Norman Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1927
- Died
- May 29, 2007
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Filmography
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye 2005
as Self
Moulin Rouge! 2001
as Satine's Doctor
Innocence 2000
as Gerald
Without Warning 1999
as Max
Heaven's Burning 1997
as Store Owner
Paws 1997
as Alex
Lust and Revenge 1996
as Baba Charles
Exile 1994
as Ghost Priest
The Custodian 1994
as Judge
Touch Me 1993
as Charles
The Nostradamus Kid 1993
as Wedding Pastor
Broken Highway 1993
as Elias Kidd
Turtle Beach 1992
as Hobday
The Nun and the Bandit 1992
as George
A Woman's Tale 1991
as Billy
Island 1989
as Henry
The Riddle of the Stinson 1988
as Joseph Binstead
Boundaries of the Heart 1988
as Billy Morgan, Associate Producer
Vincent 1987
Music
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train 1987
as Salesman
Hungry Heart 1987
as Mr. O'Ryan
Cactus 1986
as Tom, Writer
Frenchman's Farm 1986
as Reverend Aldershot
I Own the Racecourse 1986
as Drunken Old Man
Unfinished Business 1985
as George
Relatives 1985
as Uncle Edward
Where the Green Ants Dream 1984
as Baldwin Ferguson
Man of Flowers 1983
as Charles Bremer
Buddies 1983
as George
A Dangerous Summer 1982
as Percy Farley
Lonely Hearts 1982
as Peter
Deadline 1982
as ASIO Agent
The Killing of Angel Street 1981
as Mander
Inside Looking Out 1977
as Alex
Mad Dog Morgan 1976
as Swagman
Illuminations 1976
Actor
The Road 1964
as Sir Timothy Hassall
Credits from TMDB.