Actor info
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Name :
Danny Thomas
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Born :
January 6, 1914 (77 years at death)
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Died :
February 6, 1991
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
31 films (1947–2011)
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Also known as :
Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yaqoob
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Biography
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
Notable films
- Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self
- Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) as Self
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- The Jazz Singer (1953) as Jerry Golding
