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Danny Thomas(1912-1991)

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Danny Thomas
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Known primarily as a TV actor, he starred as a nightclub singer on the popular The Danny Thomas Show (1953).

He also served TV behind the cameras partnering with Sheldon Leonard and Aaron Spelling to create such shows as Dick Van Dyke's show, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and The Mod Squad (1968).

He was also dedicated to building the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, which he founded in 1962.
BornJanuary 6, 1912
DiedFebruary 6, 1991(79)
BornJanuary 6, 1912
DiedFebruary 6, 1991(79)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Angela Cartwright, Rusty Hamer, Sherry Jackson, Marjorie Lord, and Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)
The Danny Thomas Show
7.1
TV Series
  • Danny Williams
  • Daddy
  • Robert Browning (dream sequence)
Doris Day, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, and Patrice Wymore in I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
I'll See You in My Dreams
6.8
  • Gus Kahn
  • 1951
"Make Room for Granddaddy" Sid Melton, Roosevelt Grier, Angela Cartwright, Marjorie Lord, Danny Thomas, Michael Hughes
Make Room for Granddaddy
5.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Big City (1948)
Big City
6.4
  • Cantor David Irwin Feldman
  • 1948

Credits

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Producer

  • The Unbroken Circle: A Tribute to Mother Maybelle Carter
    6.7
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Featherstone's Nest (1979)
    Featherstone's Nest
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Starting Fresh
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Return of Mod Squad (1979)
    The Return of Mod Squad
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Samurai (1979)
    Samurai
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • June Allyson, Loni Anderson, Ray Bolger, John Byner, Didi Conn, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Ricky Nelson, and Patrick Wayne in Three on a Date (1978)
    Three on a Date
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1978
  • Remember When (1974)
    Remember When
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1974
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1968–1973
  • Captain Newman, M.D.
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1972
  • Second Chance (1972)
    Second Chance
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1972
  • The Danny Thomas Special - City Versus Country
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • "Make Room for Granddaddy" Sid Melton, Roosevelt Grier, Angela Cartwright, Marjorie Lord, Danny Thomas, Michael Hughes
    Make Room for Granddaddy
    5.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1970–1971
  • Walter Brennan in The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
    The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • Stephen Boyd, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in Carter's Army (1970)
    Carter's Army
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • Lee Majors and Joey Heatherton in The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969)
    The Ballad of Andy Crocker
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1969

Actor

  • Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, David Leisure, Richard Mulligan, and Park Overall in Empty Nest (1988)
    Empty Nest
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Leo Brewster
    • 1991
  • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Dee
    • Dr. Jacobs
    • 1986–1989
  • Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Danny Thomas in Side by Side (1988)
    Side by Side
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Charlie Warren
    • 1988
  • NBC Investigates Bob Hope
    TV Special
    • Mr. Mills
    • 1987
  • One Big Family (1986)
    One Big Family
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Jake Hatton
    • 1986–1987
  • Robert Guillaume in Benson (1979)
    Benson
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Charlie Rosano
    • Albert Breyer
    • 1982–1984
  • I'm a Big Girl Now (1980)
    I'm a Big Girl Now
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Benjamin Douglass
    • 1980–1981
  • That's Life
    • 1979
  • Danny Thomas: Young & Foolish
    TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Asst. Chief Howard Brokaw
    • 1978
  • June Allyson, Loni Anderson, Ray Bolger, John Byner, Didi Conn, Carol Lawrence, Meredith MacRae, Ricky Nelson, and Patrick Wayne in Three on a Date (1978)
    Three on a Date
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Man in Airport (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Sean Cunningham
    • 1978
  • The Practice (1976)
    The Practice
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jules Bedford
    • 1976–1977
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Marcus Rubin
    • 1974
  • The Many Faces of Comedy
    TV Movie
    • Various Roles
    • 1973

Writer

  • Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
    The Andy Griffith Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • created by (uncredited)
    • 1960–1968
  • Four Star Revue (1950)
    Four Star Revue
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1950

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Trailer
Trailer 2:57
Trailer
The Unfinished Dance
Trailer 3:35
The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance
Trailer 3:35
The Unfinished Dance
Here's Lucy: Lucy And Danny Thomas
Trailer 2:06
Here's Lucy: Lucy And Danny Thomas
Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills
Trailer 3:33
Jack Taylor of Beverly Hills

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Cameo
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • January 6, 1912
    • Deerfield, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • February 6, 1991
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Rose Marie Mantell ThomasJanuary 15, 1936 - February 6, 1991 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Marlo Thomas
  • Parents
      Charles Yakhoob Kairouz
  • Relatives
    • Tom Jacobs(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (1970s) TV commercial: Norelco coffee makers
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
  • Quotes
    Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.
  • Trademarks
      His eagle beak nose
  • Nicknames
    • Muzzy
    • Jake
  • Salary
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
      (1951)
      $50 .000

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