Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye (11th November 1918-14th December 1997) played Weismuller in the Doctor Who serial Delta and the Bannermen. The American actor's appearance in Doctor Who came near the end of a long career in film and stage which included spotlight appearances in the classic 1950s Hollywood musicals L'il Abner (where he sang his signature song, "Jubilation T. Cornpone") and Guys and Dolls where he appeared opposite Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra. He also appeared in Cat Ballou opposite Nat King Cole as one of the singing narrators. One of his last high-profile film appearances was in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit? - playing the studio tycoon caught playing "pattycake" with Jessica Rabbit - and according to the DVD release of the Doctor Who story, his appearance in Delta and the Bannermen was filmed soon after he shot his scenes for the movie. Kaye is one of only a relatively small number of American actors to appear on Doctor Who during the classic series run.