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