Danny Goldman
Encyclopedia
Danny Goldman is an American
actor
, voice artist
, and, more recently, casting director. Among his many notable credits include a small role in Young Frankenstein
, the voice of Brainy Smurf
, Ozzie the Answer in the 1980s detective drama Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
and as Dr. Denton on Get Smart, Again!
. He was also in an episode of the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O
.
He appeared as a panelist on the What's My Line?
TV program during its syndicated run, and reprised his role on the live stage version in Hollywood several years later.
Currently, Danny is a well-known casting director of television commercials
in Hollywood. He returned to the voice of Brainy Smurf for the TV show Robot Chicken
in a segment that parodied the movie Se7en
. The show's creators remarked that of all the casting coups on their show, of which there are many, their greatest was getting Danny Goldman to voice Brainy Smurf
in The Smurfs
.
Goldman has reprised the role several more times on Robot Chicken whenever Brainy Smurf appears in a sketch.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, voice artist
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
, and, more recently, casting director. Among his many notable credits include a small role in Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast includes Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Richard...
, the voice of Brainy Smurf
Brainy Smurf
Brainy Smurf is a male fictional character from The Smurfs.- Character :Brainy Smurf fancies himself as the all-around-brain of the village. Although he acts as though he is second-in-command behind Papa Smurf, this isn't the case and even Papa Smurf doesn't seem very fond of his sanctimonious...
, Ozzie the Answer in the 1980s detective drama Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer is the title used for two syndicated television series that followed the adventures of fictional private detective Mike Hammer...
and as Dr. Denton on Get Smart, Again!
Get Smart, Again!
Get Smart, Again! is a made-for-TV movie based on the 1965-1970 NBC/CBS television series, Get Smart!, which originally aired February 26, 1989 on ABC . It has subsequently been released twice on DVD by different publishers...
. He was also in an episode of the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
.
He appeared as a panelist on the What's My Line?
What's My Line?
What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game tasked celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations....
TV program during its syndicated run, and reprised his role on the live stage version in Hollywood several years later.
Currently, Danny is a well-known casting director of television commercials
Television advertisement
A television advertisement or television commercial, often just commercial, advert, ad, or ad-film – is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization that conveys a message, typically one intended to market a product...
in Hollywood. He returned to the voice of Brainy Smurf for the TV show Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show...
in a segment that parodied the movie Se7en
Se7en
Seven is a 1995 American thriller film, which also contains horror and neo-noir elements, directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R...
. The show's creators remarked that of all the casting coups on their show, of which there are many, their greatest was getting Danny Goldman to voice Brainy Smurf
Brainy Smurf
Brainy Smurf is a male fictional character from The Smurfs.- Character :Brainy Smurf fancies himself as the all-around-brain of the village. Although he acts as though he is second-in-command behind Papa Smurf, this isn't the case and even Papa Smurf doesn't seem very fond of his sanctimonious...
in The Smurfs
The Smurfs (1981 TV series)
The Smurfs is an American animated television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to August 25, 1990...
.
Goldman has reprised the role several more times on Robot Chicken whenever Brainy Smurf appears in a sketch.