Stubby Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1918
- Died
- December 14, 1997 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie · as Marvin Acme
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
Movie · as Weismuller
Ellis Island
TV · as Abe Shulman · 3 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Nat Danziger · 1 ep
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Movie · as Babe
Flying High
TV · 2 eps
Laverne & Shirley
TV · 1 ep
Sixpack Annie
Movie · as Mr. Bates
Timber Tramps
Movie · as Parker
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
Movie · as Bartender
Cool It, Carol!
Movie · as Rod Strangeways
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Movie · as Fat Writer
The Monitors
Movie · as Cameo
Sweet Charity
Movie · as Herman
Love, American Style
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Bernie Goodman · 1 ep
The Way West
Movie · as Sam Fairman
The Monkees
TV · as Wolfgang · 1 ep
Cat Ballou
Movie · as Shouter - Sam the Shade
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Randolph Capers · 1 ep
Sex and the Single Girl
Movie · as Helen's Cabbie
The Cool Mikado
Movie · as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
Burke's Law
TV · as Joey Carson · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Weismuller · 3 eps
40 Pounds of Trouble
Movie · as Cranston
Ensign O'Toole
TV · as Tubby Mason · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as George Cassidy · 1 ep
Li'l Abner
Movie · as Marryin' Sam
Love and Marriage
TV · as Stubby Wilson · 26 eps
Startime
TV · as Joe · 1 ep
Hansel and Gretel
Movie · as Town Crier
Pinocchio
Movie · as Town Crier
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 2 eps
You Can't Run Away from It
Movie · as Fred Toten
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Guys and Dolls
Movie · as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
The Millionaire
TV · as Uncle George · 1 ep
The Julius Larosa Show
TV · 14 eps
Summer Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Jimmy Durante Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Taxi
Movie · as Morris (uncredited)
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 4 eps