Norman Kaye

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

2001

Moulin Rouge!
Movie

Satine's Doctor

1997

1997

1997

Roar
Tv

Galen

1996

1994

Exile
Movie

Ghost Priest

1993

1993

1993

1989

Bangkok Hilton
Tv

George McNair

1988

The True Believers
Tv

Archbishop Mannix

1986

The Flying Doctors
Tv

William Randall

1986

1983

Man of Flowers
Movie

Charles Bremer

1982

1980

The Last Outlaw
Tv

Supt. Sadleir

1964

Homicide
Tv

Prosecutor

Production

1988

1988

1988

Sound

1987

Writing

1986

Infos

Full Name
Norman Kaye
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1/17/1927
Date of Death
5/29/2007