
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.
Known For

The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
Self
2005

Moulin Rouge!
Satine's Doctor
2001

Heaven's Burning
Store Owner
1997

Paws
Alex
1997

Roar
(1 episode)
1997

Lust and Revenge
1996

Water Rats
Felix Friedman · (2 episodes)
1996

Bordertown
Pieter Leeuwen · (4 episodes)
1995

Exile
Ghost Priest
1994

The Custodian
Judge
1994

Touch Me
Charles
1993

The Nostradamus Kid
Wedding Pastor
1993

Broken Highway
Elias Kidd
1993

Turtle Beach
Hobday
1992

The Nun and the Bandit
George
1992

A Woman's Tale
Billy
1991

Bangkok Hilton
George McNair · (3 episodes)
1989

Island
1989

The Riddle of the Stinson
Joseph Binstead
1988

The True Believers
Archbishop Mannix · (8 episodes)
1988

The Shiralee
Desmond · (2 episodes)
1988

Boundaries of the Heart
Billy Morgan
1988

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
Salesman
1987

Rafferty's Rules
Harold Messenger · (1 episode)
1987

Cactus
Tom
1986
Call Me Mister
(1 episode)
1986

The Flying Doctors
William Randall · (4 episodes)
1986

The Flying Doctors
Bill Randall · (1 episode)
1986

Frenchman's Farm
Reverend Aldershot
1986

I Own the Racecourse
Drunken Old Man
1986

Unfinished Business
George
1985

Flug in die Hölle
Bruder Jones · (6 episodes)
1985

Relatives
Uncle Edward
1985

Where the Green Ants Dream
Baldwin Ferguson
1984

Man of Flowers
Charles Bremer
1983

Buddies
George
1983

Lonely Hearts
1982

A Dangerous Summer
Percy Farley
1982

Deadline
ASIO Agent
1982

The Killing of Angel Street
Mander
1981

The Last Outlaw
Supt. Sadleir · (4 episodes)
1980

Inside Looking Out
Alex
1977

Mad Dog Morgan
Swagman
1976

Power Without Glory
(26 episodes)
1976
Illuminations
1976

Homicide
Prosecutor · (2 episodes)
1964

The Road
Sir Timothy Hassall
1964