Norman Kaye
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Homicide
Prosecutor
1964
Series
The Flying Doctors
William Randall
1986
Series
The Flying Doctors
Bill Randall
1986
Series
Water Rats
Felix Friedman
1996
Series
Rafferty's Rules
Harold Messenger
1987
Film
Moulin Rouge!
Satine's Doctor
2001
Series
Roar
Galen
1997
Series
Bangkok Hilton
George McNair
1989
Series
Bordertown
Pieter Leeuwen
1995
Series
The True Believers
Archbishop Mannix
1988
Film
Where the Green Ants Dream
Baldwin Ferguson
1984
Series
Power Without Glory
1976
Series
Call Me Mister
1986
Film
Heaven's Burning
Store Owner
1997
Series
The Last Outlaw
Supt. Sadleir
1980
Film
Mad Dog Morgan
Swagman
1976
Film
Turtle Beach
Hobday
1992
Film
Exile
Ghost Priest
1994
Film
Island
1989
Series
The Shiralee
Desmond
1988
Film
Hungry Heart
Mr. O'Ryan
1987
Film
The Custodian
Judge
1994
Film
Touch Me
Charles
1993
Film
Paws
Alex
1997
Film
Buddies
George
1983
Film
The Road
Sir Timothy Hassall
1964
Film
Deadline
ASIO Agent
1982
Series
Flug in die Hölle
Bruder Jones
1985
Film
Man of Flowers
Charles Bremer
1983
Film
The Killing of Angel Street
Mander
1981
Film
The Riddle of the Stinson
Joseph Binstead
1988
Illuminations
1976
Film
The Nostradamus Kid
Wedding Pastor
1993
Film
A Dangerous Summer
Percy Farley
1982
Film
Cactus
Tom
1986
Film
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
Salesman
1987
Film
Boundaries of the Heart
Billy Morgan
1988
Film
Inside Looking Out
Alex
1977
Film
Broken Highway
Elias Kidd
1993
Film
A Woman's Tale
Billy
1991
Film
Lust and Revenge
Baba Charles
1996
Film
Relatives
Uncle Edward
1985
Film
Innocence
Gerald
2000
Film
I Own the Racecourse
Drunken Old Man
1986
Film
Frenchman's Farm
Reverend Aldershot
1986
Film
Lonely Hearts
Peter
1982
Film
The Nun and the Bandit
George
1992
Film
Without Warning
Max
1999
Film
Unfinished Business
George
1985
Film
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
Self
2005