Norman Kaye
Acting
1927-01-17 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Filmography
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
2005 · Movie
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Movie
Innocence
2000 · Movie
Without Warning
1999 · Movie
Heaven's Burning
1997 · Movie
Paws
1997 · Movie
Roar
1997 · Series
Lust and Revenge
1996 · Movie
Water Rats
1996 · Series
Bordertown
1995 · Series
Exile
1994 · Movie
The Custodian
1994 · Movie
Touch Me
1993 · Movie
The Nostradamus Kid
1993 · Movie
Broken Highway
1993 · Movie
Turtle Beach
1992 · Movie
The Nun and the Bandit
1992 · Movie
A Woman's Tale
1991 · Movie
Bangkok Hilton
1989 · Series
Island
1989 · Movie
The Riddle of the Stinson
1988 · Movie
The True Believers
1988 · Series
The Shiralee
1988 · Series
Boundaries of the Heart
1988 · Movie
Vincent
1987 · Movie
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
1987 · Movie
Rafferty's Rules
1987 · Series
Hungry Heart
1987 · Movie
Call Me Mister
1986 · Series
Cactus
1986 · Movie
The Flying Doctors
1986 · Series
Frenchman's Farm
1986 · Movie
I Own the Racecourse
1986 · Movie
Unfinished Business
1985 · Movie
Flug in die Hölle
1985 · Series
Relatives
1985 · Movie
Where the Green Ants Dream
1984 · Movie
Man of Flowers
1983 · Movie
Buddies
1983 · Movie
A Dangerous Summer
1982 · Movie
Lonely Hearts
1982 · Movie
Deadline
1982 · Movie
The Killing of Angel Street
1981 · Movie
The Last Outlaw
1980 · Series
Inside Looking Out
1977 · Movie
Mad Dog Morgan
1976 · Movie
Power Without Glory
1976 · Series
Illuminations
1976 · Movie
Homicide
1964 · Series
The Road
1964 · Movie