Norman Kaye

Norman Kaye

  • Birthday: 1927-01-17
  • Deathday: 2007-05-29
  • Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

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.

Filmography

Man of Flowers

1983

As Charles Bremer

Inside Looking Out

1977

As Alex

The Road

1964

As Sir Timothy Hassall

The Riddle of the Stinson

1988

As Joseph Binstead

A Woman's Tale

1991

As Billy

Cactus

1986

As Tom

Boundaries of the Heart

1988

As Billy Morgan

Unfinished Business

1985

As George

The Nun and the Bandit

1992

As George

Where the Green Ants Dream

1984

As Baldwin Ferguson

Exile

1994

As Ghost Priest

Frenchman's Farm

1987

As Reverend Aldershot

I Own the Racecourse

1995

As Drunken Old Man

Broken Highway

1993

As Elias Kidd

Touch Me

1993

As Charles

Buddies

1983

As George

Relatives

1985

As Uncle Edward

Paws

1997

As Alex

Heaven's Burning

1997

As Store Owner

A Dangerous Summer

1982

As Percy Farley

The Custodian

1994

As Judge

Moulin Rouge!

2001

As Satine's Doctor

Mad Dog Morgan

1976

As Swagman

The Nostradamus Kid

1993

As Wedding Pastor

Production

Boundaries of the Heart

1988

As Associate Producer

Vincent

1987

As Music

Cactus

1986

As Writer

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