Stubby Kaye
Actor
- Born
- November 11, 1918 · Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- December 14, 1997 (age 79)
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.
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Known for
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
June 22, 1988
Cat Ballou
June 24, 1965
Guys and Dolls
December 23, 1955
Waking Sleeping Beauty
March 26, 2010
The Way West
May 24, 1967
Sweet Charity
February 25, 1969
Sex and the Single Girl
December 25, 1964
40 Pounds of Trouble
December 31, 1962
Cool It, Carol!
December 1, 1970
Li'l Abner
December 11, 1959
Sixpack Annie
December 12, 1975
You Can't Run Away from It
October 30, 1956
Acting22
- 2010Waking Sleeping Beauty as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
- 1988Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Marvin Acme
- 1987Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen as Weismuller
- 1981Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood as Babe
- 1975Timber Tramps as Parker
- 1975Sixpack Annie as Mr. Bates
- 1970Cool It, Carol! as Rod Strangeways
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County as Bartender
- 1969The Monitors as Cameo
- 1969Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?