Stubby Kaye

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

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

as Marvin Acme

Doctor Who

as Weismuller

Cat Ballou

as Shouter - Sam the Shade

Guys and Dolls

as Nicely-Nicely Johnson

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Marvin Acme (archive footage)

The Way West

as Sam Fairman

Sweet Charity

as Herman

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as George Cassidy

Sex and the Single Girl

as Helen's Cabbie

Laverne & Shirley