Norman Kaye
Acting
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
Acting48
movieMoulin Rouge!
2001
Satine's Doctor
movieHeaven's Burning
1997
Store Owner
moviePaws
1997
Alex
tvRoar
1997
Galen
movieLust and Revenge
1996
Baba Charles
tvWater Rats
1996
Felix Friedman
tvBordertown
1995
Pieter Leeuwen
movieExile
1994
Ghost Priest
movieTouch Me
1993
Charles
movieThe Nostradamus Kid
1993
Wedding Pastor
movieBroken Highway
1993
Elias Kidd
movieTurtle Beach
1992
Hobday
tvBangkok Hilton
1989
George McNair
movieThe Riddle of the Stinson
1988
Joseph Binstead
tvThe True Believers
1988
Archbishop Mannix
tvThe Shiralee
1988
Desmond
movieBoundaries of the Heart
1988
Billy Morgan
tvRafferty's Rules
1987
Harold Messenger
movieHungry Heart
1987
Mr. O'Ryan
tvThe Flying Doctors
1986
William Randall / Bill Randall
movieFrenchman's Farm
1986
Reverend Aldershot
movieI Own the Racecourse
1986
Drunken Old Man
tvFlug in die Hölle
1985
Bruder Jones
movieRelatives
1985
Uncle Edward
movieWhere the Green Ants Dream
1984
Baldwin Ferguson
movieMan of Flowers
1983
Charles Bremer
movieBuddies
1983
George
movieA Dangerous Summer
1982
Percy Farley
movieDeadline
1982
ASIO Agent
tvThe Last Outlaw
1980
Supt. Sadleir
movieMad Dog Morgan
1976
Swagman
tvHomicide
1964
Prosecutor
movieThe Road
1964
Sir Timothy Hassall
Production1
movieBoundaries of the Heart
1988
Associate Producer
Sound1
movieVincent
1987
Music
Writing1
movieCactus
1986
Writer