65

The Hollywood Clowns

as (archive footage)

The South Bank Show

63

TV show

Pinocchio

66

as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto

Peter Pan

63

as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

68

as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)

1960s

6 titles · average score 50

The Madwoman of Chaillot

35

as The Ragpicker

The Man from the Diners' Club

53

as Ernest Klenk

The Sound of Laughter

as Nikolai Nikolayevich

The Lucy Show

47

TV show · as Danny Kaye

On the Double

63

as Ernie Williams

Lifetime of Comedy

as (archive footage)

1950s

9 titles · average score 72

The Five Pennies

77

as Red Nichols

Merry Andrew

62

as Andrew Larabee

Me and the Colonel

65

as S.L. Jacobowsky

The Court Jester

89

as Hubert Hawkins

White Christmas

71

as Phil Davis

Knock on Wood

65

as Jerry Morgan

Hans Christian Andersen

75

as Hans Christian Andersen

On the Riviera

59

as Jack Martin / Henri Duran

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Captain Hook

1940s

9 titles · average score 68

The Inspector General

80

as Georgi

It's a Great Feeling

50

as Danny Kaye (uncredited)

Task Force

64

as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)

A Song Is Born

59

as Hobart Frisbee

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

70

as Walter Mitty

The Kid from Brooklyn

62

as Burleigh Sullivan

Wonder Man

85

as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew

Up in Arms

72

as Danny Weems

Night Shift

as Danny Kaye

1930s

4 titles

Money on Your Life

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

Getting an Eyeful

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

Cupid Takes a Holiday

as Nikolai Nikolaevich

as Eddie