Stubby Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1918
- Died
- December 14, 1997
- Birthplace
- Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
Bernard Shalom Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known professionally as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls and Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner, introducing two show-stopping numbers of the era: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" and "Jubilation T. Cornpone". He reprised these roles in the movie versions of the shows. His other well-known roles include Herman in Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity, Sam the Shade in Cat Ballou, and Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stubby Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988
as Marvin Acme
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen 1987
as Weismuller
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood 1981
as Babe
Timber Tramps 1975
as Parker
Sixpack Annie 1975
as Mr. Bates
Cool It, Carol! 1970
as Rod Strangeways
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County 1970
as Bartender
The Monitors 1969
as Cameo
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? 1969
as Fat Writer
Sweet Charity 1969
as Herman
The Way West 1967
as Sam Fairman
Cat Ballou 1965
as Shouter - Sam the Shade
Sex and the Single Girl 1964
as Helen's Cabbie
The Cool Mikado 1963
as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
40 Pounds of Trouble 1962
as Cranston
Li'l Abner 1959
as Marryin' Sam
- Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel 1958
as Town Crier
Pinocchio 1957
as Town Crier
You Can't Run Away from It 1956
as Fred Toten
Guys and Dolls 1955
as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Taxi 1953
as Morris (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.