Acting · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Born January 17, 1927
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.
MovieThe Remarkable Mr. Kaye
2005
as Self
MovieMoulin Rouge!
2001
as Satine's Doctor
MovieWithout Warning
1999
as Max
MovieHeaven's Burning
1997
as Store Owner
MoviePaws
1997
as Alex
TVRoar
1997
as Galen
MovieLust and Revenge
1996
as Baba Charles
TVWater Rats
1996
as Felix Friedman
TVBordertown
1995
as Pieter Leeuwen
MovieExile
1994
as Ghost Priest
MovieThe Custodian
1994
as Judge
MovieTouch Me
1993
as Charles
MovieThe Nostradamus Kid
1993
as Wedding Pastor
MovieBroken Highway
1993
as Elias Kidd
MovieTurtle Beach
1992
as Hobday
MovieThe Nun and the Bandit
1992
as George
MovieA Woman's Tale
1991
as Billy
TVBangkok Hilton
1989
as George McNair
MovieIsland
1989
MovieThe Riddle of the Stinson
1988
as Joseph Binstead
TVThe True Believers
1988
as Archbishop Mannix
TVThe Shiralee
1988
as Desmond
MovieBoundaries of the Heart
1988
as Billy Morgan
MovieWarm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
1987
as Salesman
TVRafferty's Rules
1987
as Harold Messenger
MovieHungry Heart
1987
as Mr. O'Ryan
TVCall Me Mister
1986
MovieCactus
1986
as Tom
TVThe Flying Doctors
1986
as William Randall
MovieFrenchman's Farm
1986
as Reverend Aldershot
MovieI Own the Racecourse
1986
as Drunken Old Man
MovieUnfinished Business
1985
as George
TVFlug in die Hölle
1985
as Bruder Jones
MovieRelatives
1985
as Uncle Edward
MovieWhere the Green Ants Dream
1984
as Baldwin Ferguson
MovieMan of Flowers
1983
as Charles Bremer
MovieBuddies
1983
as George
MovieA Dangerous Summer
1982
as Percy Farley
MovieLonely Hearts
1982
as Peter
MovieDeadline
1982
as ASIO Agent
MovieThe Killing of Angel Street
1981
as Mander
TVThe Last Outlaw
1980
as Supt. Sadleir
MovieInside Looking Out
1977
as Alex
MovieMad Dog Morgan
1976
as Swagman
TVPower Without Glory
1976
Illuminations
1976
TVHomicide
1964
as Prosecutor
MovieThe Road
1964
as Sir Timothy Hassall
