Actor profile

Danny Thomas

6th January 1914 Acting

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

25 Movies 41 TV Shows 81 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life poster

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life 1st January 2011 as Self

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song poster

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song 21st March 2002 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC poster

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 16th May 1988 as Self

Side by Side poster

Side by Side 6th March 1988 as Charlie Warren

The Spike Jones Story poster

The Spike Jones Story 1st January 1988 as Self

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary poster

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary 14th January 1986 as Self

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers poster

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1st January 1985 as Self (archive footage)

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business poster

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business 19th September 1983 as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 25th February 1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Three on a Date poster

Three on a Date 17th February 1978 as Man in Airport (uncredited)

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years poster

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years 28th November 1976 as Self

Journey Back to Oz poster

Journey Back to Oz 14th December 1972 as Tin Man (voice)

Diana! poster

Diana! 18th April 1971 as Self

Carnival Nights poster

Carnival Nights 20th March 1968 as Self

Cricket on the Hearth poster

Cricket on the Hearth 18th December 1967 as Caleb (voice)

Mondo Hollywood poster

Mondo Hollywood 30th June 1967

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title poster

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title 1st May 1966 as Diner Customer (uncredited)

Rendezvous in Space poster

Rendezvous in Space 10th September 1964 as Interviewer / Narrator (voice)

Looking for Love poster

Looking for Love 5th August 1964 as Self

The All-Star Christmas Show poster

The All-Star Christmas Show 1st December 1958 as Self

The Jazz Singer poster

The Jazz Singer 14th February 1953 as Jerry Golding

I'll See You in My Dreams poster

I'll See You in My Dreams 6th December 1951 as Gus Kahn

Call Me Mister poster

Call Me Mister 1st February 1951 as Pfc. Stanley Poppopolis

Big City poster

Big City 25th March 1948 as Cantor David Irwin Feldman

The Unfinished Dance poster

The Unfinished Dance 19th September 1947 as Mr. Paneros

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters poster

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters 18th November 1980 as Self

I'm a Big Girl Now poster

I'm a Big Girl Now 31st October 1980

The Practice poster

The Practice 30th January 1976 as Dr. Jules Bedford

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

People's Choice Awards poster

People's Choice Awards 4th March 1975 as Self - Presenter

Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn 4th December 1974 as Self

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Happy Days poster

Happy Days 15th January 1974

Kojak poster

Kojak 24th October 1973 as Asst. Chief Howard Brokaw

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 14th September 1973 as Self

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour poster

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour 1st August 1971

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968 as The Good Friend

Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy 23rd September 1968 as Danny Gallupi

The Danny Thomas Hour poster

The Danny Thomas Hour 11th September 1967 as Self - Host

That Girl poster

That Girl 8th September 1966

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Man on Street (uncredited)

The Bill Dana Show poster

The Bill Dana Show 22nd September 1963

The Lucy Show poster

The Lucy Show 1st October 1962 as Danny Thomas

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self - Co-Host

The Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The Dick Van Dyke Show 3rd October 1961 as Kolak (uncredited)

The DuPont Show of the Week poster

The DuPont Show of the Week 17th September 1961 as Self

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse poster

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 6th October 1958

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour poster

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 6th November 1957 as Danny Williams

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Gino Pelletti

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 5th October 1956 as Ed Dubro

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Self

The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show 29th September 1953 as Danny Williams

This Is Your Life poster

This Is Your Life 1st October 1952 as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour 10th September 1950 as Self

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self - Cameo

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

The Emmy Awards poster

The Emmy Awards 25th January 1949 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self