Samny Davis, Jr. Tap Dancing in the Movies

Tap Dances in Movies

FILM: "Rufus Jones for President" (1933 short film)
VIDEOS: Tap Dances in the Movie "Rufus Jones for President"

FILM: "Sweet and Low (1947 short film)
SONG: "Boogie Woogie Piggie"
TAP DANCERS: Sammy Davis Jr., Sammy Davis, Sr., Will Mastin
DANCING AS: The Will Mastin Trio
VIDEO: Sammy Junior, Sammy Senior, and Will Tap Dancing

FILM: "Tap" (1989)
VIDEOS: Tap Dances in the Movie "Tap"

1930's Films

1940's Films

Sweet and Low (1947) | Role: Will Maston Trio Member | About the Film |

1950's Films

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) - Sammy Davis Jr. (uncredited voice)
Anna Lucasta (1958) - Danny Johnson
Porgy and Bess (1959) - Sportin' Life

1960's Films

Ocean's 11 (1960 | About the Film | Josh Howard
Pepe (1960) - Sammy Davis Jr.
Sergeants 3 (1962) - Jonah Williams
Convicts 4 (1962) - Wino
The Threepenny Opera [de] (1963) - Ballad Singer
Johnny Cool (1963) - Educated
Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - Will
Nightmare in the Sun (1965) - Truck driver
The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World (1965, title song) - Singer behind opening credits (uncredited)
A Man Called Adam (1966) - Adam Johnson
Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?) (1966)
Salt and Pepper (1968) - Charles Salt
The Fall (1969)

Sweet Charity (1969) - Big Daddy

1970's Films

One More Time (1970) - Charles Salt
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
The Trackers (1971) -TV Movie with Ernest Borgnine
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Casino Punter (deleted scene)
Save the Children (1973)
Poor Devil (1973; unsold pilot of a TV series)
Gone with the West, also known outside the U.S. as Little Moon and Jud McGraw (1975) - Kid Dandy
Madeleine (1977) - Spud The Scarecrow (singing voice)
Sammy Stops the World (1978) - Littlechap

1980's Films

The Cannonball Run (1981) - Morris Fenderbaum
Heidi's Song (1982) - Head Ratte (voice)
Cracking Up (1983)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984) - Thanksgiving Parade's Grand Marshall (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II (1984) - Morris Fenderbaum
Alice in Wonderland (1985) - The Caterpillar / Father William
That's Dancing! (1985)
Knights of the City (1986)
The Perils of P.K. (1986)
Moon over Parador (1988)
Tap (1989) - Little Mo

1990's Films

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) - Sideman (final film role)

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