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Sammy Davis Jr. (I) (1925–1990)


Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". The son of vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr., he was known as someone who could do it all--sing, dance, play instruments, act, do stand-up--and he was known for his self-deprecating humor; he once heard someone complaining about discrimination... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (62 titles)
1990 The Kid Who Loved Christmas (TV movie)
Sideman
 
1989 Hunter (TV series)
Benny Schafer
Ring of Honor (1989) … Benny Schafer
 
1989 Tap
Little Mo
 
1989 The Cosby Show (TV series)
Ray Palomino
No Way, Baby (1989) … Ray Palomino
 
1986 Knights of the City (scenes deleted)
 
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
The Caterpillar / 'Father William'
 
1984 Pryor's Place (TV series)
Smooth Sam
To Catch a Little Thief (1984) … Smooth Sam
 
1983-1984 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Edward Ross, Sr. / Mr. Bojangles
Bojangles and the Dancer/Deuces Are Wild (1984) … Mr. Bojangles
Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones (1983) … Edward Ross, Sr.
 
1982 Heidi's Song
Head Ratte (voice)
 
1981 The Cannonball Run
Fenderbaum
 
1979-1980 One Life to Live (TV series)
Chip Warren
 
1978 Sammy Stops the World
Littlechap
 
1975 Gone with the West
Kid Dandy
 
1973 Poor Devil (TV movie)
Sammy
 
1972 The Courtship of Eddie's Father (TV series)
Rodney River Jr.
A Little Help from My Friend (1972) … Rodney River Jr.
 
1971 The Trackers (TV movie)
Ezekiel Smith
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever
Casino Player (scenes deleted)
 
1971 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Billy Baker
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 2 (1970) … Billy Baker
I Love You, Billy Baker: Part 1 (1970) … Billy Baker
 
1969-1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Billy Lee Watson / Father John Banks / Willie Rush
The Song of Willie (1970) … Willie Rush
Survival House (1970) … Billy Lee Watson
Keep the Faith, Baby (1969) … Father John Banks
 
1970 Make Room for Granddaddy (TV series)
Barney Shaker
The Return of Barney Shaker (1970) … Barney Shaker
 
1969 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Sgt. Patrick Muldoon
Manhattan Hillbillies (1969) … Sgt. Patrick Muldoon
 
1969 The Pigeon (TV movie)
Larry Miller
 
1969 Sweet Charity
Big Daddy
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Guest - Special Guest Star
Episode #1.9 (1968) … Guest - Special Guest Star
 
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Chris Christiansen
The Enemy (1967) … Chris Christiansen
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Jeremiah
The Night of the Returning Dead (1966) … Jeremiah
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Clock King's Crazy Crimes (1966) … Sammy Davis Jr. (uncredited)
 
1966 A Man Called Adam
Adam Johnson
 
1965 The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World
Singer behind opening credits (uncredited)
 
1965 Nightmare in the Sun
Truck driver
 
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods
Will
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
Cordwainer Bird
Who Killed Alex Debbs? (1963) … Cordwainer Bird
 
1963 Johnny Cool
Educated
 
1963 Ben Casey (TV series)
Allie Burns
Allie (1963) … Allie Burns
 
1963 General Hospital (TV series)
Eddie Phillips
 
1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
Tip Corey / Wade Randall
The Most Amazing Man (1962) … Wade Randall
Two Ounces of Tin (1962) … Tip Corey
 
1962 Convicts 4
Wino
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Kid Pepper
The Gang's All Here (1962) … Kid Pepper
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Gabe Masters
The Legend (1962) … Gabe Masters
 
1962 Sergeants 3
Jonah Williams
 
1962 Hennesey (TV series)
Frogman Cannonball Pipper
Tight Quarters (1962) … Frogman Cannonball Pipper
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Cato Richards
Coals of Fire (1962) … Cato Richards
 
1962 Three Penny Opera
Ballad Singer
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Willie Shay
Blue Boss and Willie Shay (1961) … Willie Shay
 
1958-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Jacob Johnson / Pancho Villa III / Private Spider Johnson
Memory in White (1961) … Pancho Villa III
The Patsy (1960) … Jacob Johnson
Auf Wiedersehen (1958) … Private Spider Johnson
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Cpl. Smith
Mission (1959) … Cpl. Smith
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
 
