Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas

Nacimiento : 1914-01-06,

Muerte : 1991-02-06

Historia

Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor and producer, whose career spanned five decades. Thomas was best known for starring in the television sitcom Make Room for Daddy (also known as The Danny Thomas Show). He was also the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is the father of Marlo Thomas, Terre Thomas, and Tony Thomas

Perfil

Danny Thomas

Películas

Marlene Dietrich: Su propia canción
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The films, affairs and struggles of the iconic star of The Blue Angel as told by Rosemary Clooney, Roger Corman, Deanna Durbin and many more.
Bob Hope's Love Affair with Lucy
Self
A posthumous tribute to comedy legend Lucille Ball by her frequent co-star Bob Hope features clips from many of their sketches and tributes from George Burns, Danny Thomas, Kirk Cameron, and Betty White.
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Un futuro prometedor
Charlie Warren
Tres hombres que se han visto obligados a retirarse convencen a su banco para financiar su sueño: Producir una línea de ropa para personas de la tercera edad.
The Spike Jones Story
Self
This program presents a combination of entertainer Spike Jones' personal and professional history, featuring Milton Berle and Danny Thomas, plus numerous family members and collaborators.
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
Se entrevista a celebridades sobre la vida social y laboral de Bugs, Daffy, Porky y el resto de los Looney Tunes.
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archival footage)
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilarious collection of movie and TV bloopers.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Himself (archive footage)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
The Return of Mod Squad
Executive Producer
Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old "flower child" world of the 1960s.
Samurai
Executive Producer
Lee Cantrell, a young San Francisco attorney by day, at night becomes a samurai warrior, and battles a crazed multi-millionaire who is planning to destroy the city with an earthquake machine.
Three on a Date
Executive Producer
The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young chaperone, on a Hawaiian holiday.
Three on a Date
Man in Airport (uncredited)
The adventures and mishaps of four couples, winners on a TV game show, along with their young chaperone, on a Hawaiian holiday.
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
Regreso al maravilloso mundo de Oz
The Tin Man (voice)
Dorothy regresa al país de Oz para defender la ciudad de Esmeralda , que vive bajo la amenaza de ataque de la maléfica bruja Mombi y su ejército de elefantes verdes mágicos. Secuela oficial de la película de 1939 producida por MGM, inspirada en la segunda novela de Frank Baum y con las voces de, entre otros, Liza Minelli.
Remember When
Executive Producer
An uncle's (Jack Warden) memories give strength to a New England family with four sons fighting in World War II.
Second Chance
Executive Producer
A rich stockbroker buys a Nevada ghost town as a community for people who need a second chance in life.
Diana!
Self
Diana! is American singer Diana Ross' first solo TV special, which aired on ABC on April 18, 1971. The program was choreographed by David Winters of West Side Story fame, who at that time choreographed all of Ross' stage and TV shows. The special also featured appearances by Danny Thomas and Bill Cosby, plus performances by The Jackson 5, and also included Jackson 5 lead singer Michael Jackson's solo debut.
El regreso de la banda invencible
Executive Producer
La banda de la colina se reune otra vez para rehabilitar a uno de sus viejos amigos y luchar contra unos criminales que asolan la zona.
Brigada Negra
Executive Producer
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial una escuadrilla de soldados formada íntegramente por combatientes de color, a excepción del oficial al mando, el Capitán Beau Carter (Stephen Boyd), será la encargada de llevar a cabo una misión suicida en la que deberán, internarse en territorio enemigo y, por todos los medios, hacerse con un puente en poder de los nazis o volarlo por los aires.
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
Executive Producer
Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business into bankruptcy and his high school sweetheart has married another man. It is evident his small town has little to offer him except the hard-working life of his father, while the broader world has limited opportunities for a man who left school after the third grade.
The Pigeon
Executive Producer
A private eye is hired to protect a young woman who has a black book on a crime syndicate.
The Monk
Executive Producer
Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder.
Wake Me When the War Is Over
Executive Producer
During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who becomes smitten with him and doesn't want him to leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended...for five years!
El regreso de los rangers de Texas
Executive Producer
Un ranger de Texas retirado y sus tres viejos camaradas, serán los encargados de imponer el orden en una ciudad sin ley gobernada por un alcalde corrupto que sólo pretende su reelección a cualquier precio. (FILMAFFINITY)
Cricket on the Hearth
Caleb (voice)
This animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning.
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Diner Customer (uncredited)
A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.
Rendezvous in Space
Interviewer / Narrator (voice)
This documentary, the final film directed by Frank Capra, explores America's plans for the future of space exploration. It was produced by the Martin-Marietta Corporation for exhibition in the Hall of Science at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Looking for Love
Self
An aspiring young singer unexpectedly gets her big break by inventing a specialized clothes rack.
General Foods Opening Night
Fearing they'll all be fired after hearing Phil Silvers is getting his own show on the General Foods line up, the actors and actress band together to ruin Silvers' show.
Lincoln Speaks for Himself
Self - Host
Lincoln Speaks for Himself (1955) uses Lincoln's own words to dramatize his progression from the first political speech he gave in 1832, as a candidate for the Illinois state legislature, to those immortal words spoken at Gettysburg to his second inaugural in 1865.
The Jazz Singer
Jerry Golding
As Jerry Golding scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who'd hoped that Jerry would follow in his footsteps. Sorrowfully, Cantor Golding reads the Kaddish service, indicating that, so far as he is concerned, his son is dead. A tearful reconciliation occurs when Jerry dutifully returns to sing the "Kol Nidre" in his ailing father's absence.
Te veré en mis sueños
Gus Kahn
Historia del escritor de canciones Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas), centrada en la relación del compositor y su mujer Grace (Doris Day).
Call Me Mister
Pfc. Stanley Poppopolis
A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops.
Big City
Cantor David Irwin Feldman
A young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.
La danza inconclusa
Mr. Paneros
Meg (Margaret O'Brien), una joven huérfana estudiante de ballet, idolatra a Ariane Bouchet (Cyd Charisse) gran estrella de la danza. Esa admiración la lleva a provocar un grave accidente durante la representación de la obra "El lago de los cisnes", que supone una fractura de la columna vertebral de una nueva bailarina (Karin Booth). Lo que ocurre es que la niña cree, erróneamente, que la recién llegada constituye una seria amenaza para la supremacía de Ariane.