Stubby Kaye
Known for: Acting
Born: November 11, 1918
Died: December 14, 1997
Place of birth: 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' 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
22 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first
7.2
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
7.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
6.2
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
1987
5.1
Ellis Island
1984
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
8.0
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
1981
6.3
Flying High
1978
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
1976
9.0
Timber Tramps
1975
5.4
Sixpack Annie
1975
5.6
Cool It, Carol!
1970
6.8
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
4.5
The Monitors
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
4.8
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
7.1
Adam-12
1968
6.1
The Way West
1967
6.5
The Monkees
1966
6.4
Cat Ballou
1965
6.6
Sex and the Single Girl
1964
7.9
Doctor Who
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
9.0
The Cool Mikado
1963
5.5
40 Pounds of Trouble
1962
6.8
Ensign O'Toole
1962
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
6.2
Li'l Abner
1959
6.8
Startime
1959
9.0
Love and Marriage
1959NR
Hansel and Gretel
1958
8.0
Pinocchio
1957
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
5.1
You Can't Run Away from It
1956
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
6.6
Guys and Dolls
1955NR
The Julius Larosa Show
1955
5.8
The Millionaire
195510.0
The Jimmy Durante Show
1954NR
Summer Playhouse
1954
6.8
Taxi
1953
7.0
What's My Line?
1950