Richard Kiley
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 31, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures IIDon Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha") | |
| 2003 | Hugh Hefner: American PlayboyNarrator (voice) | |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerJoey (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Heroes of HorrorNarrator | |
| 1999 | Blue MoonJimmy Keating | |
| 1999 | Searching for Lost Worldsnarrator | |
| 1998 | Patch AdamsDr. Titan | |
| 1998 | The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy CityHost | |
| 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadyNarrator | |
| 1997 | Wolves at Our DoorNarrator | |
| 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelf | |
| 1997 | Tigers of the SnowNarrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | The Sonoran Desert: A Violent EdenNarrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainNarrator | |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye?Dr. Gerald Klooster | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealSeymore Little | |
| 1996 | PhenomenonDr. Wellin | |
| 1996 | Peter Lorre: The Master of MenaceSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimeFrank Dougherty | |
| 1996 | Mary & TimRon Melville | |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerNarrator | |
| 1995 | 30 Years of National Geographic SpecialsSelf - Narrator | |
| 1995 | SecretsDr. Will Berter | |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand FacesNarrator | |
| 1995 | The Great Defender | |
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith StoryEarl Clayburn | |
| 1994 | ChristyDr. Ferrand | |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Bible | |
| 1993 | The Visual Bible: MatthewMatthew | |
| 1993 | Jurassic ParkJurassic Park Tour Voice (voice) | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeyetik | |
| 1992 | MastergateArcher Bowman | |
| 1992 | Giant Bears of Kodiak IslandNarrator | |
| 1992 | Mysteries UndergroundSelf - Narrator | |
| 1992 | Picket FencesHayden Langston | |
| 1991 | Separate But EqualChief Justice Earl Warren | |
| 1991 | National Geographic: Splendid StonesNarrator | |
| 1991 | Absolute StrangersDr. RJ Cannon | |
| 1991 | Separate but EqualChief Justice Earl Warren | |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last ApacheChalk Brighton | |
| 1990 | AladdinThe Magician | |
| 1990 | Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods | |
| 1989 | The Final DaysJ. Fred Buzhardt | |
| 1989 | To The LimitNarrator | |
| 1988 | Australia's AboriginesNarrator | |
| 1988 | National Geographic: White WolfNarrator (voice) | |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManNarrator | |
| 1988 | My First LoveSam Morrissey | |
| 1988 | Australia's Twilight Of The DreamtimeNarrator | |
| 1987 | Lions of the African Night | |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American PrincessNarrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | Treasures From The PastHimself - Narrator | |
| 1987 | A Year in the LifeJoe Gardner | |
| 1987 | BiographyNarrator (voice) | |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCol. Grangerford | |
| 1986 | Howard the DuckThe Cosmos (voice) | |
| 1986 | Planet EarthNarrator | |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow ComesGunther Hartog | |
| 1986 | A Year in the LifeJoe Gardner | |
| 1985 | The Bad SeedRichard Bravo | |
| 1985 | The Canterville GhostSir Simon De Canterville | |
| 1985 | Ballad of the Irish HorseNarrator (voice) | |
| 1985 | Do You Remember LoveGeorge Hollis | |
| 1985 | The Twilight ZoneSir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") | |
| 1985 | A.D.Claudius | |
| 1984 | George WashingtonGeorge Mason | |
| 1983 | Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 | |
| 1983 | The Thorn BirdsPaddy Cleary | |
| 1983 | Natural WorldSelf - Narrator | |
| 1982 | Pray TVRev. Gus Keiffer | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 StarsSelf | |
| 1982 | HotelMatt Carmichael | |
| 1981 | Endless LoveArthur | |
| 1981 | Isabel's ChoiceLyman Jones | |
| 1981 | Golden GateThomas J. Kingsley | |
| 1981 | Some Call Them ... FreaksHost (Self) | |
| 1980 | Angel on My ShoulderNick | |
| 1979 | The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. LukeNarrator/St. Luke | |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. GoodbarMr. Dunn | |
| 1977 | The Andros TargetsRev. Ellis | |
| 1976 | The MacahansTimothy Macahan | |
| 1975 | Friendly PersuasionJess Birdwell | |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1974 | The Little PrinceThe Pilot | |
| 1974 | Give Me LibertyRobertson | |
| 1972 | JigsawDA Dan Bellington | |
| 1971 | Murder Once RemovedFrank Manning | |
| 1971 | All the Way HomeJay Follet | |
| 1971 | Incident in San FranciscoRobert Harmon | |
| 1971 | The Swan SongTheatre Actor | |
| 1971 | ColumboMark Halperin | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesIntroduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | a.k.a. Cassius ClaySelf | |
| 1970 | The Ceremony of InnocenceKing Ethelred | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryRalph Burke | |
| 1969 | PendulumWoodrow Wilson King | |
| 1969 | Night GallerySS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe | |
| 1969 | The New People | |
| 1969 | Medical CenterDr. Thomas Patton | |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadVincent Warren | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OSam Patton | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameArlen McKittrick | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameDr. Judson Strode | |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.John Streyer | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Dr. Herbert Barth | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Frederic Oliver Scott | |
| 1965 | National Geographic SpecialsNarrator | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureCol. Edwin L. Drake | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense TheatreLou Franklin | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock HourJim Derry | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredDoug Crawford | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareFred Carroll | |
| 1961 | The DefendersGeorge Helber | |
| 1961 | The DefendersActing Governor White | |
| 1961 | The DefendersHarvey Slaughter | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1959 | BonanzaSheriff Gideon Yates | |
| 1958 | The Power of the ResurrectionPeter | |
| 1957 | Spanish AffairMerritt Blake | |
| 1957 | Homeward BorneBob Lyttleton | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Singer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Winner | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1955 | Blackboard JungleJoshua Y. Edwards | |
| 1955 | The Phenix City StoryJohn Patterson | |
| 1955 | PatternsFred Staples | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeLewis Stark | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHarry Adams | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeTom Lynott | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeBohannan | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeWill Stambridge | |
| 1954 | Climax!Charley Kincaid | |
| 1953 | Pickup on South StreetJoey | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1953 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre | |
| 1953 | Revlon Mirror Theatre | |
| 1952 | The SniperJames G. Kent | |
| 1952 | Eight Iron MenPvt. Coke | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1952 | OmnibusActor | |
| 1952 | OmnibusThe Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreWalter Crandall | |
| 1951 | The MobTom Clancy | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameJay Follet | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1950 | Lux Video TheatreDan | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | The Web | |
| 1950 | Danger | |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1949 | SuspenseWebb Wilson | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJoe | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | Studio OneEdward Dean | |
| 1948 | Studio OneFred Baxter | |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJim Colton | |
| 1948 | Studio OneCalvin | |
| 1948 | Studio OneJulian Hurst | |
| 1948 | Studio OneRalph Johnson | |
| 1948 | Studio OneMerrick | |
| 1948 | Studio OneRichard Baker | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreFred Staples | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreFrederick Banting | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreArtaban | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreHacker | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| - | National Geographic's Rain ForestSelf - Narrator |