1947 Sweet and Low (short)
Member, Will Maston Trio (as Will Maston Trio)
 
1933 Seasoned Greetings (short)
Henry Johnson, Store customer (as Sammy Davis)
 
1933 Rufus Jones for President (short)
Rufus Jones (as Sammy Davis)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (58 titles)
2012 Animal Practice (TV series)
Ralphie (2012) (performer: "The Candy Man")
 
2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (performer: "The Second Best Secret Agent In The Whole Wide World")
 
2010 Get Him to the Greek (performer: "Deed I Do" / as Sammy Davis, Jr.)
 
2009 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (documentary) (performer: "Chicago, Chicago, That Toddlin' Town")
 
2009 Gamer (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin")
 
2009 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
Two of Six Voted Off (2009) (performer: "The Lady Is A Tramp")
Top Six Perform (2009) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp")
 
2005 Madagascar (performer: "The Candy Man")
 
2003 Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (video documentary) (performer: "My Shining Hour", "Who Can I Turn To?", "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis", "Hit the Road, Jack", "You Are My Sunshine", "One for My Baby", "Birth of the Blues")
 
2003 Secondhand Lions (performer: "A Lot of Livin' To Do")
 
2003 Scrubs (TV series)
My Dream Job (2003) (performer: "Candy Man")
 
2002 Sinatra: The Classic Duets (TV documentary) (performer: "Me and My Shadow" - uncredited)
 
2001 The Anniversary Party (performer: "There Is No Greater Love", "A Lot Of Livin' To Do")
 
2001 Freddy Got Fingered (performer: "I've Gotta Be Me")
 
2000 What Women Want (performer: "Something's Gotta Give")
 
1999 American Movie (documentary) (performer: "Mr. Bojangles")
 
1998 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
Blasts from the Past (1998) (performer: "The Candy Man" - uncredited)
 
1996 Keys to Tulsa (performer: "Hey There")
 
1995 Casino (performer: "EEE-O Eleven")
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) (performer: "Mr. Bojangles" 1968 - uncredited)
 
1989 Tap (performer: "Challenge")
 
1988 Moon Over Parador (performer: "Begin the Beguine")
 
1987 The Charmings (TV series)
The Charming's Buy a Car (1987) (performer: "The Candy Man")
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie) (performer: "Misty")
 
1986 The Money Pit (performer: "I GOTTA BE ME")
 
1985 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie) (performer: "Old Father William")
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary) (performer: "You Rascal You I'll Be Glad When You're Dead")
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business")
 
1980 Sanford (TV series)
The Benefit (1980) (performer: "Just the Way You Are" - uncredited, "Chicago That Toddlin' Town" - uncredited)
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary) (performer: "Oscar's Only Human")
 
1978 Things We Did Last Summer (TV movie) (performer: "I've Gotta Be Me")
 
1975 Sammy and Company (TV series)
Episode dated 29 June 1975 (1975) (performer: "The Lady Is a Tramp" - uncredited, "Go Down Gamblin'" - uncredited, "This Love of Mine" - uncredited, "The More I See You" - uncredited)
Episode dated 19 April 1975 (1975) (performer: "The More I See You" - uncredited, "Without a Song" - uncredited, "Spinning Wheel" - uncredited, "Side by Side" - uncredited)
 
1975 Baretta (TV series)
 
1973 Save the Children (documentary) (performer: "I've Got To Be Me")
 
1970 One More Time (performer: "One More Time", "When the Feeling Hits You", "Where Do I Go From Here")
 
1967-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Episode #6.23 (1969) (performer: "Up, Up and Away" - uncredited, "I've Gotta Be Me" - uncredited, "Ol' Man River" - uncredited, "Choreography" - uncredited, "I Got You I Feel Good" - uncredited, "Little Green Apples" - uncredited, "I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi I Like You Very Much" - uncredited)
Episode #6.10 (1968) (performer: "At The Crossroads")
Episode #5.18 (1968) (performer: "Talk To The Animals")
Episode #5.4 (1967) (performer: "After Today", "Something In Your Smile", "Talk To The Animals")
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Episode #1.8 (1969) (performer: "I've Gotta Be Me" - uncredited, "Who Can I Turn To?" - uncredited, "The Joker" - uncredited, "What Kind of Fool Am I?" - uncredited, "The Shelter of Your Arms" - uncredited, "The More I See You" - uncredited)
 
