Broadway Dancer Danny Daniels Dies at 92
Daniels was also a Tony-winning choreographer for his work on ”The Tap Dance Kid”.
He was not on the list.
Veteran Broadway dancer-choreographer Danny Daniels died at the age of 92 on July 7, according to published reports.
Born Daniel Giagni Jr., he began his 74-year career at the age of five tap dancing in the beer halls of his home town, Albany, New York. His family moved to Hollywood, and at age 14 he was a featured tap dancer in the Paramount film The Star Maker, starring Bing Crosby.
Daniels made his Broadway debut in 1941 in Best Foot Forward, and was later seen performing in such productions as Count Me In, Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, Make Mine Manhattan, and Kiss Me, Kate. In the 1960s, Daniels began work as a Broadway choreographer, creating the dances for All American, High Spirits (receiving a 1964 Tony nomination), and I Remember Mama, among other shows. He won the 1984 Tony Award for Best Choreography for The Tap Dance Kid, and was double-nominated in 1967 for Annie Get Your Gun and Walking Happy.
On television, Daniels choreographed for The Judy Garland Show, The Danny Kaye Special, and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, with his work also seen in films including Zelig, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Pennies from Heaven.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Daniels is survived by three children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Choreography
The American Clock (1993)
The American Clock
6.2
TV Movie
choreographer
1993
Stepping Out (1991)
Stepping Out
6.5
choreographer
1991
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
8.0
TV Series
choreographer
1986
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
choreographer
1984
Zelig (1983)
Zelig
7.6
choreographer
1983
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Pennies from Heaven
6.5
choreographer
1981
An Evening with John Denver (1975)
An Evening with John Denver
7.9
TV Special
choreographer
1975
Piaf: The Early Years (1974)
Piaf: The Early Years
7.1
choreographer
1974
Tom Sawyer (1973)
Tom Sawyer
6.4
choreographer
1973
Mitzi's 2nd Special (1969)
Mitzi's 2nd Special
6.2
TV Movie
choreographer
1969
Stiletto (1969)
Stiletto
5.1
choreographer
1969
The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
The Night They Raided Minsky's
6.1
choreographer
1968
Ethel Merman, Rufus Smith, and Bruce Yarnell in Annie Get Your Gun (1967)
Annie Get Your Gun
7.4
TV Movie
choreographer
1967
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
7.6
TV Series
choreographerchoreography
1965
Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)
The Judy Garland Show
8.9
TV Series
choreographychoreographer
1963
Arthur Godfrey and the Sounds of New York
TV Special
choreographer
1963
The Danny Kaye Special
TV Special
choreographer
1961
Startime (1959)
Startime
6.6
TV Series
choreographer
1960
The Revlon Revue (1959)
The Revlon Revue
6.7
TV Series
choreographer
1960
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
The Fabulous Fifties
6.9
choreographer
1960
John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)
Sunday Showcase
4.3
TV Series
choreographer
1959
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
8.5
TV Series
choreographer
1959
The Patrice Munsel Show
4.9
TV Series
choreographer
1958
Jamboree! (1957)
Jamboree!
5.1
choreographer
1957
The Martha Raye Show (1954)
The Martha Raye Show
6.2
TV Series
choreographer
1956
Actor
Tap Heat
Short
Dancer
2004
Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis
7.5
Boy at Party (uncredited)
1944
Jean-Pierre Aumont in The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
The Cross of Lorraine
6.6
French Soldier (uncredited)
1943
Bing Crosby in The Star Maker (1939)
The Star Maker
6.3
Blackie (uncredited)
1939
Director
Gene Kelly, Ruth Buzzi, and Barbara Feldon in Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970)
Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls
TV Special
Director
1970
Additional Crew
Tap Heat
Short
choroegrapher
2004
Soundtrack
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
7.6
TV Series
performer: "Canadian Capers"
1967
Self
Dance for All
5.3
Self
2008
Harrison Ford in The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
7.5
TV Movie
Self
1984
Elwy Yost in Talking Film (1978)
Talking Film
7.2
TV Series
Self
1984
David Shire, Didi Conn, and Robert Guillaume in The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984)
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
7.0
TV Special
Self - Winner
1984
The Martha Raye Show (1954)
The Martha Raye Show
6.2
TV Series
Self
1956
All Star Revue (1950)
All Star Revue
8.1
TV Series
Self - Guest Dancer
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.7
TV Series
Self - Dancer
1950
Morey Amsterdam in The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948)
The Morey Amsterdam Show
7.5
TV Series
Self - Dancer
1948
Shorty Sherock and His Orchestra
Short
Self - tap dancer
1947
Archive Footage
TCM Remembers 2017 (2017)
TCM Remembers 2017
9.4
TV Special
Self - Choreographer (archive footage)
2017
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
7.8
Video
Self (archive footage)
2003

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