Sammy Davis Jr.

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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.

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生日

1925年12月08日

其他稱謂

Sammy Davis Jr.的電影作品

年份	電影	職務
2026	EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2025	Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024	BRATS 飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022	Rat Pack 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2021	Dean Martin: King of Cool 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2017	This Is Bob Hope... 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2016	邁克爾·傑克遜的旅程：由摩城到牆外飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2015	Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2014	馬丁·路德·金：夢想之路飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	飾演 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012	…Sings Musicals 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
2008	我們來玩，花花公子飾演 himself (archive footage)	飾演 himself (archive footage)
1989	Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event 飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1988	冒牌君主飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1988	邁克爾·傑克遜：傳奇繼續飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1984	砲彈飛車2 飾演 Fenderbaum	飾演 Fenderbaum

1982	機械生活飾演 Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited) 飾演 Self (archive footage)
1982	Night of 100 Stars 飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1981	炮彈飛車飾演 Fenderbaum	飾演 Fenderbaum
1973	拯救兒童：傳世演唱會飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1970	貓王賭城演唱會實錄飾演 Self	飾演 Self
1968	The Movie Orgy 飾演 Self (archive footage)	飾演 Self (archive footage)
1960	十一羅漢飾演 Josh Howard	飾演 Josh Howard