Films and Credits
Danny worked with various studios and production companies. Here's the list for his feature films:
RKO Radio Pictures/The Samuel Goldwyn Company Up in Arms, Wonder Man,
Kid From Brooklyn, Secret Life of Walter Mitty,
A
Song Is Born, Hans Christian Andersen
Warner Bros. The
Inspector General, The Madwoman of Chaillot
Twentieth Century Fox On
the Riviera
Paramount White
Christmas
Paramount/Dena Productions Knock
on Wood, The Court Jester, The Five Pennies, On the Double
MGM Merry
Andrew
Columbia Me
and the Colonel
Columbia/Dena Productions The
Man From the Diner's Club
Films and TV Appearances
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The Shorts
Dime a Dance (1937)
Getting an Eyeful (1938)
Cupid Takes a
Holiday (1938)
Money on Your Life (1938)
“Autumn Laughter” (TV) (1938) – Early BBC TV program
# Up in Arms (1944)
# Wonder Man (1945)
# The Kid From Brooklyn (1946)
# The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 3: Out of This World Series (1947) (himself)
# A Song Is Born (1948)
# The Inspector General (1949)
# On the Riviera (1951)
# Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
“Toast of the Town” (1952) (TV) Episode 6.13 (himself)
Screen Snapshots: Hula From Hollywood (himself)
# Knock on Wood (1954)
# White Christmas (1954)
Assignment Children (1955) (himself)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty (1955) (himself)
# The Court Jester (1956)
“See It Now” (1956) (TV) Episode -
Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (1956) (himself)
# Merry Andrew (1958)
# Me and the Colonel (1958)
# The Five Pennies (1959)
“What’s My Line?” (6 episodes from 1960-
“An Hour With Danny Kaye” (1960) (TV) (himself) -
“The Danny Kaye Show” (1961) (TV) (himself) -
# On the Double (1961)
The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) (himself)
“The DuPont Show of the Week” (1961) Episode: “USO -
“The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball” (1962) -
# The Man From the Diner’s Club (1963)
“The Danny Kaye Show” (1963) (TV) (himself) -
“The Jack Benny Program” (1964) (TV) Episode: “Jack and Dennis Do Impressions” (himself)
“The Lucy Show” (1964) (TV) Episode: “Lucy Meets Danny Kaye” (himself)
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965) (TV) (himself)
The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) (himself)
# The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
“Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-
“The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” (May 22, 1970) (TV) (himself)
“Toast of the Town” (1970) (TV) Episode: 24.10 (himself)
“Here Comes Peter Cottontail” (1971) (TV) (voice)
“The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor’s New Clothes” (1972) (voice)
“V.I.P. Schaukel” (1973) (TV) Episode: 3.1 (himself)
“The American Film Institute’s Salute to John Ford” (1973) (TV) (host)
“The CBS Film Festival Lively Arts for Young People” (1975) (TV) Episode: “Danny
Kaye’s Look-
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) (himself)
The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976) (TV (himself)
“Pinocchio” (1976) (TV)
“Peter Pan” (1976) (TV)
“CBS: On the Air” (1978) (TV mini-
“Bing Crosby: His Life and Legend” (1978) (TV) (himself)
“Bob Hope’s Salute to the 75th World Series” (1978) (TV) (himself)
“The Muppet Show” (1978) (TV) Episode 3.16 (himself)
“Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops” (1980) (TV) (himself)
“Kraft Salutes Disneyland’s 25 Anniversary” (1980) (TV) (himself)
“Live From Lincoln Center” (1981) (TV) Episode: “An Evening With Danny Kaye” (himself)
“Musical Comedy Tonight II” (1981) (TV)
Skokie (1981) (TV)
“The 54th Annual Academy Awards” (1982) (TV) (himself)
EPCOT Center: The Opening of Celebration (1982) (TV) (host)
“The Twilight Zone” (1985) (TV) Episode: “Paladin of the Lost Hour”
“The Cosby Show” (1986) (TV) Episode: “The Dentist”
Radio Show: The Danny Kaye Show (1945-
Broadway: (according to www.ibdb.com)
Straw Hat Revue (Sep. 29, 1939 -
Lady in the Dark (Jan. 23, 1941 -
Let's Face It (Oct.
29, 1941 -
Two By Two (Nov. 10, 1970 -
Producer: The Internet Movie Database lists Danny as being an uncredited executive producer of The Court Jester, although he most likely had producer status for all his films produced by Dena Productions, the production company founded by Danny and his wife, Sylvia. Director Norman Panama and screenwriter Melvin Frank were also equal partners in the company. Danny's movies produced by Dena Productions includes: Knock on Wood, The Court Jester, The Five Pennies, On The Double, and The Man from the Diner's Club. Dena Productions also had a hand in The Danny Kaye Show, according to The Internet Movie Database.
