
Known for
Acting
Born
January 17, 1927
Birthplace
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
May 29, 2007 (aged 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.
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...
2005
as Self
2001
as Satine's Doctor
2000
as Gerald
1999
as Max
1997
as Store Owner
1997
as Alex
1997
1996
as Baba Charles
1996
1995
1994
as Ghost Priest
1994
as Judge
1993
as Charles
1993
as Wedding Pastor
1993
as Elias Kidd
1992
as Hobday
1992
as George
1991
as Billy
1989
1989
1988
as Joseph Binstead
1988
1988
1988
as Billy Morgan, Associate Producer
1987
Music