Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis | Samuel George Davis Jr. | Samuel George Davis

About the person

Career:

Acting

Date of birth:

1925-12-08

Place of birth:

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Date of death

1990-05-16

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".

Filmography

Rating by year

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Self (archive footage)
2026-02-18
8.381
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025-01-24
7.718
BRATS
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024-06-07
6.056
Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
Self (archive footage)
2023-12-20
0.00
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
Self
2023-11-04
7.73
Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
Self (archive footage)
2023-03-05
7.011
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023-02-10
0.00
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
Self
2023-01-13
2.01
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022-09-08
6.528
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022-01-11
9.02
This Is Joan Collins
Self (Archive Footage)
2022-01-01
7.54
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self (archive footage)
2021-11-14
7.614
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017-12-29
8.02
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Self (archive footage)
2017-09-11
6.99
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017-05-19
4.56
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Singer (archive footage)
2017-03-19
7.36
Mansfield 66/67
2017-01-29
4.812
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self (archive footage)
2015-11-06
0.00
The Sixties
Self (archive footage)
2014-05-29
7.520
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
Self (archive footage)
2012-11-26
0.00
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Self (archive footage)
2012-05-20
7.07
Let's Play, Boy
himself (archive footage)
2008-05-25
5.33
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008-03-11
7.383
Elvis Through the Years
Self (archive footage)
2007-08-14
0.00
Pioneers of Primetime
2005-11-09
0.00
The Legendary Nat King Cole
Self
2004-10-05
0.00
The Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
0.00
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
5.33
Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat
2004-01-01
0.00
Dean Martin: The One and Only
Self (archive footage)
2004-01-01
0.00
Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
Self (archive footage)
2003-12-30
7.85
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
2002-03-31
5.26
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002-02-08
8.73
The Ocean's 11 Story
Self (archive footage)
2001-11-22
6.84
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
2001-02-22
0.00
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
2001-02-22
0.00
The Rat Pack
(archive footage)
1999-02-19
10.01
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999-01-01
0.00
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
Self (archive footage)
1992-01-01
5.26
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991-02-17
0.00
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Sideman
1990-12-14
6.64
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990-02-04
8.76
Hanna-Barbera's 50th
Self
1989-07-17
9.148
Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
Self
1989-05-20
5.23
Tap
Little Mo
1989-02-12
6.829
The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
Self
1989-01-01
0.00
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
Self
1988-11-05
10.01
Moon Over Parador
Self
1988-09-09
5.988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self
1988-05-16
6.03
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988-01-02
7.67
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987-05-18
6.07
Uptown Comedy Express
1987-05-09
7.01
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self
1986-11-30
6.01
The Perils of P.K
1986-06-06
9.52
Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar / Father WIlliam
1985-12-09
6.937
Dancing in the Wings
The Spirit
1985-09-13
7.52
Sammy Davis Jr.: Live In Germany
Himself - Main Artist
1985-06-28
0.00
That's Dancing!
Self - Host
1985-01-18
6.921
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985-01-01
0.00
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
Self
1984-12-09
6.01
The Cosby Show
Ray Palomino
1984-09-20
7.0488
Hunter
Benny Schafer
1984-09-18
7.196
Cannonball Run II
Fenderbaum
1984-06-29
5.4353
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
1983-04-27
7.9775
Smorgasbord
Himself
1983-04-13
6.021
Heidi's Song
Head Ratte (voice)
1982-11-19
6.37
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982-03-08
6.84
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982-01-01
6.01
The Cannonball Run
Fenderbaum
1981-06-19
6.2703
This Is Elvis
