Norman Kaye
Actor
- Born
- January 17, 1927 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- May 29, 2007 (age 80)
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.
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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
Moulin Rouge!
May 18, 2001
Where the Green Ants Dream
August 31, 1984
Mad Dog Morgan
July 9, 1976
Heaven's Burning
November 6, 1997
Paws
September 25, 1997
Innocence
September 8, 2000
Turtle Beach
March 19, 1992
Man of Flowers
September 22, 1983
A Woman's Tale
September 26, 1991
Touch Me
December 16, 1993
Lonely Hearts
October 21, 1982
The Custodian
March 17, 1994
Acting36
- 2005The Remarkable Mr. Kaye as Self
- 2001Moulin Rouge! as Satine's Doctor
- 2000Innocence as Gerald
- 1999Without Warning as Max
- 1997Heaven's Burning as Store Owner
- 1997Paws as Alex
- 1996Lust and Revenge as Baba Charles
- 1994Exile as Ghost Priest
- 1994The Custodian as Judge
- 1993Touch Me as Charles