1969 Sweet Charity (performer: "The Rhythm of Life" - uncredited)
 
1968 Salt and Pepper (writer: "I Like the Way You Dance" / performer: "I Like the Way You Dance", "Salt & Pepper")
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Talk to the Animals")
 
1967 Movin' with Nancy (TV special) (performer: "What'd I say")
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
The Greatest Entertainer in the World (1967) (performer: "The Girl from Ipanema", "That Old Black Magic")
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Episode #1.14 (1966) (performer: "You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Song" - uncredited, "Who Will Be With You When I'm Far Away?" - uncredited, "Be My Love" - uncredited, "This Dream" - uncredited)
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (TV movie) (performer: "What's a Nice Kid Like You")
 
1965 The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (performer: "The Second Best Secret Agent in the World" U.S. version only)
 
1965 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Will the Real Sammy Davis Please Hang Up? (1965) (performer: "What Kind Of Fool Am I?" - uncredited, "I've Got A Woman" - uncredited)
 
1964 The Disorderly Orderly (performer: "The Disorderly Orderly" / as Sammy Davis)
 
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods (performer: "Bang! Bang!" - uncredited)
 
1963 Of Love and Desire (performer: "Katherine's Theme")
 
1963 Meet Sammy Davis Jr. 1 (TV movie) (performer: "Once in a Lifetime", "The Lady is a Tramp", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Pop Goes the Weasel", "My Funny Valentine", "I've Got a Lot of Livin' to Do", "Me and My Shadow", "One For the Road", "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues")
 
1962 Frontier Circus (TV series)
Coals of Fire (1962) (performer: "Old Folks at Home Swanee River" - uncredited, "Gwine to Rune All Night De Camptown Races" - uncredited)
 
1962 Three Penny Opera (performer: "Mack the Knife" - uncredited, "To Be a Good Man" - uncredited, "Mack the Knife" reprise - uncredited)
 
1960 Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (TV special) (performer: "Shall We Dance" - uncredited, "It's Very Nice" - uncredited, "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' for New York" - uncredited, "All the Way" - uncredited)
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "High Hopes")
 
1959 Porgy and Bess (performer: "A Woman Is a Sometime Thing", "It Ain't Necessarily So", "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York")
 
1957 Operation Mad Ball (performer: "Mad Ball")
 
1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas (performer: "Frankie and Johnny")
 
1955 Six Bridges to Cross (performer: "SIX BRIDGES TO CROSS")
 
1933 Rufus Jones for President (short) (performer: " I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1971 The Trackers (TV movie) (producer)
 
1970 One More Time (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Salt and Pepper (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
Episode #1.2 (1966) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1980 Sanford (TV series)
Dinner at George's (1980)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1971 The Trackers (TV movie) (story - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (200 titles)
2008 Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (2008) … Himself
 
2000 Medal of Honor (TV series)
Himself
Sammy L. Davis (2000) … Himself
 
1998 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Interviewee
Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years (1998) … Himself/Interviewee
 
1995 Pioneers of Primetime (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 America's Dance Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980-1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 26 December 1982 (1982) … Himself
Episode dated 20 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (1980) … Himself
 
1983-1989 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 September 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 16 September 1988 (1988) … Himself
Episode dated 6 December 1985 (1985) … Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1989 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 June 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1975-1989 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 May 1989 (1989) … Himself
Episode dated 7 August 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 5 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1989 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 May 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Original Song
 
1989 Super Bowl Party (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 Moon Over Parador
Himself
 
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (video documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1987 Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 May 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1965-1987 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 23 April 1987 (1987) … Himself
Episode dated 16 November 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 23 May 1984 (1984) … Himself
Episode dated 30 April 1982 (1982) … Himself
Episode dated 11 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1987 Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (TV special)
Himself
 
1987 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1986 All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The 38th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1986 Elvis: The Echo Will Never Die (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer and Presenter: Favourite All Around Male Entertainer
 
1985 Champs-Elysées (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 June 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 Motown Returns to the Apollo (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 Gimme a Break! (TV series)
Himself
The Lookalike (1985) … Himself
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Himself - Host (also archive footage)
 
1985 The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 All-Star Party for Lucille Ball (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Star Search (TV series)
Himself - Introducer
Episode #2.5 (1984) … Himself - Introducer
 
1984 Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Himself
What Makes Sammy Run? (1984) … Himself
 
1983 Cracking Up
Himself
 
1982-1983 Hee Haw (TV series)
Himself
Episode #14.17 (1983) … Himself
Episode #14.6 (1982) … Himself
 
1983 Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 All-Star Party for Carol Burnett (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis (TV movie)
Himself
 
1982 Bio's Bahnhof (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 March 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 Bob Hope's 30th Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1980 Bob Hope for President (TV special)
 
1980 Sammy and Bruce (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1980 Elvis Presley - Die frühen Jahre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Sanford (TV series)
Himself
The Benefit (1980) … Himself
Dinner at George's (1980) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1978-1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 April 1980 (1980) … Himself
Episode dated 1 August 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1980 Archie Bunker's Place (TV series)
Himself
The Return of Sammy (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Sinatra: The First 40 Years (TV special)
Himself
 
1979 Family Feud (TV series)
Sub-Host
 
1979 The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1979 The Magic of Dance (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1974-1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (1974) … Himself
 
1979 Circus of the Stars #3 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Ringmaster
 
1979 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1978 Big Night (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #1.13 (1978) … Himself
Episode #1.6 (1978) … Himself - Guest
 
1978 Bitte umblättern (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 11 December 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Sammy Davis Jr./Jule Styne Special (1978) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 2 November 1978 (1978) … Himself - Guest
 
1978 Cinderella at the Palace (TV special)
Himself
 
1976-1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
Episode dated 5 October 1978 (1978) … Himself - Singer
Episode dated 13 October 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1978 Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 America Alive! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 August 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Happy Birthday, Bob (TV special)
Himself
 
1978 The Stars Salute Israel at 30 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1978 The 20th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Herbert Brubaker III / Himself
Sammy Davis, Jr. Kidnap Caper (1977) … Himself/Herbert Brubaker III
 
1977 Happy Birthday, Las Vegas (TV special)
Himself
 
1977 Super Night at Forest Hills (TV movie)
Himself
 
1977 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself - Cameo
Episode #5.30 (1977) … Himself - Cameo
 
1977 Iltalintu (TV series)
Himself - Performer
Episode dated 19 March 1977 (1977) … Himself - Performer
 
1975-1977 Sammy and Company (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode dated 23 January 1977 (1977) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 13 December 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 1 August 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 29 June 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 7 June 1975 (1975) … Himself - Host
 
1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975-1976 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.2 (1976) … Himself
Episode #9.2 (1975) … Himself
 
1976 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV documentary)
Himself (as Sammy Davis Jnr)
 
1975-1976 Tattletales (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 19 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 18 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 17 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
Episode dated 16 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1973-1976 Celebrity Bowling (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1972-1976 V.I.P.-Schaukel (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #6.1 (1976) … Himself
Episode #2.4 (1972) … Himself
 
1975 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 July 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1975 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1975 The 1st Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer and Presenter: Favourite Female Performer
 
1975 Doris Day Today (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Chico and the Man (TV series)
Himself
Sammy Stops In (1975) … Himself
 
1974 The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
Memories of a Gentle Giant (1974) … Himself
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Sammy (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1974 James Dean Remembered (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 NBC Follies (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 November 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 13 September 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (TV special documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1973 Save the Children (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Cavalcade of Champions (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1970-1973 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Performer
Episode #6.24 (1973) … Himself
Episode #6.17 (1973) … Himself - Guest Performer
Episode #4.25 (1971) … Himself
Episode #4.23 (1971) … Himself
Episode #4.16 (1971) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1969-1973 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Center Square
Episode dated 12 March 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 8 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
Episode dated 22 May 1972 (1972) … Himself
Episode dated 5 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 1 December 1969 (1969) … Himself - Center Square
 
1973 The Julie Andrews Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.21 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (TV special)
Himself
 
1972-1973 Flip (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.16 (1973) … Himself
Episode #2.24 (1972) … Himself
 
