Acting
Danny Kaye
- Titles
- 65movies22TV 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
- Nostalgia6.9average 3.6
- Physical Comedy5.6average 2.5
- Showbiz4.2average 1.2
- Wholesome6.2average 3.3
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.6average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.9average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Psychological3.1, average 5.6
- Violence2.4, average 4.3
- Melancholy2.9, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Musical Comedy 3
- Physical Humor 3
- Historical Setting 3
- Charming 2
- Escapism 2
- Star-Studded Cast 2
- Escapist Entertainment 2
- Family Entertainment 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Physical Comedy 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 MayoActorThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty, A Song Is Born, 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
Melvin FrankDirectorWhite Christmas, The Court Jester, Knock on Wood
Sylvia FineComposerThe Kid from Brooklyn, Wonder Man, On the Riviera
Melville ShavelsonWriterWonder Man, The Five Pennies, On the Double
Norman PanamaWriterWhite Christmas, The Court Jester, Knock on Wood- WWilliam WatsonDirectorMoney on Your Life, Cupid Takes a Holiday, Getting an Eyeful
Fay BainterActorThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Kid from Brooklyn
Steve CochranActorThe Kid from Brooklyn, Wonder Man
Louis ArmstrongActorA Song Is Born, The Five Pennies
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
79
TV show · as Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
71
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
74
TV show · as Dr. Burns
as (archive footage)
58
as Max Feldman
1970s
4 titles · average score 65
as (archive footage)
63
as Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
66
as Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto
68
as Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice)
1960s
6 titles · average score 50
35
as The Ragpicker
53
as Ernest Klenk
as Nikolai Nikolayevich
47
TV show · as Danny Kaye
64
as Ernie Williams
as (archive footage)
1950s
9 titles · average score 72
77
as Red Nichols
65
as S.L. Jacobowsky
61
as Andrew Larabee
89
as Hubert Hawkins
71
as Phil Davis
65
as Jerry Morgan
75
as Hans Christian Andersen
59
as Jack Martin / Henri Duran
85
TV show · as Captain Hook
1940s
9 titles · average score 68
80
as Georgi
50
as Danny Kaye (uncredited)
64
as Officer at the Dance (uncredited)
59
as Hobart Frisbee
70
as Walter Mitty
62
as Burleigh Sullivan
86
as Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
72
as Danny Weems
as Danny Kaye
1930s
4 titles
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Nikolai Nikolaevich
as Eddie