Norman Kaye
Acting
Born January 17, 1927 · 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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Flying Doctors
Water Rats
Homicide
Rafferty's Rules
Moulin Rouge!
Roar
Bangkok Hilton
Call Me Mister
Bordertown
Where the Green Ants Dream
Power Without Glory
The True Believers
The Last Outlaw
The Shiralee
Heaven's Burning
The Custodian
Touch Me
Illuminations
Island
Flug in die Hölle
Mad Dog Morgan
Exile
Hungry Heart
Buddies
Paws
Lust and Revenge
Turtle Beach
Man of Flowers
The Riddle of the Stinson
A Dangerous Summer
The Road
The Nostradamus Kid
Relatives
The Killing of Angel Street
Lonely Hearts
Boundaries of the Heart
Cactus
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
The Nun and the Bandit
Broken Highway