1973 Old Faithful (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Chevrolet Presents Burt Bacharach (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host
 
1972 The ABC Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 March 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.120 (1972) … Himself
Episode #4.36 (1971) … Himself
Episode #3.18 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.176 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.137 (1970) … Himself
 
1972 All in the Family (TV series)
Himself
Sammy's Visit (1972) … Himself
 
1967-1971 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Host
Episode dated 27 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 24 December 1971 (1971) … Himself - Co-Host
Episode dated 6 January 1971 (1971) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 16 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1971 Black Journal (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Fight of the Century (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1970 The Klowns (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1970 Elvis: That's the Way It Is (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1970 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Himself
Lucy and Sammy Davis Jr. (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Art Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
Episode dated 4 August 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The Best on Record (TV special)
Himself
 
1969-1970 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #2.26 (1970) … Himself
Episode #2.1 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 January 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Leslie Uggams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.8 (1969) … Himself
 
1967-1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Singer / Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo / …
Episode #7.4 (1969) … Himself - Host/Singer
Episode #7.2 (1969) … Himself - Singer
Episode #7.1 (1969) … Himself - Cameo
Episode #6.23 (1969) … Himself - Host/Singer
Episode #6.10 (1968) … Himself - Host/Singer
 
1969 Frank Sinatra Jr. with Family and Friends (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode #4.13 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.115 (1969) … Himself
Episode #3.80 (1968) … Himself
Episode #3.63 (1968) … Himself
Episode #3.41 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 Sammy Davis Jr. (TV movie)
Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
Episode #1.8 (1969) … Himself - Singer
Episode #2.22 … Himself
 
1969 The Fall (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1968 The Golden Shot (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.56 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Romp!!! (TV movie)
Himself - Cameo
 
1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Accepting Best Song Award for Leslie Bricusse
 
1968 Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 Movin' with Nancy (TV special)
'Bruce' the Photographer
 
1967 Gala of the Year (TV special)
Himself - Singer
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1967 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Himself
The Greatest Entertainer in the World (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Reflets de Cannes (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 14 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode #1.14 (1966) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.13 (1966) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.12 (1966) … Himself - Host
 
1966 The Strolling '20s (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The 17th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Hullabaloo (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - (Host)
Episode #2.1 (1965) … Himself - (Host)
Episode #1.15 (1965) … Himself - Host
Episode #1.7 (1965) … Himself - Host
 
1963-1965 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Panelist
Rosemary Clooney vs. Sammy Davis Jr. (1965) … Himself
Rosemary Clooney vs. Sammy Davis Jr. (1965) … Himself
Episode #3.3 (1963) … Himself - Panelist
 
1965 The 19th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1965 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 May 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 The Best on Record (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 The Patty Duke Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1951-1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer / Dancer / …
Episode #18.8 (1964) … Himself - Singer
Episode #17.36 (1964) … Himself - Singer/Dancer
Episode #17.18 (1964) … Himself - Singer
Episode #16.35 (1963) … Himself - Singer and Dancer
Episode #16.15 (1963) … Himself - Singer
 
1955-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 11 October 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 7 January 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 15 March 1959 (1959) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 26 May 1957 (1957) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 13 March 1955 (1955) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1964 Sammy Davis Jr., (TV movie)
Himself - Singer
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Music Score Awards
 
1964 Meet Sammy Davis Junior 2 (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1963 Here's Edie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.6 (1963) … Himself
 
1963 Meet Sammy Davis Jr. 1 (TV movie)
Himself - Host/Performer
 
1963 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Himself
Rusty's Birthday (1963) … Himself
 
1962-1963 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.17 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.5 (1962) … Himself
 
1952-1962 Stump the Stars (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Panelist
Jane Russell vs. Sammy Davis Jr. (1962) … Himself
Sammy Davis Jr. vs. Jane Russell (1952) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1962 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
Sammy Davis Jr. Show (1962) … Himself
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Himself
The Swinger (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Spectacular (TV series)
Himself
Sammy Meets the Girls (1961) … Himself
 
1961 The Royal Variety Performance 1961 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1961 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.4 (1961) … Himself
 
1960 Pepe
Himself
 
1960 Special Gala to Support Kennedy Campaign (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1960 Sammy Davis Jr Meets the British (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1960 The Royal Variety Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 19 May 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1960 Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (TV special)
Himself - Singer/Dancer/Impressionist
 