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1981-04-03
7.035
Magic Night
Self
1980-05-01
8.01
Sanford
Self
1980-03-15
7.05
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Self
1979-12-13
0.00
Cinderella at the Palace
Self
1978-11-02
8.01
Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
Self
1978-08-22
8.01
Fantasy Island
Mr. Bojangles
1978-01-28
6.5122
Fantasy Island
Edward Ross Sr.
1978-01-28
6.5122
Sammy Stops the World
Littlechap
1978-01-01
9.01
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
1977-10-23
8.03
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
1977-01-01
0.00
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976-11-28
7.34
Charlie's Angels
Sammy Davis Jr. / Herbert Brubaker III
1976-09-22
6.7232
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
Self
1976-07-04
0.00
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975-09-30
7.52
Gone with the West
Kid Dandy
1975-09-01
2.811
Doris Day Today
Self
1975-01-01
6.52
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Self - Presenter
1974-11-20
0.00
Chico and the Man
1974-09-13
6.114
James Dean Remembered
Self
1974-01-01
8.01
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
1973-09-14
5.410
Save the Children
Self
1973-05-13
6.56
Old Faithful
Sammy Davis Jr.
1973-03-12
0.00
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
Self
1973-02-22
0.00
Poor Devil
Sammy
1973-02-14
5.99
The Trackers
Ezekiel Smith
1971-12-15
5.810
Fight of the Century
Self-(Audience Member)
1971-03-08
0.00
Great Performances
Self (archive footage)
1971-01-28
6.125
All in the Family
Self
1971-01-12
7.8178
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Self (uncredited)
1970-11-11
8.197
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970-09-17
4.820
One More Time
Charles Salt
1970-05-27
5.014
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970-03-24
7.312
The Pigeon
Larry Miller
1969-11-04
10.01
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Rodney River Jr.
1969-09-17
6.218
Sweet Charity
Big Daddy
1969-02-25
6.989
The Fall
1969-01-15
7.25
The Mod Squad
1968-09-24
6.127
Here's Lucy
Sammy Davis Jr.
1968-09-23
6.731
Salt & Pepper
Charles Salt
1968-07-03
5.324
Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
Self
1968-02-06
0.00
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968-01-22
6.836
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968-01-22
6.836
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968-01-01
6.617
Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras
Self
1967-12-21
0.00
Movin' with Nancy
Self
1967-12-11
7.01
The Enemy
Chris Christiansen
1967-11-20
0.00
Omnibus
1967-10-13
7.29
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967-09-11
7.769
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
The Cheshire Cat
1966-03-30
5.24
A Man Called Adam
Adam Johnson
1966-03-16
6.517
The Strolling '20s
Self
1966-02-04
0.00
Batman
Self (uncredited)
1966-01-12
7.3603
The Sammy Davis Jr. Show
Host
1966-01-07
7.52
I Dream of Jeannie
Sammy Davis Jr.
1965-09-18
7.8827
Frank Sinatra Spectacular
Self
1965-06-12
9.01
Nightmare in the Sun
Truck driver
1965-03-06
3.06
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Will Scarlet
1964-06-24
6.275
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
1964-01-04
5.05
Johnny Cool
Educated
1963-10-02
5.323
Burke's Law
Cordwainer Bird
1963-09-20
6.312
The Patty Duke Show
1963-09-18
6.318
Jackpot at Tahoe
Self
1963-09-16
0.00
The Threepenny Opera
Moritatensänger
1963-02-28
5.84
Convicts 4
Wino
1962-09-15
5.18
Sergeants 3
Jonah Williams
1962-02-10
5.811
Ben Casey
1961-10-02
5.915
Cain's Hundred
Sammy Davis Jr.
1961-09-19
5.34
Drama 61-67
Beppo
1961-03-19
0.00
Pepe
Sammy Davis Jr.
1960-12-21
6.350
Ocean's Eleven
Josh Howard
1960-08-10
6.4404
Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
Self - Singer / Dancer / Impressionist
1960-05-12
8.02
Porgy and Bess
Sportin' Life
1959-06-24
6.327
Anna Lucasta
Danny
1958-11-01
6.215
77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10
7.226
The Rifleman
1958-09-30
7.151
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cpl. Smith
1956-10-05
6.210
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956-06-24
6.26
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Sammy Davis Jr. (voice) (uncredited)
1956-03-09
4.513
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956-01-01
8.02
Six Bridges to Cross
Uncredited
1955-01-21
6.221
General Electric Theater
Private Spider Johnson
1953-02-01
6.86
General Electric Theater
Jacob Johnson
1953-02-01
6.86
General Electric Theater
Pancho Villa III
1953-02-01
6.86
The Jack Benny Program
Sammy Davis Jr.
1950-10-28
7.817
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950-09-10
6.913
What's My Line?
Self
1950-02-02
7.029
Sweet and Low
Self
1947-03-28
10.01
Seasoned Greetings
Henry Johnson
1933-09-23
6.06
Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones
1933-09-09
7.04