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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stubby Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Sex and the Single Girl (1964)
as Helen's Cabbie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
as Marvin Acme
Cat Ballou (1965)
as Shouter - Sam the Shade
Sixpack Annie (1975)
as Mr. Bates
Guys and Dolls (1955)
as Nicely-Nicely Johnson
The Way West (1967)
as Sam Fairman
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2010)
as Marvin Acme (archive footage)
Sweet Charity (1969)
as Herman
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962)
as Cranston
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen (1987)
as Weismuller
You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
as Fred Toten
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County (1970)
as Bartender
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
as Fat Writer
Pinocchio (1957)
as Town Crier
Li'l Abner (1959)
as Marryin' Sam
Timber Tramps (1975)
as Parker
Taxi (1953)
as Morris (uncredited)
Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood (1981)
as Babe
The Monitors (1969)
as Cameo
Cool It, Carol! (1970)
as Rod Strangeways
The Cool Mikado (1963)
as Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
Hansel and Gretel (1958)
as Town Crier