Danny Kaye: movies and TV shows
Danny Kaye has 85 credits in the archive: 63 films and 22 TV series, from 1937 to 2024. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1937 – 2024 · busiest year: 1976 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Remembering Gene Wilder | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 113 |
| 2017 | À la recherche de... Pierre Richard | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 106 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 104 |
| 2015 | The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 104 |
| 2014 | Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 103 |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 101 |
| 2007 | A Portrait of Danny Kaye | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 96 |
| 2002 | Edith Head: The Paramount Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 91 |
| 2000 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40's | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 2000 | 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney | Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 89 |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.1 | 86 |
| 1997 | Bogart: The Untold Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | — | 86 |
| 1997 | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 86 |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Phil Davis (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 86 |
| 1993 | The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 82 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Gaspar (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") | TV | 7.7 | 74 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.0 | 74 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Burns | TV | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 71 |
| 1982 | EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration | Self | Film | 8.5 | 71 |
| 1981 | An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic | Self | Film | 9.7 | 70 |
| 1981 | Skokie | Max Feldman | Film | 6.0 | 70 |
| 1981 | Musical Comedy Tonight II | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1980 | Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary | Self - Host | Film | 8.0 | 69 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | (archive footage) | Film | — | 68 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 1977 | Auf los geht's los | Self | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV | 8.0 | 65 |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Self | TV | 8.7 | 65 |
| 1976 | Pinocchio | Boris Stroganoff / Geppetto | Film | 7.4 | 65 |
| 1976 | Songs for After a War | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years | Self | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1976 | Peter Pan | Captain Hook / Mr. Darling | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1975 | An Evening with John Denver | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1972 | The Emperor's New Clothes | Self / Marmaduke (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1971 | Here Comes Peter Cottontail | Seymour S. Sassafras / Colonel Wellington B. Bunny / Antoine (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Ragpicker | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1965 | Salute to Stan Laurel | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self - Host | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Ernest Klenk | Film | 5.9 | 52 |
| 1963 | The Sound of Laughter | Nikolai Nikolayevich | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Danny Kaye | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Self | TV | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1961 | On the Double | Pfc. Ernie Williams | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1960 | Lifetime of Comedy | (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1959 | The Five Pennies | Red Nichols | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel | S.L. Jacobowsky | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1958 | Merry Andrew | Andrew Larabee | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1955 | Assignment Children | Self - Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Hubert Hawkins | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1954 | White Christmas | Phil Davis | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1954 | Knock on Wood | Jerry Morgan | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | Hans Christian Andersen | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Captain Hook | TV | 8.8 | 40 |
| 1951 | On the Riviera | Jack Martin / Henri Duran | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 38 |
| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling | Danny Kaye (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1949 | Breakdowns of 1949 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1949 | The Inspector General | Georgi | Film | 6.6 | 38 |
| 1949 | Task Force | Officer at the Dance (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born | Hobart Frisbee | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Walter Mitty | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1946 | The Kid from Brooklyn | Burleigh Sullivan | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Danny Weems | Film | 5.7 | 33 |
| 1944 | I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1942 | Night Shift | Danny Kaye | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1938 | Money on Your Life | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1938 | Getting an Eyeful | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Film | 9.0 | 27 |
| 1938 | Cupid Takes a Holiday | Nikolai Nikolaevich | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1937 | Dime a Dance | Eddie | Film | 6.0 | 26 |