Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas

Nascimento : 1914-01-06,

Morte : 1991-02-06

História

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

Filmes

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
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.
Lado a lado
Charlie Warren
Três homens que acabam de se aposentar, ao invés de levarem uma vida tranqüila, fazem um financiamento num banco para realizar um sonho. Eles querem abrir uma loja de roupas esportivas, uma decisão bastante arriscada, já que seu concorrente fará o impossível para tirá-los do mercado.
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
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of the 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.
Mundo Maravilhoso de Oz - O Regresso
The Tin Man (voice)
Levada por um ciclone de volta a OZ, Dorothy reencontra seus velhos amigos e vive novas e emocionantes aventuras. Para evitar que a bruxa malvada destrua a Cidade das Esmeraldas e se torne rainha, Dorothy conta com a ajuda da fada Glinda e dos ratinhos mágicos.
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.
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Executive Producer
Walter Brennan is back as the clever and funny over the hill Texas Ranger Nash Crawford. This time the gang must face corruption in their own home town. The gang put their heads together to clean up their town, take back the rule of law and rehabilitate the town lush (played by Fred Astaire) along with way.
Carter's Army
Executive Producer
A racist officer is put in charge of an all-black squad of troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro-dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies' advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war. These African-Americans have little military training, but Captain Beau Carter has no choice. He leads the rag-tag and they turn out to be heroic.
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!
Os Xerifes Quarentões
Executive Producer
O comediante clássico Western, Capitão Oren Hayes, do Texas Rangers, faz uma pausa para visitar sua filha em uma cidade vizinha. Quando ele chega, encontra o marido de Hannah, sua filha, que está concorrendo a prefeito contra um chefe corrupto da cidade, Nard Lundy. Lundy não tem intenção de permitir a eleição livre do honesto Jeff Rose, por isso seus espancadores os espancam. Hayes então pede a ajuda de alguns de seus antigos amigos dos Rangers. Ao chegar na cidade, eles percebem rapidamente que a idade os alcançou e devem confiar em sua inteligência para ser espertos e derrotar Lundy.
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.
Em Busca do Amor
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.
O Cantor de Jazz
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.
Sonharei com Você
Gus Kahn
Em Chicago, o aspirante a compositor Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas) procura Miss Grace LeBoy (Doris Day) que trabalha em uma editora de partituras e mostra suas letras esperando sua avaliação. O insistente Gus chama a atenção de Grace e logo ela sai de seu emprego para ajudá-lo em sua carreira. Eles se casam, Gus Kahn atinge o estrelato e eles têm dois filhos. No entanto, Gus Kahn perde sua fortuna na crise da bolsa na Grande Depressão e o casal fica em sérias dificuldades financeiras. Mas por trás de todo grande homem, existe uma grande mulher e Grace o encoraja a regressar a uma carreira de sucesso.
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.
A Dança Inacabada
Mr. Paneros
A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.