Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Acting 1925-12-08 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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

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2025 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Self (archive footage)
2023 Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
2022 Archive Footage
2022 Self (archive footage)
2021 Self (archive footage)
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2017 Self (archive footage)
2017 Self (archive footage)
2017 Self - Singer (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage)
2014 Self (archive footage)
2012 Self (archive footage)
2012 Self (archive footage)
2012 Self (archive footage)
2008 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008 himself (archive footage)
2007 Self (archive footage)
2006 Self
2004 Self (archive footage)
2004 Self (archive footage)
2004 Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
2002 Self (archive footage)
2001 Self (archive footage)
1999 Self (archive footage)
1999 (archive footage)
1992 Self (archive footage)
1990 Sideman
1989 Little Mo
1989 Self
1988 Self
1985 Self (archive footage)
1985 Self - Host
1985 Himself - Main Artist
1985 Caterpillar / Father WIlliam
1984 Fenderbaum
1984 Benny Schafer
1984 Ray Palomino
1983 Himself
1982 Head Ratte (voice)
1982 Self (archive footage)
1982 Self
1982 Self
1982 Self
1981 Fenderbaum
1981 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 Self
1980 Self
1980 Self
1978 Littlechap
1978 Self
1978 Mr. Bojangles
1978 Edward Ross Sr.
1977 Self
1975 Kid Dandy
1975 Self
1975 Himself
1975 Self - Presenter
1974 Self
1974 Self
1973 Self
1973 Sammy
1973 Sammy Davis Jr.
1972 Self
1971 Ezekiel Smith
1971 Self-(Audience Member)
1971 Self
1971 Self
1971 Self (archive footage)
1971 Producer
1970 Charles Salt
1970 Self
1970 Self (archive footage)
1970 Self
1970 Executive Producer
1969 Big Daddy
1969 Larry Miller
1969
1969 Rodney River Jr.
1968 Self (archive footage)
1968 Charles Salt
1968 Sammy Davis Jr.
1968 Self - Guest
1968 Self (uncredited)
1968 Executive Producer
1967 Self
1967 Chris Christiansen
1967 Self
1966 Adam Johnson
1966 Self
1966 Self
1966 Self (uncredited)
1965 Truck driver
1965 Sammy Davis Jr.
1965 Theme Song Performance
1964 Will Scarlet
1964 Self - Singer
1964 Theme Song Performance
1963 Educated
1963 Moritatensänger
1963 Self
1963 Self
1963 Cordwainer Bird
1962 Jonah Williams
1962 Wino
1962 Self - Guest Host
1961 Beppo
1961 Sammy Davis Jr.
1961
1961 Self - Co-Host
1961 Self
1961 Beppo
1960 Josh Howard
1960 Sammy Davis Jr.
1960 Self - Singer / Dancer / Impressionist
1959 Sportin' Life
1959 self
1959 Self
1958 Danny
1956 Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
1956 Self (archive footage)
1956 Self - Guest
1955 Uncredited
1953 Private Spider Johnson
1953 Self
1953 Jacob Johnson
1953 Pancho Villa III
1950 Sammy Davis Jr.
1950 Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Self
1948 Self
1947 Self
1933 Rufus Jones
1933 Henry Johnson
Self (archive footage)