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