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