Stubby Kaye
Birthday: 1918-11-11 | Place of Birth: Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USABernard 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
Acting
Role
as Marvin Acme
as Weismuller
as Abe Shulman
as Mr. Bates
as Bartender
as Rod Strangeways
as Herman
as Sam Fairman
as Shouter - Sam the Shade
as Helen's Cabbie
as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
as Cranston
as Marryin' Sam
as Stubby Wilson
as Town Crier
as Fred Toten
as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
