Acting
Norman Kaye
EN, DE cinema · 37 credits
Born
17 January 1927
Died
29 May 2007 (aged 80)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
Moulin Rouge!
as Satine's Doctor
Innocence
as Gerald
Paws
as Alex
Heaven's Burning
as Store Owner
Lust and Revenge
as Baba Charles
Exile
as Ghost Priest
The Custodian
as Judge
The Nostradamus Kid
as Wedding Pastor
Broken Highway
as Elias Kidd
Touch Me
as Charles
The Nun and the Bandit
as George
Turtle Beach
as Hobday
A Woman's Tale
as Billy
Island
as Henry
Boundaries of the Heart
as Billy Morgan, Associate Producer
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Joseph Binstead
Hungry Heart
as Mr. O'Ryan
Vincent
Music
I Own the Racecourse
as Drunken Old Man
Cactus
as Tom, Writer
Frenchman's Farm
as Reverend Aldershot
Unfinished Business
as George
Relatives
as Uncle Edward
Where the Green Ants Dream
as Baldwin Ferguson
Man of Flowers
as Charles Bremer
Buddies
as George
Lonely Hearts
as Peter
A Dangerous Summer
as Percy Farley
Deadline
as ASIO Agent
Mad Dog Morgan
as Swagman
The Road
as Sir Timothy Hassall