Sammy Davis Jr.
Age: 64 | From: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1925-12-08 09:57:53
Death: 1990-05-16 09:57:53
Aliases: Sammy Davis , Samuel George Davis Jr. , Samuel George Davis , The Will Maston Trio , Will Maston Trio , Sammy Jr. & Altovise , Sammy Davis Jnr. , Сэмми Дэвис мл. , Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 62
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
Biography
Samuel George "Sammy" Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American entertainer. Primarily a dancer and singer, Davis was a childhood vaudevillian who became known for his performances on Broadway and in Las Vegas, as a recording artist, television and film star, and as a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack". At the age of three Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father and "uncle" as the Will Mastin Trio, toured nationally, and after military service, returned to the trio. Davis became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's after the 1951 Academy Awards, with the trio, became a recording artist, and made his first film performances as an adult later that decade. In 1954, he lost his left eye in an automobile accident. Later the same year, he converted to Judaism. In 1960, he appeared in the first Rat Pack movie, Ocean's 11. After a starring role on Broadway in 1956's Mr Wonderful, Davis returned to the stage in 1964's Golden Boy, and in 1966 had his own TV variety show, The Sammy Davis Jr. Show. Davis's career slowed in the late sixties, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man", in 1972, and became a star in Las Vegas. As an African American, Davis was the victim of racism throughout his life, and was a large financial supporter of civil rights causes. Davis had a complex relationship with the African American community, and attracted criticism after physically embracing Richard Nixon in 1970. One day on a golf course with Jack Benny, he was asked what his handicap was. "Handicap?" he asked. "Talk about handicap — I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew." This was to become a signature comment, recounted in his autobiography, and in countless articles. After reuniting with Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before dying of throat cancer in 1990. He died in debt to the Internal Revenue Service, and his estate was the subject of legal battles. Davis was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for his television performances. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sammy Davis, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Famous Work
Hunter
(1984) Benny Schafer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Cpl. Smith
The Julie Andrews Hour
(1972) Self
Alice in Wonderland
(1985) Caterpillar / Father WIlliam
Dinah!
(1974) Self
Bitte umblättern
(1977) Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
(1978) Self
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
(1966) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Sammy Davis Jr. (Images d'archives) | |
| Archive Footage | ||
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self - Singer (archive footage) | ||
| 2015 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2008 | himself (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 2006 | Self | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2002 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2001 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1990 | Sideman | |
| Self | ||
| 1989 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Little Mo | ||
| Self | ||
| 1988 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1985 | Caterpillar / Father WIlliam | |
| Himself - Main Artist | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1984 | Self | |
| Benny Schafer | ||
| Fenderbaum | ||
| 1983 | Himself | |
| 1982 | Head Ratte | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1981 | Fenderbaum | |
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1978 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Littlechap | ||
| 1977 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| Kid Dandy | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himeself | ||
| 1974 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| 1973 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Sammy | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1972 | Self | |
| 1971 | Ezekiel Smith | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| Charles Salt | ||
| 1969 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Larry Miller | ||
| Rodney River Jr. | ||
| Big Daddy | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1968 | N/A | |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
| Charles Salt | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1967 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Chris Christiansen | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 1966 | Self | |
| The Cheshire Cat | ||
| Adam Johnson | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Host | ||
| 1965 | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| Self | ||
| Truck driver | ||
| 1964 | Will Scarlet | |
| Self - Singer | ||
| 1963 | Educated | |
| Cordwainer Bird | ||
| N/A | ||
| Moritatensänger | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| Self | ||
| Wino | ||
| Jonah Williams | ||
| 1961 | Self - Co-Host | |
| N/A | ||
| Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
| Beppo | ||
| 1960 | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| Josh Howard | ||
| Self - Singer / Dancer / Impressionist | ||
| 1959 | self | |
| Self | ||
| Sportin' Life | ||
| 1958 | Danny | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1956 | Cpl. Smith | |
| Self - Guest | ||
| Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1953 | Self | |
| Pancho Villa III | ||
| Private Spider Johnson | ||
| Jacob Johnson | ||
| 1950 | Sammy Davis Jr. | |
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1949 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self - Singer and Dancer | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Singer | ||
| Self - Singer / Dancer | ||
| 1933 | Henry Johnson | |
| Rufus Jones | ||
| self | ||
| Self | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Producer | |
| 1970 | Executive Producer | |
| 1968 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Theme Song Performance | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
