
Person
Stubby Kaye
Acting · 1918–1997 · Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stubby Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Doctor Who
Weismuller

Adam-12
Bernie Goodman

Love, American Style
Harry

What's My Line?
Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
George Cassidy
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self

Burke's Law
Joey Carson

American Playhouse
Nat Danziger

Laverne & Shirley
1976

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Marvin Acme
Filmography
- 2009Waking Sleeping BeautyMarvin Acme (archive footage)
- 1988Who Framed Roger RabbitMarvin Acme
- 1987Doctor Who: Delta and the BannermenWeismuller
- 1984Ellis IslandAbe Shulman
- 1982American PlayhouseNat Danziger
- 1981Goldie and the Boxer Go to HollywoodBabe
- 1978Flying High
- 1976Laverne & Shirley
- 1975Timber TrampsParker
- 1975Sixpack AnnieMr. Bates
- 1970Cool It, Carol!Rod Strangeways
- 1970The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico CountyBartender
- 1969The MonitorsCameo
- 1969Love, American StyleHarry
- 1969Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?Fat Writer
- 1969Sweet CharityHerman
- 1968Adam-12Bernie Goodman
- 1967The Way WestSam Fairman
- 1966The MonkeesWolfgang
- 1965Cat BallouShouter - Sam the Shade
- 1964Sex and the Single GirlHelen's Cabbie
- 1963Doctor WhoWeismuller
- 1963Burke's LawJoey Carson
- 1963The Cool MikadoJudge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
- 196240 Pounds of TroubleCranston
- 1962Ensign O'TooleTubby Mason
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourGeorge Cassidy
- 1959Li'l AbnerMarryin' Sam
- 1959StartimeJoe
- 1959Love and MarriageStubby Wilson
- 1958Hansel and GretelTown Crier
- 1957PinocchioTown Crier
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthSelf
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956You Can't Run Away from ItFred Toten
- 1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
- 1955Guys and DollsNicely-Nicely Johnson
- 1955The Julius Larosa Show
- 1955The MillionaireUncle George
- 1954The Jimmy Durante ShowSelf
- 1954Summer Playhouse
- 1953TaxiMorris (uncredited)
- 1950What's My Line?Self
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