Norman Kaye

Norman Kaye

Born

January 17, 1927

Died

May 29, 2007 (80 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

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.

The Remarkable Mr. Kaye

The Remarkable Mr. Kaye

Self

0.0

2005

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

Satine's Doctor

7.6

2001

Heaven's Burning

Heaven's Burning

Store Owner

5.9

1997

Paws

Paws

Alex

4.4

1997

Roar

Roar

(1 episode)

6.2

1997

Lust and Revenge

Lust and Revenge

2.0

1996

Water Rats

Water Rats

Felix Friedman · (2 episodes)

6.6

1996

Bordertown

Bordertown

Pieter Leeuwen · (4 episodes)

4.0

1995

Exile

Exile

Ghost Priest

4.3

1994

The Custodian

The Custodian

Judge

4.3

1994

Touch Me

Touch Me

Charles

5.1

1993

The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid

Wedding Pastor

4.6

1993

Broken Highway

Broken Highway

Elias Kidd

5.2

1993

Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach

Hobday

4.8

1992

The Nun and the Bandit

The Nun and the Bandit

George

4.0

1992

A Woman's Tale

A Woman's Tale

Billy

6.1

1991

Bangkok Hilton

Bangkok Hilton

George McNair · (3 episodes)

6.8

1989

Island

Island

5.2

1989

The Riddle of the Stinson

The Riddle of the Stinson

Joseph Binstead

6.8

1988

The True Believers

The True Believers

Archbishop Mannix · (8 episodes)

0.0

1988

The Shiralee

The Shiralee

Desmond · (2 episodes)

6.8

1988

Boundaries of the Heart

Boundaries of the Heart

Billy Morgan

0.0

1988

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

Salesman

4.4

1987

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules

Harold Messenger · (1 episode)

6.0

1987

Cactus

Cactus

Tom

4.5

1986

Call Me Mister

(1 episode)

5.0

1986

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

William Randall · (4 episodes)

6.3

1986

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

Bill Randall · (1 episode)

6.3

1986

Frenchman's Farm

Frenchman's Farm

Reverend Aldershot

5.8

1986

I Own the Racecourse

I Own the Racecourse

Drunken Old Man

0.0

1986

Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

George

3.0

1985

Flug in die Hölle

Flug in die Hölle

Bruder Jones · (6 episodes)

0.0

1985

Relatives

Relatives

Uncle Edward

0.0

1985

Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream

Baldwin Ferguson

6.9

1984

Man of Flowers

Man of Flowers

Charles Bremer

5.0

1983

Buddies

Buddies

George

5.5

1983

Lonely Hearts

Lonely Hearts

5.6

1982

A Dangerous Summer

A Dangerous Summer

Percy Farley

4.0

1982

Deadline

Deadline

ASIO Agent

6.0

1982

The Killing of Angel Street

The Killing of Angel Street

Mander

6.4

1981

The Last Outlaw

The Last Outlaw

Supt. Sadleir · (4 episodes)

5.0

1980

Inside Looking Out

Inside Looking Out

Alex

0.0

1977

Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan

Swagman

6.0

1976

Power Without Glory

Power Without Glory

(26 episodes)

5.0

1976

Illuminations

0.0

1976

Homicide

Homicide

Prosecutor · (2 episodes)

4.3

1964

The Road

The Road

Sir Timothy Hassall

0.0

1964