Stubby Kaye
Acting
- Born:
- 1918-11-11
- Died:
- 1997-12-14
- Place of birth:
- Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
Biography
Bernard Shalom Kotzin (November 11, 1918 – December 14, 1997), known professionally as Stubby Kaye, was an American actor, comedian, vaudevillian, and singer, known for his appearances on Broadway and in film musicals. Kaye originated the roles of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls and Marryin' Sam in Li'l Abner, introducing two show-stopping numbers of the era: "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" and "Jubilation T. Cornpone". He reprised these roles in the movie versions of the shows. His other well-known roles include Herman in Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity, Sam the Shade in Cat Ballou, and Marvin Acme in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stubby Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Ellis Island
American Playhouse
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Flying High
Laverne & Shirley
Timber Tramps
Sixpack Annie
Cool It, Carol!
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
The Monitors
Love, American Style
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Sweet Charity
Adam-12
The Way West
The Monkees
The Troubleshooters
Cat Ballou
Sex and the Single Girl
Doctor Who
Burke's Law
The Cool Mikado
40 Pounds of Trouble
Ensign O'Toole
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Li'l Abner
Startime
Love and Marriage
Hansel and Gretel
Pinocchio
DuPont Show of the Month
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
You Can't Run Away from It
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Guys and Dolls
The Julius Larosa Show
The Millionaire
The Jimmy Durante Show
Summer Playhouse
Taxi
What's My Line?