Stubby Kaye

Actor

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Also Known As

Bernard Kotzin

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

November 11, 1918

Died

December 14, 1997

Cause of Death

Lung Cancer

Biography

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Actor Stubby Kaye appeared in a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Kaye's early roles were in comedies like "You Can't Run Away From It" (1956) with June Allyson and Jack Lemmon, "Li'l Abner" (1959) with Peter Palmer and "40 Pounds of Trouble" (1963) starring Tony Curtis. He also appeared in "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964) with Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood. He...

Filmography

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981)

Six Pack Annie (1975)

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)

The Monitors (1969)

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Guys And Dolls (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Adelaide

Guys and Dolls (1955) -- (Movie Clip) The Oldest Established

Family & Companions

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Angela Kaye

Wife

Survived him.

Biography

Actor Stubby Kaye appeared in a variety of films over the course of his Hollywood career. Kaye's early roles were in comedies like "You Can't Run Away From It" (1956) with June Allyson and Jack Lemmon, "Li'l Abner" (1959) with Peter Palmer and "40 Pounds of Trouble" (1963) starring Tony Curtis. He also appeared in "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964) with Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood. He had an early role on the television special "Pinocchio" (NBC, 1957-58). His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Jane Fonda comedy adaptation "Cat Ballou" (1965), the dramatic adaptation "The Way West" (1967) with Kirk Douglas and "Sweet Charity" (1969) with Shirley MacLaine. He also appeared in the Anthony Newley musical comedy "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?" (1969). Kaye's music was most recently used in the dramatic adaptation "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" (2001) with Haley Joel Osment. In the eighties, Kaye lent his talents to projects like "Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood" (NBC, 1980-81), "The Wonderful World of Philip Malley" (CBS, 1980-81) and "Minsky's Follies" (HBO, 1981-82). His credits also expanded to the Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd box office smash "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988). Kaye was married to Angela Kaye. Kaye passed away in December 1997 at the age of 79.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981)

Six Pack Annie (1975)

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)

The Monitors (1969)

Sweet Charity (1969)

The Way West (1967)

Cat Ballou (1965)

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

Forty Pounds of Trouble (1963)

Li'l Abner (1959)

You Can't Run Away From It (1956)

Guys and Dolls (1955)

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Music (Feature Film)

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Cast (Special)

A Salute to Broadway: Chorus Lines (1988)

The Big Knife (1988)

Minsky's Follies (1982)

The Wonderful World of Philip Malley (1981)

Side By Side (1976)

Full Speed Anywhere (1960)

Yeoman Stubby Fox

So Help Me, Aphrodite (1960)

Hansel and Gretel (1958)

Pinocchio (1957)

Crescendo (1957)

Music (Special)

A Salute to Broadway: Chorus Lines (1988)

Song Performer ("Jubilation T Cornpone" "Sit Down, You'Re Rocking The Boat" "Oklahoma!")

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Ellis Island (1984)

Life Events

1939

Career began after winning a "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" radio contest singing

1939

Professional singing debut at Loew's Boulevard Theatre, Bronx, NY

1950

Broadway debut in "Guys and Dolls"

1953

Feature debut in Gregory Ratoff's film "Taxi"

1955

Appeared in the movie version of "Guys and Dolls" with Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra

1959

Performed in "Li'l Abner"

1960

Worked on CBS comedy "My Sister Eileen"

1965

Co-starred with Nat King Cole as a narrator in the comic Western "Cat Ballou"

1984

Appeared in the CBS mini-series "Ellis Island"

1988

Voice of Marvin Acme in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

Photo Collections

Cat Ballou - Movie Poster

Here is the American One-Sheet Movie Poster for Cat Ballou (1965), starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.

Cat Ballou- Pressbook

Here is the campaign book (pressbook) for Cat Ballou (1965), starring Jane Fonda and Lee Marvin. Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.

Videos

Guys And Dolls (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Adelaide Frank Sinatra (as Nathan Detroit) with his one ballad, Frank Loesser's "Adelaide," sung to his fianceè (Vivian Blaine), which he chose to sing not-fully in character, in the Samuel Goldwyn production of Guys And Dolls, 1955, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Guys and Dolls (1955) -- (Movie Clip) The Oldest Established Nathan Detroit (Frank Sinatra) comiserates with pals Benny (Johnny Silver) and Nicely-Nicely (Stubby Kaye) who then join him in Frank Loesser's tune "The Oldest Established," in Guys and Dolls, 1955.

Cat Ballou (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Ballad of Cat Ballou Nat Cole and Stubby Kaye perform the Academy Award-nominated "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" by Mack David and Jerry Livingston in the opening sequence from Cat Ballou, 1965.

Li'l Abner -- (Movie Clip) Opening, A Typical Day Actors including Carmen Alvarez, Stubby Kaye, Leslie Parrish, Bern Hoffman, and Peter Palmer introduce their characters with Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul's "It's A Typical Day" in the opening sequence from Li'l Abner, 1959.

Li'l Abner -- (Movie Clip) The Very Best of Hands Abner (Peter Palmer) and Marryin' Sam (Stubby Kaye) lead the citizens of Dogpatch in Johnny Mercer and Gene de Paul's "The Country's in the Very Best of Hands" in Li'l Abner, 1959.

Companions

Angela Kaye

Wife

Survived him.

Bibliography

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