Acting credits
38
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Stubby Kaye
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 21Series: 17
TMDB ID: 12827
IMDb ID: nm0443401
Known for: Acting
Born: November 11, 1918
Died: December 14, 1997
Age: 79
Place of birth: Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2009
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q454238
Also known as
Bernard Shalom Kotzin
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Stubby Kaye.
as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 • Movie
as Marvin Acme
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 • Movie
as Weismuller
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987 • Movie
as Babe
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981 • Movie
as Parker
Timber Tramps
1975 • Movie
as Mr. Bates
Sixpack Annie
1975 • Movie
as Rod Strangeways
Cool It, Carol!
1970 • Movie
as Bartender
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970 • Movie
as Cameo
The Monitors
1969 • Movie
as Fat Writer
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969 • Movie
as Herman
Sweet Charity
1969 • Movie
as Sam Fairman
The Way West
1967 • Movie
as Shouter - Sam the Shade
Cat Ballou
1965 • Movie
as Helen's Cabbie
Sex and the Single Girl
1964 • Movie
as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
The Cool Mikado
1963 • Movie
as Cranston
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962 • Movie
as Marryin' Sam
Li'l Abner
1959 • Movie
as Town Crier
Pinocchio
1957 • Movie
as Fred Toten
You Can't Run Away from It
1956 • Movie
as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Guys and Dolls
1955 • Movie
as Morris (uncredited)
Taxi
1953 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Stubby Kaye.
as Abe Shulman • 3 eps
Ellis Island
1984 • Series
as Nat Danziger • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
2 eps
Flying High
1978 • Series
1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
1976 • Series
as Harry • 1 eps
Love, American Style
1969 • Series
as Bernie Goodman • 1 eps
Adam-12
1968 • Series
as Wolfgang • 1 eps
The Monkees
1966 • Series
as Weismuller • 3 eps
Doctor Who
1963 • Series
as Joey Carson • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1963 • Series
as Tubby Mason • 1 eps
Ensign O'Toole
1962 • Series
as George Cassidy • 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 • Series
26 eps
My Sister Eileen
1960 • Series
as Joe • 1 eps
Startime
1959 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 • Series
as Uncle George • 1 eps
The Millionaire
1955 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
What's My Line?
1950 • Series