Stubby Kaye
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1918, Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- December 14, 1997
- Movies
- 22
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2010 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Marvin Acme (archive footage) |
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Marvin Acme |
| 1987 | Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen | Weismuller |
| 1981 | Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood | Babe |
| 1975 | Timber Tramps | Parker |
| 1975 | Sixpack Annie | Mr. Bates |
| 1970 | Cool It, Carol! | Rod Strangeways |
| 1970 | The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County | Bartender |
| 1969 | The Monitors | Cameo |
| 1969 | Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? | Fat Writer |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Herman |
| 1967 | The Way West | Sam Fairman |
| 1965 | Cat Ballou | Shouter - Sam the Shade |
| 1964 | Sex and the Single Girl | Helen's Cabbie |
| 1963 | The Cool Mikado | Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble | Cranston |
| 1959 | Li'l Abner | Marryin' Sam |
| 1958 | Hansel and Gretel | Town Crier |
| 1957 | Pinocchio | Town Crier |
| 1956 | You Can't Run Away from It | Fred Toten |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Nicely-Nicely Johnson |
| 1953 | Taxi | Morris (uncredited) |
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