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.
Acting
Movie
Moulin Rouge!
as Satine's Doctor
2001
Movie
Where the Green Ants Dream
as Baldwin Ferguson
1984
TV
Bangkok Hilton
as George McNair
1989
Movie
Mad Dog Morgan
as Swagman
1976
Movie
Heaven's Burning
as Store Owner
1997
Movie
Paws
as Alex
1997
TV
Roar
as Galen
1997
TV
The Flying Doctors
as William Randall
1986
TV
The Flying Doctors
as Bill Randall
1986
Movie
Turtle Beach
as Hobday
1992
Movie
Man of Flowers
as Charles Bremer
1983
Movie
A Woman's Tale
as Billy
1991
TV
Water Rats
as Felix Friedman
1996
Movie
Lonely Hearts
as Peter
1982
Movie
Touch Me
as Charles
1993
Movie
The Custodian
as Judge
1994
Movie
The Killing of Angel Street
as Mander
1981
Movie
Cactus
as Tom
1986
Movie
A Dangerous Summer
as Percy Farley
1982
Movie
The Nostradamus Kid
as Wedding Pastor
1993
TV
The Shiralee
as Desmond
1988
Movie
Frenchman's Farm
as Reverend Aldershot
1986
Movie
The Riddle of the Stinson
as Joseph Binstead
1988
Movie
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
as Salesman
1987
