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Norman Kaye

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
49

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 17, 1927 (99 years old)

Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Norman Kaye

Biography

Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor and composer. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox.

As an actor, he was strongly associated with the films of Paul Cox, appearing in 16 of them. He had small roles in Cox's Illuminations (1976) and Kostas (1979), and shared the lead with Wendy Hughes in Cox's 1982 film Lonely Hearts and the lead in Man of Flowers (1983), for which he won an AFI Award.

Norman Kaye was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease prior to 1997. His inability to memorise scripts for the film Innocence led to the end of his collaboration with Paul Cox, as well as the end of his career in 2004. Kaye was in the advanced stage of the disease at the time of his death in Sydney on 28 May 2007. He had enjoyed a 35-year relationship with the opera director Elke Neidhardt, and she was at his side at his death.

Known For

Acting

2005The Remarkable Mr. Kayeas Self
2001Moulin Rouge!as Satine's Doctor
1999Without Warningas Max
1997Heaven's Burningas Store Owner
1997Pawsas Alex
1997Roaras Galen
1996Lust and Revengeas Baba Charles
1996Water Ratsas Felix Friedman
1995Bordertownas Pieter Leeuwen
1994Exileas Ghost Priest
1994The Custodianas Judge
1993Touch Meas Charles
1993The Nostradamus Kidas Wedding Pastor
1993Broken Highwayas Elias Kidd
1992Turtle Beachas Hobday
1992The Nun and the Banditas George
1991A Woman's Taleas Billy
1989Bangkok Hiltonas George McNair
1989Islandas
1988The Riddle of the Stinsonas Joseph Binstead
1988The True Believersas Archbishop Mannix
1988The Shiraleeas Desmond
1988Boundaries of the Heartas Billy Morgan
1987Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Trainas Salesman
1987Rafferty's Rulesas Harold Messenger
1987Hungry Heartas Mr. O'Ryan
1986Call Me Misteras
1986Cactusas Tom
1986The Flying Doctorsas Bill Randall
1986The Flying Doctorsas William Randall
1986Frenchman's Farmas Reverend Aldershot
1986I Own the Racecourseas Drunken Old Man
1985Unfinished Businessas George
1985Flug in die Hölleas Bruder Jones
1985Relativesas Uncle Edward
1984Where the Green Ants Dreamas Baldwin Ferguson
1983Man of Flowersas Charles Bremer
1983Buddiesas George
1982A Dangerous Summeras Percy Farley
1982Lonely Heartsas Peter
1982Deadlineas ASIO Agent
1981The Killing of Angel Streetas Mander
1980The Last Outlawas Supt. Sadleir
1977Inside Looking Outas Alex
1976Mad Dog Morganas Swagman
1976Power Without Gloryas
1976Illuminationsas
1964Homicideas Prosecutor
1964The Roadas Sir Timothy Hassall

Production

1988Boundaries of the Heart...Associate Producer
1987Vincent...Music
1986Cactus...Writer