Richard Kiley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1922
- Died
- March 5, 1999 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American actor and singer. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical (for Redhead and Man of La Mancha). Kiley was also nominated for nine Emmy Awards, winning four, including for his roles on the series The Thorn Birds, A Year in the Life, and Picket Fences. Some notable film roles include Blackboard Jungle (1955), Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Endless Love (1981), Howard the Duck (1986), Phenomenon (1996), and Patch Adams (1998). Kiley is also remembered for his voice role as the tour guide in Jurassic Park (1993).
Known For
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Filmography
National Geographic's Rain Forest
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Movie · as Joey (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
Movie · as Narrator
Blue Moon
Movie · as Jimmy Keating
Searching for Lost Worlds
TV · as narrator · 5 eps
Patch Adams
Movie · as Dr. Titan
The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
Movie · as Host
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Movie · as Narrator
Wolves at Our Door
Movie · as Narrator
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Movie · as Self
Tigers of the Snow
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Movie · as Narrator
Time to Say Goodbye?
Movie · as Dr. Gerald Klooster
Ally McBeal
TV · as Seymore Little · 1 ep
Phenomenon
Movie · as Dr. Wellin
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Movie · as Frank Dougherty
Mary & Tim
Movie · as Ron Melville
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Movie · as Narrator
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Secrets
Movie · as Dr. Will Berter
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Movie · as Narrator
The Great Defender
TV · 8 eps
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
Movie · as Earl Clayburn
Christy
TV · as Dr. Ferrand · 2 eps
Mysteries of the Bible
TV · 45 eps
The Visual Bible: Matthew
Movie · as Matthew
Jurassic Park
Movie · as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Seyetik · 1 ep
Mastergate
Movie · as Archer Bowman
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
Movie · as Narrator
Mysteries Underground
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Picket Fences
TV · as Hayden Langston · 2 eps
Separate but Equal
Movie · as Chief Justice Earl Warren
National Geographic: Splendid Stones
Movie · as Narrator
Absolute Strangers
Movie · as Dr. RJ Cannon
Separate but Equal
TV · as Chief Justice Earl Warren · 2 eps
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Movie · as Chalk Brighton
Aladdin
Movie · as The Magician
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
Movie
The Final Days
Movie · as J. Fred Buzhardt
To The Limit
Movie · as Narrator
Australia's Aborigines
Movie · as Narrator
National Geographic: White Wolf
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Movie · as Narrator
My First Love
Movie · as Sam Morrissey
Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime
Movie · as Narrator
Lions of the African Night
Movie
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Treasures From The Past
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
A Year in the Life
TV · as Joe Gardner · 22 eps
Biography
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie · as Col. Grangerford
Howard the Duck
Movie · as The Cosmos (voice)
Planet Earth
TV · as Narrator · 7 eps
If Tomorrow Comes
TV · as Gunther Hartog · 3 eps
A Year in the Life
TV · as Joe Gardner · 3 eps
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
TV · as Col. Grangerford · 4 eps
The Bad Seed
Movie · as Richard Bravo
The Canterville Ghost
Movie · as Sir Simon De Canterville
Ballad of the Irish Horse
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Do You Remember Love
Movie · as George Hollis
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") · 1 ep
A.D.
TV · as Claudius · 5 eps
George Washington
TV · as George Mason · 3 eps
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Movie
Natural World
TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep
The Thorn Birds
TV · as Paddy Cleary · 4 eps
Pray TV
Movie · as Rev. Gus Keiffer
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Hotel
TV · as Matt Carmichael · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Announcer, Self – Host · 1 ep
Endless Love
Movie · as Arthur
Isabel's Choice
Movie · as Lyman Jones
Golden Gate
Movie · as Thomas J. Kingsley
Some Call Them ... Freaks
Movie · as Host (Self)
Angel on My Shoulder
Movie · as Nick
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
Movie · as Narrator/St. Luke
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Movie · as Mr. Dunn
The Andros Targets
TV · as Rev. Ellis · 2 eps
The Macahans
Movie · as Timothy Macahan
Friendly Persuasion
Movie · as Jess Birdwell
Medical Story
TV · as Mark Kellerman · 1 ep
The Little Prince
Movie · as The Pilot
Give Me Liberty
Movie · as Robertson
Jigsaw
Movie · as DA Dan Bellington
Murder Once Removed
Movie · as Frank Manning
All the Way Home
Movie · as Jay Follet
Incident in San Francisco
Movie · as Robert Harmon
The Swan Song
Movie · as Theatre Actor
Columbo
TV · as Mark Halperin · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Self, Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 2 eps
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
Movie · as Self
The Ceremony of Innocence
Movie · as King Ethelred
Night Gallery
TV · as Ralph Burke · 1 ep
Pendulum
Movie · as Woodrow Wilson King
Night Gallery
Movie · as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
The New People
TV · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Sam Patton · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · as Dr. Thomas Patton · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · as Vincent Warren · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Arlen McKittrick, Dr. Judson Strode · 1 ep
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 2 eps
Judd, for the Defense
TV · 2 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Danny Thomas Hour
TV · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as John Streyer, Dr. Herbert Barth, Frederic Oliver Scott · 1 ep
National Geographic Specials
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
The Great Adventure
TV · as Col. Edwin L. Drake · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Lou Franklin · 1 ep
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as Jim Derry · 1 ep
Cain's Hundred
TV · as Doug Crawford · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Fred Carroll · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as George Helber, Harvey Slaughter, Acting Governor White · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Bonanza
TV · as Sheriff Gideon Yates · 1 ep
The Power of the Resurrection
Movie · as Peter
Spanish Affair
Movie · as Merritt Blake
Homeward Borne
Movie · as Bob Lyttleton
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Singer · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer, Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Blackboard Jungle
Movie · as Joshua Y. Edwards
The Phenix City Story
Movie · as John Patterson
Patterns
Movie · as Fred Staples
Gunsmoke
TV · as Lewis Stark, Tom Lynott, Bohannan, Will Stambridge · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Harry Adams · 1 ep
Climax!
TV · as Charley Kincaid · 1 ep
Pickup on South Street
Movie · as Joey
General Electric Theater
TV · 1 ep
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Medallion Theatre
TV · 3 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Sniper
Movie · as James G. Kent
Eight Iron Men
Movie · as Pvt. Coke
Omnibus
TV · as Actor, The Prosecuting Attorney · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Walter Crandall · 1 ep
The Mob
Movie · as Tom Clancy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Jay Follet · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Dan · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 2 eps
Danger
TV · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as Webb Wilson · 3 eps
Studio One
TV · as Joe, Edward Dean, Fred Baxter, Jim Colton, Calvin, Julian Hurst, Ralph Johnson, Merrick, Richard Baker · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · as Fred Staples, Frederick Banting, Artaban, Hacker · 10 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep