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
Awards & recognition
- Congressional Gold Medal
- Horatio Alger Award
- James Cardinal Gibbons Medal
- Knight in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Filmography29 titles
Get Smart
Big City
Happy Days
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Kojak
McCloud
The Lucy Show
Side by Side
What's My Line?
Make Room for Granddaddy
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Here's Lucy
The Unfinished Dance
That Girl
The Danny Thomas Show
The Ballad of Andy Crocker
The Joey Bishop Show
The Real McCoys
The Over the Hill Gang
Looking for Love
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Wake Me When the War Is Over
I'll See You in My Dreams
Carter's Army