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Stubby Kaye
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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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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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Stubby Kaye's Filmography
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Marvin Acme
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
as Weismuller
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
as Babe
Timber Tramps
as Parker
Sixpack Annie
as Mr. Bates
Cool It, Carol!
as Rod Strangeways
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
as Bartender
The Monitors
as Cameo
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
as Fat Writer
Sweet Charity
as Herman
The Way West
as Sam Fairman
Cat Ballou
as Shouter - Sam the Shade
Sex and the Single Girl
as Helen's Cabbie
The Cool Mikado
as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
40 Pounds of Trouble
as Cranston
Li'l Abner
as Marryin' Sam
No Poster
Hansel and Gretel
as Town Crier
Pinocchio
as Town Crier
You Can't Run Away from It
as Fred Toten
Guys and Dolls
as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Taxi
as Morris (uncredited)