Sammy Davis Jr.
Acting
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
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
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BRATS
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Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
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Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
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Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age Rebel
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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Rat Pack
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This Is Joan Collins
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Dean Martin: King of Cool
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This Is Bob Hope...
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
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The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
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The Music According to Tom Jobim
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…Sings Musicals
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Let's Play, Boy
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The Wrecking Crew
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Elvis Through the Years
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The Ratpack
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Pioneers of Primetime
The Legendary Nat King Cole
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Dean Martin: The One and Only
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Sammy Davis, Jr.: One Cool Cat
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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The Rat Pack
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Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection
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The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
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It's Black Entertainment
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The Ocean's 11 Story
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
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Television: The First Fifty Years
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Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
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The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
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Hanna-Barbera's 50th
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Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
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The Billy Martin Celebrity Roast
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An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis
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Moon Over Parador
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
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Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
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Uptown Comedy Express
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
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The Perils of P.K
Sammy Davis Jr.: Live In Germany
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That's Dancing!
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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
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All Star Party for Lucille Ball
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Cannonball Run II
Fenderbaum
Koyaanisqatsi
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Smorgasbord
Himself
Heidi's Song
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Night of 100 Stars
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
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The Cannonball Run
Fenderbaum
This Is Elvis
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Sammy and Bruce
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Magic Night
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Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
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Cinderella at the Palace
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Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin
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Sammy Stops the World
Littlechap
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
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Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star Spangled Spectacular
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James Dean: The First American Teenager
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Gone with the West
Kid Dandy
Doris Day Today
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The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
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James Dean Remembered
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Save the Children
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Old Faithful
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Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)
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Poor Devil
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The Trackers
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Fight of the Century
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Elvis: That's the Way It Is
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One More Time
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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The Pigeon
Larry Miller
Sweet Charity
Big Daddy
The Fall
Salt & Pepper
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Sammy Davis Jr. in Europa
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The Movie Orgy
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Christmas with The Martins and The Sinatras
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Movin' with Nancy
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The Enemy
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Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
The Cheshire Cat
A Man Called Adam
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The Strolling '20s
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Frank Sinatra Spectacular
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Nightmare in the Sun
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Robin and the 7 Hoods
Will Scarlet
Johnny Cool
Educated
Jackpot at Tahoe
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Bomb Disposal
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The Threepenny Opera
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Convicts 4
Wino
Sergeants 3
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The Day of the Fox
Beppo
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Ocean's Eleven
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Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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Porgy and Bess
Sportin' Life
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Danny
Meet Me in Las Vegas
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Jazz Ball
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Six Bridges to Cross
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Sweet and Low
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Seasoned Greetings
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Rufus Jones for President
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