Norman Kaye
Born January 17, 1927 (Age: 99)
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
2005
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as Self
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Age: 78
Moulin Rouge!
2001
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as Satine's Doctor
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Age: 74
Heaven's Burning
1997
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as Store Owner
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Age: 70
Paws
1997
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as Alex
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Age: 70
Lust and Revenge
1996
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as Baba Charles
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Age: 69
Touch Me
1993
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as Charles
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Age: 66
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
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as Wedding Pastor
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Age: 66
Broken Highway
1993
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as Elias Kidd
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Age: 66
Turtle Beach
1992
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as Hobday
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Age: 65
The Nun and the Bandit
1992
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as George
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Age: 64
A Woman's Tale
1991
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as Billy
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Age: 64
Island
1989
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as
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Age: 62
The Riddle of the Stinson
1988
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as Joseph Binstead
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Age: 61
Boundaries of the Heart
1988
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as Billy Morgan
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Age: 60
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
1987
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as Salesman
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Age: 60
I Own the Racecourse
1986
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as Drunken Old Man
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Age: 58
Unfinished Business
1985
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as George
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Age: 58
Relatives
1985
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as Uncle Edward
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Age: 57
Lonely Hearts
1982
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as Peter
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Age: 55
The Killing of Angel Street
1981
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as Mander
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Age: 54
The Road
1964
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as Sir Timothy Hassall
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Age: 37