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Norman Kaye

Born · January 17, 1927

Died · May 29, 2007 (80 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bio

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

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream

Bangkok Hilton

Bangkok Hilton

Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan

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

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