Sammy Davis Jr.
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
Ocean's Eleven
(Josh Howard)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
(Self (archive footage))
Porgy and Bess
(Sportin' Life)
The Movie Orgy
(Self (archive footage))
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
(Self)
The Best Of Sammy David Jr. Live
(self)
The Cannonball Run
(Fenderbaum)
Cannonball Run II
(Fenderbaum)
One More Time
(Charles Salt)
Salt & Pepper
(Charles Salt)
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
(Self (archive footage))
Dean Martin: King of Cool
(Self (archive footage))
Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras
(Self)
That's Dancing!
(Self - Host)
Sweet Charity
(Big Daddy)
Tap
(Little Mo)
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
(Self)
Sergeants 3
(Jonah Williams)
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(Will Scarlet)
Pepe
(Sammy Davis Jr.)
Johnny Cool
(Educated)
Convicts 4
(Wino)
Heidi's Song
(Head Ratte (voice))
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
(Self)
The Ultimate Event
(Self)
The Legendary Nat King Cole
(Self)
The Wrecking Crew
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Nightmare in the Sun
(Truck driver)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self)
Rufus Jones for President
(Rufus Jones)
Seasoned Greetings
(Henry Johnson)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(Self (archive footage))
Anna Lucasta
(Danny)
Save the Children
(Self)
The Trackers
(Ezekiel Smith)
The Pigeon
(Larry Miller)
The Ocean's 11 Story
(Self (archive footage))
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
(Self)
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
(Self (archive footage))
A Man Called Adam
(Adam Johnson)
The Threepenny Opera
(Moritatensänger)
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
This Is Elvis
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Rat Pack
(Self)
Smorgasbord
(Himself)
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
(Self (archive footage))
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(Self (archive footage))
Gone with the West
(Kid Dandy)
Rat Pack
(Self (archive footage))
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
(Self)
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
(Self)
This Is Joan Collins
(Archive Footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
(Self)
Uptown Comedy Express
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
(Sideman)
Sweet and Low
(Self)
Sammy and Bruce
(Self)
The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
(Self)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
(Self)
Let's Play, Boy
(himself (archive footage))
Moon Over Parador
(Self)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(Self (archive footage))
Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration
(Self)
…Sings Musicals
(Self (archive footage))
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
(Self (archive footage))
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
(Self)
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
(Self)
Television: The First Fifty Years
(Self (archive footage))
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
(The Cheshire Cat)
BRATS
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Meet Me in Las Vegas
(Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited))
Poor Devil
(Sammy)
The Fall
Fight of the Century
(Self-(Audience Member))
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
Music According to Tom Jobim
(Self (archive footage))
The Strolling '20s
(Self)
Sammy Stops the World
(Littlechap)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
(Self (archive footage))
Movin' with Nancy
(Self)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
(Self (archive footage))
James Dean: The First American Teenager
(Self)
This Is Bob Hope...
(Self (archive footage))
Jazz Ball
(Self (archive footage))
Doris Day Today
(Self)
James Dean Remembered
(Self)
The Ratpack
(Self)
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
(Self - Singer / Dancer / Impressionist)
The Day of the Fox
(Beppo)
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
(Self)
The Enemy
(Chris Christiansen)
It's Black Entertainment
(Self (archive footage))
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
(Self (archive footage))
The Perils of P.K
Old Faithful
(Himself)
Sammy Davis Jr.: Live In Germany
(Himself - Main Artist)
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
(Self)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
(Self (archive footage))
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
(Self (archive footage))
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
(Self)
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
(Self)
Selma
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
(Self - Singer (archive footage))
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
(Self)
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
(Self (archive footage))
Jackpot at Tahoe
(Himself)
77 Sunset Strip
Burke's Law
(Cordwainer Bird)
Cain's Hundred
(Sammy Davis Jr.)
Here's Lucy
(Sammy Davis Jr.)
I Dream of Jeannie
(Sammy Davis Jr.)
Batman
Sanford
All in the Family
(Self)
Chico and the Man
Playboy's Penthouse
(self)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
(Self)
The Mod Squad
General Electric Theater
(Private Spider Johnson)
Hunter
(Benny Schafer)
The Hollywood Palace
(Self - Singer)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
(Self)
The Patty Duke Show
The Flip Wilson Show
(Self)
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Cpl. Smith)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self - Guest Host)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
(Host)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(Self)
The Emmy Awards
(Self)
Alice in Wonderland
(Caterpillar / Father WIlliam)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self - Co-Host)
Dinah!
(Self)
General Electric Theater
(Jacob Johnson)
General Electric Theater
(Pancho Villa III)
Sammy and Company
(Himself)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(Rodney River Jr.)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Singer)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Singer and Dancer)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Singer / Dancer)
The Jack Benny Program
(Sammy Davis Jr.)
Wogan
(Self)
V.I.P. Schaukel
(Self)
Bio’s Bahnhof
(Self)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
(Self)
The Julie Andrews Hour
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
The Big Party
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Guest)
The Carol Burnett Show
(Self)
Champs-Elysées
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
(Self)
Bitte umblättern
(Self)
The Cosby Show
(Ray Palomino)
The Rat Pack
(Self)
Alice in Wonderland
(The Caterpillar/Father William)
