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Stubby Kaye
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American actor (1918-1997)
Film & TV
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
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'…
Known for
- Waking Sleeping Beauty — Marvin Acme (archive footage)2009
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit — Marvin Acme1988
- Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen — Weismuller1987
- Ellis Island — Abe Shulman1984
- American Playhouse — Nat Danziger1982
- Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood — Babe1981
- Flying High1978
- Laverne & Shirley1976
- Sixpack Annie — Mr. Bates1975
- Timber Tramps — Parker1975
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Clarion-voiced vocalist and character actor whose secondary roles in musical films often saw him walking off with the show. This phenomenon can best be seen in the films "Guys and Dolls" as Nicely-Nicely Johnson, in "Li'l Abner" as Marrying Sam and, in the comedy western "Cat Ballou", where he is teamed to great effect with Nat "King" Cole. He was fat, funny, strangely charismatic and had a voice like a trumpet. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Stubby+Kaye">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Morningside Heights
- Place of death
- Rancho Mirage
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Stubby Kaye Shenanigans 1964.JPG
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- Commons category
- Stubby Kaye
- date of birth
- 1918-11-11
- date of death
- 1997-12-14
- cause of death
- cancer
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- name in native language
- Bernard Solomon Kotzin
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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