Portrait of Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Acting

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).

Born: March 31, 1922

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")

2003
2002
1999
Blue Moon

as Jimmy Keating

1998
Patch Adams

as Dr. Titan

1997
1997
1997
Ally McBeal

as Seymore Little

1997
Time to Say Goodbye?

as Dr. Gerald Klooster

1997
Tigers of the Snow

as Narrator (voice)

1996
Mary & Tim

as Ron Melville

1996
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1996
Phenomenon

as Dr. Wellin

1995
Secrets

as Dr. Will Berter

1994
Christy

as Dr. Ferrand

1993
Jurassic Park

as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)

1992
Mysteries Underground

as Self - Narrator

1992
Mastergate

as Archer Bowman

1991
Absolute Strangers

as Dr. RJ Cannon

1991
Separate But Equal

as Chief Justice Earl Warren

1991
Separate but Equal

as Chief Justice Earl Warren

1990
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

as Chalk Brighton

1990
Aladdin

as The Magician

1989
The Final Days

as J. Fred Buzhardt

1989
To The Limit

as Narrator

1988
My First Love

as Sam Morrissey

1988
1987
A Year in the Life

as Joe Gardner

1987
1987
Biography

as Narrator (voice)

1987
Treasures From The Past

as Himself - Narrator

1986
A Year in the Life

as Joe Gardner

1986
Howard the Duck

as The Cosmos (voice)

1986
If Tomorrow Comes

as Gunther Hartog

1986
1986
Planet Earth

as Narrator

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")

1985
Do You Remember Love

as George Hollis

1985
A.D.

as Claudius

1985
The Bad Seed

as Richard Bravo

1985
Ballad of the Irish Horse

as Narrator (voice)

1985
The Canterville Ghost

as Sir Simon De Canterville

1984
George Washington

as George Mason

1983
Natural World

as Self - Narrator

1983
The Thorn Birds

as Paddy Cleary

1982
Hotel

as Matt Carmichael

1982
Pray TV

as Rev. Gus Keiffer

1981
Isabel's Choice

as Lyman Jones

1981
Golden Gate

as Thomas J. Kingsley

1981
Endless Love

as Arthur

1977
The Andros Targets

as Rev. Ellis

1976
The Macahans

as Timothy Macahan

1975
Friendly Persuasion

as Jess Birdwell

1974
The Little Prince

as The Pilot

1972
Jigsaw

as DA Dan Bellington

1971
All the Way Home

as Jay Follet

1971
Murder Once Removed

as Frank Manning

1971
Columbo

as Mark Halperin

1971
1971
1971
Great Performances

as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970
Night Gallery

as Ralph Burke

1970
1969
Night Gallery

as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe

1969
Medical Center

as Dr. Thomas Patton

1969
Pendulum

as Woodrow Wilson King

1968
The Mod Squad

as Vincent Warren

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Sam Patton

1968
The Name of the Game

as Arlen McKittrick

1968
The Name of the Game

as Dr. Judson Strode

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1965
The F.B.I.

as John Streyer

1965
The F.B.I.

as Dr. Herbert Barth

1965
The F.B.I.

as Frederic Oliver Scott

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Lou Franklin

1963
The Great Adventure

as Col. Edwin L. Drake

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Fred Carroll

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Doug Crawford

1961
The Defenders

as George Helber

1961
The Defenders

as Harvey Slaughter

1961
The Defenders

as Acting Governor White

1959
Bonanza

as Sheriff Gideon Yates

1957
Spanish Affair

as Merritt Blake

1957
Homeward Borne

as Bob Lyttleton

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1955
1955
Gunsmoke

as Lewis Stark

1955
Gunsmoke

as Tom Lynott

1955
Gunsmoke

as Bohannan

1955
Gunsmoke

as Will Stambridge

1955
The Phenix City Story

as John Patterson

1955
Blackboard Jungle

as Joshua Y. Edwards

1955
Patterns

as Fred Staples

1954
Climax!

as Charley Kincaid

1952
Eight Iron Men

as Pvt. Coke

1952
Omnibus

as Actor

1952
Omnibus

as The Prosecuting Attorney

1952
The Ford Television Theatre

as Walter Crandall

1952
The Sniper

as James G. Kent

1951
1951
The Mob

as Tom Clancy

1949
Suspense

as Webb Wilson

1948
1948
Studio One

as Edward Dean

1948
Studio One

as Fred Baxter

1948
Studio One

as Jim Colton

1948
Studio One

as Calvin

1948
Studio One

as Julian Hurst

1948
Studio One

as Ralph Johnson

1948
Studio One

as Merrick

1948
Studio One

as Richard Baker

1947
1947
Kraft Television Theatre

as Frederick Banting

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee