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Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Known for: Acting

Born 11/11/1918
Died 1997-12-14
Place of birth Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA

Bernard Shalom Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known professionally as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls and Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner, introducing two show-stopping numbers of the era: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" and "Jubilation T. Cornpone". He reprised these roles in the movie versions of the shows. His other well-known roles include Herman in Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity, Sam the Shade in Cat Ballou, and Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stubby Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Weismuller

1963

Adam-12 Series ★ 7,1

Adam-12

Bernie Goodman

1968

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Series ★ 7,9

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

George Cassidy

1962

Love, American Style Series ★ 6,2

Love, American Style

Harry

1969

What's My Line? Series ★ 7,0

What's My Line?

Self

1950

Burke's Law Series ★ 6,3

Burke's Law

Joey Carson

1963

Series ★ 7,5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

Laverne & Shirley Series ★ 7,1

Laverne & Shirley

1976

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Nat Danziger

1982

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Film ★ 7,5

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Marvin Acme

1988

The Monkees Series ★ 6,5

The Monkees

Wolfgang

1966

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

The Millionaire Series ★ 5,8

The Millionaire

Uncle George

1955

Startime Series ★ 6,8

Startime

Joe

1959

Sex and the Single Girl Film ★ 6,6

Sex and the Single Girl

Helen's Cabbie

1964

DuPont Show of the Month Series ★ 7,4

DuPont Show of the Month

Self

1957

Flying High Series ★ 6,3

Flying High

1978

Ensign O'Toole Series ★ 6,8

Ensign O'Toole

Tubby Mason

1962

Cat Ballou Film ★ 6,4

Cat Ballou

Shouter - Sam the Shade

1965

Series ★ 10,0

The Jimmy Durante Show

Self

1954

Guys and Dolls Film ★ 6,6

Guys and Dolls

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

1955

The Way West Film ★ 6,1

The Way West

Sam Fairman

1967

Ellis Island Series ★ 5,1

Ellis Island

Abe Shulman

1984

Waking Sleeping Beauty Film ★ 7,2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Marvin Acme (archive footage)

2009

Series

Summer Playhouse

1954

Sweet Charity Film ★ 6,9

Sweet Charity

Herman

1969

Series ★ 9,0

Love and Marriage

Stubby Wilson

1959

You Can't Run Away from It Film ★ 5,1

You Can't Run Away from It

Fred Toten

1956

Sixpack Annie Film ★ 5,4

Sixpack Annie

Mr. Bates

1975

40 Pounds of Trouble Film ★ 5,4

40 Pounds of Trouble

Cranston

1962

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen Film ★ 6,2

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

Weismuller

1987

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County Film ★ 6,8

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Bartender

1970

Li'l Abner Film ★ 6,2

Li'l Abner

Marryin' Sam

1959

Pinocchio Film ★ 8,0

Pinocchio

Town Crier

1957

Cool It, Carol! Film ★ 5,6

Cool It, Carol!

Rod Strangeways

1970

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Film ★ 4,8

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Fat Writer

1969

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood Film ★ 8,0

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Babe

1981

The Cool Mikado Film ★ 9,0

The Cool Mikado

Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch

1963

Taxi Film ★ 6,8

Taxi

Morris (uncredited)

1953

Timber Tramps Film ★ 9,0

Timber Tramps

Parker

1975

Series

The Julius Larosa Show

1955

The Monitors Film ★ 4,5

The Monitors

Cameo

1969

Film

Hansel and Gretel

Town Crier

1958