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Danny Kaye
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- Director
- Music Department
In short · Acted for eight decades — 24 credits, 2 Academy Award wins.
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- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Award win
Academy Awards — Oscar — Honorary Award
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Actor
21 credits
Skokie(1981)
Max Feldman
Film
Pinocchio(1976)
Geppetto
Film
Here Comes Peter Cottontail(1971)
Seymour S. Sassafras
Film
The Man from the Diners' Club(1963)
Ernest Klenk
Film
The Sound of Laughter(1963)
Nikolai Nikolayevich
Film
On the Double(1961)
Pfc. Ernie Williams
Film
Lifetime of Comedy(1960)
Actor
Film
The Five Pennies(1959)
'Red' Nichols
Film
Me and the Colonel(1958)
S.L. Jacobowsky
Film
Merry Andrew(1958)
Andrew Larabee
Film
The Court Jester(1955)
Hubert Hawkins
Film
White Christmas(1954)
Phil Davis
Film
Knock on Wood(1954)
Clarence
Film
Hans Christian Andersen(1952)
Hans Christian Andersen
Film
On the Riviera(1951)
Henri Duran
Film
The Inspector General(1949)
Georgi
Film
A Song Is Born(1948)
Professor Hobart Frisbee
Film
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(1947)
Walter Mitty
Film
The Kid from Brooklyn(1946)
Burleigh Sullivan
Film
Wonder Man(1945)
Buzzy Bellew
Film
Up in Arms(1944)
Danny Weems
Film
Awards & Nominations
2 winsAcademy Awards
- Won1981Oscar — Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Won1954Oscar — Honorary Award
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Additional credits3Show
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- TrumboSelf · 2015
- CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 YearsSelf · 1976
- The Danny Kaye ShowSelf - Host · 1963
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