Sammy Davis Jr.

ActorProducerSound Dec 8 (died age 64) Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1933–2026 (93 year career)

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Biography

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…

Known For

Film

Koyaanisqatsi

Self (archive footage)

Film

The Cannonball Run

Fenderbaum

Film

Ocean's Eleven

Josh Howard

Film

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

Self

Film

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Self

Film

The Wrecking Crew

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

Cannonball Run II

Fenderbaum

Film

Sweet Charity

Big Daddy

Filmography

Acting (179)

Movies (122)

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

2026

as Self (archive footage)

8.3

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

2025

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

8.0

BRATS

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

2023

as Self

7.7

Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas

2023

as Self

2.0

Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

This Is Joan Collins

2022

as Archive Footage

7.3

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

7.3

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

2017

as Self (archive footage)

6.9

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

2015

as Self (archive footage)

The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits

2012

as Self (archive footage)

…Sings Musicals

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Wrecking Crew

2008

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.3

Let's Play, Boy

2008

as himself (archive footage)

5.3

Elvis Through the Years

2007

as Self (archive footage)

The Ratpack

2006

as Self

Pioneers of Primetime

2005

The Legendary Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

as Self (archive footage)

4.0

Dean Martin: The One and Only

2004

as Self (archive footage)

The Rat Pack

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat

2004

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

2003

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

2002

as Self (archive footage)

5.2

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1

2001

as Self (archive footage)

The Ocean's 11 Story

2001

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

1992

as Self (archive footage)

4.4

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

1990

as Sideman

6.6

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Self

Tap

as Little Mo

Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event

as Self

Hanna-Barbera's 50th

as Self

The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast

1989

as Self

An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis

1988

as Self

Moon Over Parador

1988

as Self

5.8

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

as Self

6.0

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

1988

as Self

7.2

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7

Uptown Comedy Express

1987

The Perils of P.K

1986

10.0

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

as Self

That's Dancing!

as Self - Host

Sammy Davis Jr.: Live In Germany

1985

as Himself - Main Artist

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

as Self (archive footage)

Cannonball Run II

1984

as Fenderbaum

5.4

All Star Party for Lucille Ball

1984

as Self

6.0

Koyaanisqatsi

1983

as Self (archive footage)

Smorgasbord

as Himself

Heidi's Song

as Head Ratte (voice)

6.0

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

as Self (archive footage)

The Cannonball Run

as Fenderbaum

This Is Elvis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.0

Magic Night

1980

as Self

Sammy and Bruce

1980

as Self

Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years

1979

as Self

Sammy Stops the World

1978

as Littlechap

Cinderella at the Palace

1978

as Self

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin

1978

as Self

Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

1977

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

1977

7.0

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular

1976

as Self

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

as Self

Doris Day Today

as Self

Gone with the West

as Kid Dandy

James Dean: The First American Teenager

1975

as Self

6.0

James Dean Remembered

1974

as Self

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

1974

as Self - Presenter

Poor Devil

1973

as Sammy

5.4

Old Faithful

1973

as Sammy Davis Jr.

Save the Children

1973

as Self

6.4

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973

as Self

The Trackers

1971

as Ezekiel Smith

5.7

Fight of the Century

1971

as Self-(Audience Member)

One More Time

1970

as Charles Salt

4.8

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

as Self

Sweet Charity

as Big Daddy

The Pigeon

as Larry Miller

The Fall

1969

7.0

The Movie Orgy

1968

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Salt & Pepper

1968

as Charles Salt

5.0

Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa

1968

as Self

The Enemy

1967

as Chris Christiansen

Movin' with Nancy

1967

as Self

7.0

Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras

1967

as Self

A Man Called Adam

1966

as Adam Johnson

6.0

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

1966

as The Cheshire Cat

4.7

The Strolling '20s

1966

as Self

Nightmare in the Sun

1965

as Truck driver

2.2

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

1965

as Self

9.0

Robin and the 7 Hoods

as Will Scarlet

Johnny Cool

as Educated

The Threepenny Opera

as Moritatensänger

Bomb Disposal

as Self

Jackpot at Tahoe

1963

as Self

Sergeants 3

as Jonah Williams

Convicts 4

as Wino

The Day of the Fox

as Beppo

Ocean's Eleven

as Josh Howard

Pepe

as Sammy Davis Jr.

Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley

1960

as Self - Singer / Dancer / Impressionist

Porgy and Bess

as Sportin' Life

Anna Lucasta

as Danny

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited)

4.2

Jazz Ball

1956

as Self (archive footage)

Six Bridges to Cross

as Uncredited

Sweet and Low

as Self

Rufus Jones for President

as Rufus Jones

Seasoned Greetings

as Henry Johnson

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

as Self (archive footage)

The Best Of Sammy David Jr. Live

as self

Television (57)

The Sixties

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

The Rat Pack

1999

as (archive footage)

Alice in Wonderland

1985

as Caterpillar / Father WIlliam

The Cosby Show

as Ray Palomino

Hunter

as Benny Schafer

Wogan

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Sanford

as Self

Fantasy Island

as Edward Ross Sr.

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

as Self

7.4

Bio’s Bahnhof

1978

as Self

Please Turn the Page

1977

as Self

6.0

Charlie's Angels

1976

as Sammy Davis Jr. / Herbert Brubaker III

6.7

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Sammy and Company

as Himself

Dinah!

as Self

Chico and the Man

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

as Self

5.4

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

as Self

6.0

Great Performances

1971

as Self (archive footage)

All in the Family

as Self

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

The Flip Wilson Show

as Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Rodney River Jr.

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Here's Lucy

as Sammy Davis Jr.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

The Mod Squad

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Batman

as Self (uncredited)

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

1966

as Self

The Sammy Davis Jr. Show

as Host

I Dream of Jeannie

as Sammy Davis Jr.

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

Burke's Law

as Cordwainer Bird

The Patty Duke Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Host

7.5

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Ben Casey

Cain's Hundred

as Sammy Davis Jr.

Drama 61-67

as Beppo

The Big Party

1959

as Self

Playboy's Penthouse

1959

as self

The Rifleman

77 Sunset Strip

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Cpl. Smith

The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

The Oscars

as Self

General Electric Theater

1953

as Private Spider Johnson

6.4

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Sammy Davis Jr.

The Emmy Awards

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948

8.0

Crew (5)

Movies (5)

The Trackers

Producer

One More Time

Executive Producer

Salt & Pepper

Executive Producer

Licensed to Kill

Theme Song Performance

5.5

The Disorderly Orderly

1964

Theme Song Performance

6.3