Norman Kaye
Acting
Born: 1927-01-17 in 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.
Known For
Homicide
Prosecutor
The Flying Doctors
William Randall
The Flying Doctors
Bill Randall
Water Rats
Felix Friedman
Rafferty's Rules
Harold Messenger
Moulin Rouge!
Satine's Doctor
Frenchman's Farm
Reverend Aldershot
Roar
Galen
Bangkok Hilton
George McNair
Call Me Mister
Heaven's Burning
Store Owner
The True Believers
Archbishop Mannix
Bordertown
Pieter Leeuwen
Touch Me
Charles
Island
Exile
Ghost Priest
Where the Green Ants Dream
Baldwin Ferguson
The Road
Sir Timothy Hassall
Power Without Glory
Hungry Heart
Mr. O'Ryan
Relatives
Uncle Edward
Buddies
George
Flug in die Hölle
Bruder Jones
The Last Outlaw
Supt. Sadleir
The Custodian
Judge
Paws
Alex
Illuminations
The Shiralee
Desmond
Man of Flowers
Charles Bremer
Mad Dog Morgan
Swagman
Lust and Revenge
Baba Charles
Turtle Beach
Hobday
The Killing of Angel Street
Mander
The Riddle of the Stinson
Joseph Binstead
Broken Highway
Elias Kidd
The Nostradamus Kid
Wedding Pastor
Inside Looking Out
Alex
Boundaries of the Heart
Billy Morgan
Without Warning
Max
Deadline
ASIO Agent