1958-1960 The Frank Sinatra Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
Episode dated 12 May 1960 (1960) … Himself
Episode dated 31 January 1958 (1958) … Himself - Guest
Episode #1.20 (1958) … Himself
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1960 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.75 (1960) … Himself
 
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Bobby Darin (1959) … Himself
 
1959 The Big Party (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1959) … Himself
 
1956-1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Himself - Guest / Himself - Cameo
Episode #4.27 (1959) … Himself - Singer
Episode #3.29 (1958) … Himself - Singer
Episode #2.29 (1957) … Himself - Singer
Episode #2.28 (1957) … Himself - Cameo
Episode #2.1 (1956) … Himself - Singer
 
1957 The Big Record (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.12 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Nat King Cole Show (TV series)
Dancer / Himself - Singer
Episode #2.4 (1957) … Himself - Singer/Dancer
 
1955-1957 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Finale (1957) … Himself - Guest
Episode #3.204 (1955) … Himself - Guest
 
1956 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Vocalist
Episode dated 29 December 1956 (1956) … Himself - Guest Vocalist
 
1956 Washington Square (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 The Walter Winchell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.3 (1956) … Himself
Episode #1.1 (1956) … Himself
 
1954-1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Dancer / Himself - Singer
Episode #8.3 (1955) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as The Will Maston Trio)
Episode #6.20 (1954) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as Will Maston Trio)
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #3.10 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1952-1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Dancer / Himself
Episode #5.7 (1954) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as The Will Maston Trio)
Episode #4.44 (1954) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as the Will Maston Trio)
Episode #4.45 (1954) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as The Will Maston Trio)
Episode #3.30 (1953) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as The Will Maston Trio)
Episode #3.2 (1952) … Himself - Singer/Dancer (as The Will Maston Trio)
 
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2012 100 Years of the Royal Variety Performance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Songs (TV series)
 
2012 Elvis Found Alive (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Love Lust (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Story of Variety with Michael Grade (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 100 Years of the London Palladium (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Telethon (short)
Himself
 
1995-2008 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Let's Play, Boy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (video)
Himself
 
2008 The Wrecking Crew (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Bruce on Vegas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Brando (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2006 The Best of the Royal Variety (TV series)
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Will (uncredited)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001-2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
 
2005 Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (documentary short)
Himself/Autopia Guest (uncredited)
 
2005 Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Elvis Presley: From the Beginning to the End (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 BET Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself (In Memory Of)
 
2004 Who Killed Saturday Night TV? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 Sammy Davis Jr. Singing at His Best (video)
Himself
 
2004 Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat (video documentary)
 
2003 Strangers in the Night: The Bert Kaempfert Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Bob Hope at 100 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Best of Bert Newton (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Rhapsody in Black (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Army Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years (video documentary)
 
2002 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Still Cher (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Sinatra: The Classic Duets (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Real Shirley Bassey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Nightclub Years (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2000 Playboy: The Party Continues (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 ABC 2000: The Millennium (TV documentary)
 
1999 The Rat Pack (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Real Las Vegas (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1996 American Justice (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Paul Merton's Palladium Story (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1990 That's Black Entertainment (documentary)
Himself
 
1988 We Can Keep You Forever (TV documentary)
Himself - at POW Homecoming (uncredited)
 
1981 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 This Is Elvis
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Sanford (TV series)
 
1970 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
 
1956 Jazz Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1947 New Orleans
(clip: 'Radio Jones for President') (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1978) TV commercial: Alka-Seltzer See more »

Publicity Listings:

10 Biographical Movies  | 9 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 3 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sammy Davis | Sammy Davis Jnr | Will Maston Trio | the Will Maston Trio | The Will Maston Trio

Height:

5' 5" (1.65 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to get insulted. See more »

Trivia:

During his childhood as a vaudeville entertainer, he often appeared in states and cities with strict child labor laws. To get around these laws, he was billed as "Silent Sammy, the Dancing Midget", and conspiciously walked around backstage with a rubber cigar in his mouth and a woman on each arm. See more »

Trademark:

His glass eye (the left eye) See more »

Nickname:

Smoky See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius