Sammy Davis Jr net worth at death: How much was Sammy Davis worth when he died?

Sammy Davis, Jr had a net worth equal to $5 million at the time of his death in 1990. Davis was an American singer, actor, comedian, and dancer who began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr., and the Will Mastin Trio.

At the time of his death, he owed $7 million to the Internal Revenue Service, which would be equivalent to $13 million in today’s currency after accounting for inflation. Furthermore, his estate was the center of many legal battles.

Sammy Davis Jr had a starring role on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful with Chita Rivera (1956). In 1959, Davis became a member of the Rat Pack, led by his friend Frank Sinatra.

In 1958, Sammy Davis Jr was hired to crown the winner of the Miss Cavalcade of Jazz beauty contest for the famed fourteenth Cavalcade of Jazz concert.  In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean’s 11.

Sammy Davis Jr was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987. In 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2017, Sammy Davis Jr was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. On May 27–28, 1973, Davis hosted the first annual 20-hour Highway Safety Foundation telethon.