Norman Kaye
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1927-01-17
Day of Death
2007-05-29 (80 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.
Acting
(2005)
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
as Self
(2001)
Moulin Rouge!
as Satine's Doctor
(1997)
Heaven's Burning
as Store Owner
(1997)
Paws
as Alex
(1996)
(1994)
The Custodian
as Judge
(1994)
Exile
as Ghost Priest
(1993)
The Nostradamus Kid
as Wedding Pastor
(1993)
Touch Me
as Charles
(1993)
Broken Highway
as Elias Kidd
(1992)
The Nun and the Bandit
as George
(1991)
A Woman's Tale
as Billy
(1989)
(1988)
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Joseph Binstead
(1988)
Boundaries of the Heart
as Billy Morgan
(1987)
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
as Salesman
(1986)
I Own the Racecourse
as Drunken Old Man
(1986)
Cactus
as Tom
(1986)
Frenchman's Farm
as Reverend Aldershot
(1985)
Relatives
as Uncle Edward
(1985)
Unfinished Business
as George
(1984)
Where the Green Ants Dream
as Baldwin Ferguson
(1983)
Buddies
as George
(1983)
Man of Flowers
as Charles Bremer
(1982)
A Dangerous Summer
as Percy Farley
(1982)
Deadline
as ASIO Agent
(1982)
(1981)
The Killing of Angel Street
as Mander
(1977)
Inside Looking Out
as Alex
(1976)
Mad Dog Morgan
as Swagman
(1976)
(1964)
The Road
as Sir Timothy Hassall
Crew
(1988)
Boundaries of the Heart
Associate Producer
(1987)
Vincent
Music
(1986)
Cactus
Writer