
Norman Kaye
Acting
1927-01-17 - Present
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.
Credits

Moulin Rouge!asSatine's Doctor

Mad Dog MorganasSwagman

Heaven's BurningasStore Owner

DeadlineasASIO Agent

Where the Green Ants DreamasBaldwin Ferguson

CactusasTom

Turtle BeachasHobday

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving TrainasSalesman

The CustodianasJudge

PawsasAlex

Man of FlowersasCharles Bremer

A Dangerous SummerasPercy Farley

Touch MeasCharles

Broken HighwayasElias Kidd

The Killing of Angel StreetasMander

Islandas

Frenchman's FarmasReverend Aldershot

Boundaries of the HeartasBilly Morgan

The Nostradamus KidasWedding Pastor

ExileasGhost Priest

BuddiesasGeorge

The RoadasSir Timothy Hassall

Lonely Heartsas

The Riddle of the StinsonasJoseph Binstead

I Own the RacecourseasDrunken Old Man

A Woman's TaleasBilly

RelativesasUncle Edward

Lust and Revengeas

The Remarkable Mr. KayeasSelf

Unfinished BusinessasGeorge

The Nun and the BanditasGeorge

Inside Looking OutasAlex
Illuminationsas