Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Actor Nov 11 (died age 79) Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA 1950–2009 (59 year career)

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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…

Known For

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Marvin Acme

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

Shouter - Sam the Shade

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Marvin Acme (archive footage)

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Herman

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

Helen's Cabbie

The Way West

The Way West

Sam Fairman

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

Cranston

Filmography

Acting (43)

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Movies (22)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Marvin Acme (archive footage)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Marvin Acme

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

as Weismuller

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

as Babe

Sixpack Annie

Sixpack Annie

as Mr. Bates

Timber Tramps

Timber Tramps

as Parker

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

as Bartender

Cool It, Carol!

Cool It, Carol!

as Rod Strangeways

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

as Herman

The Monitors

The Monitors

as Cameo

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

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

as Fat Writer

The Way West

The Way West

as Sam Fairman

Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

as Shouter - Sam the Shade

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

as Helen's Cabbie

The Cool Mikado

The Cool Mikado

as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

as Cranston

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

as Marryin' Sam

Hansel and Gretel

as Town Crier

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

as Town Crier

You Can't Run Away from It

You Can't Run Away from It

as Fred Toten

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

as Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Taxi

Taxi

as Morris (uncredited)

Television (21)