Richard Kiley

Acting

Richard Kiley

Born March 31, 1922Chicago, Illinois, USA152 credits

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

Filmography

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")Movie
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
as Narrator (voice)Movie
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2001Heroes of Horror
as NarratorMovie
Blue Moon
1999Blue Moon
as Jimmy KeatingMovie
Patch Adams
1998Patch Adams
as Dr. TitanMovie
Wolves at Our Door
1997Wolves at Our Door
as NarratorMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
as Seymore LittleTV
Time to Say Goodbye?
1997Time to Say Goodbye?
as Dr. Gerald KloosterMovie
Tigers of the Snow
1997Tigers of the Snow
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Mary & Tim
1996Mary & Tim
as Ron MelvilleMovie
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
as Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Phenomenon
1996Phenomenon
as Dr. WellinMovie
Secrets
1995Secrets
as Dr. Will BerterMovie
Christy
1994Christy
as Dr. FerrandTV
Jurassic Park
1993Jurassic Park
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)Movie
Mysteries Underground
1992Mysteries Underground
as Self - NarratorMovie
Mastergate
1992Mastergate
as Archer BowmanMovie
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fences
as Hayden LangstonTV
Absolute Strangers
1991Absolute Strangers
as Dr. RJ CannonMovie
Separate But Equal
1991Separate But Equal
as Chief Justice Earl WarrenMovie
Separate but Equal
1991Separate but Equal
as Chief Justice Earl WarrenTV
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
as Chalk BrightonMovie
Aladdin
1990Aladdin
as The MagicianMovie
The Final Days
1989The Final Days
as J. Fred BuzhardtMovie
To The Limit
1989To The Limit
as NarratorMovie
My First Love
1988My First Love
as Sam MorrisseyMovie
National Geographic: White Wolf
1988National Geographic: White Wolf
as Narrator (voice)Movie
A Year in the Life
1987A Year in the Life
as Joe GardnerTV
Biography
1987Biography
as Narrator (voice)TV
Treasures From The Past
1987Treasures From The Past
as Himself - NarratorMovie
A Year in the Life
1986A Year in the Life
as Joe GardnerTV
Howard the Duck
1986Howard the Duck
as The Cosmos (voice)Movie
If Tomorrow Comes
1986If Tomorrow Comes
as Gunther HartogTV
Planet Earth
1986Planet Earth
as NarratorTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")TV
Do You Remember Love
1985Do You Remember Love
as George HollisMovie
A.D.
1985A.D.
as ClaudiusTV
The Bad Seed
1985The Bad Seed
as Richard BravoMovie
Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985Ballad of the Irish Horse
as Narrator (voice)Movie
The Canterville Ghost
1985The Canterville Ghost
as Sir Simon De CantervilleMovie
George Washington
1984George Washington
as George MasonTV
Natural World
1983Natural World
as Self - NarratorTV
The Thorn Birds
1983The Thorn Birds
as Paddy ClearyTV
Hotel
1982Hotel
as Matt CarmichaelTV
Pray TV
1982Pray TV
as Rev. Gus KeifferMovie
Isabel's Choice
1981Isabel's Choice
as Lyman JonesMovie
Golden Gate
1981Golden Gate
as Thomas J. KingsleyMovie
Endless Love
1981Endless Love
as ArthurMovie
The Andros Targets
1977The Andros Targets
as Rev. EllisTV
The Macahans
1976The Macahans
as Timothy MacahanMovie
Friendly Persuasion
1975Friendly Persuasion
as Jess BirdwellMovie
The Little Prince
1974The Little Prince
as The PilotMovie
G
1974Give Me Liberty
as RobertsonMovie
Jigsaw
1972Jigsaw
as DA Dan BellingtonMovie
All the Way Home
1971All the Way Home
as Jay FolletMovie
Murder Once Removed
1971Murder Once Removed
as Frank ManningMovie
Columbo
1971Columbo
as Mark HalperinTV
T
1971The Swan Song
as Theatre ActorMovie
Incident in San Francisco
1971Incident in San Francisco
as Robert HarmonMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Gallery
as Ralph BurkeTV
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970The Ceremony of Innocence
as King EthelredMovie
Night Gallery
1969Night Gallery
as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef StrobeMovie
Medical Center
1969Medical Center
as Dr. Thomas PattonTV
Pendulum
1969Pendulum
as Woodrow Wilson KingMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squad
as Vincent WarrenTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Sam PattonTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Game
as Arlen McKittrickTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as John StreyerTV
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventure
as Col. Edwin L. DrakeTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Fred CarrollTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Doug CrawfordTV
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as George HelberTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Sheriff Gideon YatesTV
Spanish Affair
1957Spanish Affair
as Merritt BlakeMovie
Homeward Borne
1957Homeward Borne
as Bob LyttletonMovie
The Steve Allen Show
1956The Steve Allen Show
as Self - SingerTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as Lewis StarkTV
The Phenix City Story
1955The Phenix City Story
as John PattersonMovie
Blackboard Jungle
1955Blackboard Jungle
as Joshua Y. EdwardsMovie
Patterns
1955Patterns
as Fred StaplesMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Charley KincaidTV
Eight Iron Men
1952Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. CokeMovie
The Sniper
1952The Sniper
as James G. KentMovie
The Mob
1951The Mob
as Tom ClancyMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV