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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Richard Kiley
Patch Adams
1998
Phenomenon
1996
Filmography
Acting (84)
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
8.3
2003
Hugh Hefner: American Playboyas Narrator (voice)
9.3
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fulleras Joey (archive footage)
5.8
2001
Heroes of Horroras Narrator
8.7
1999
Blue Moonas Jimmy Keating
4.5
1998
Patch Adamsas Dr. Titan
7.3
7.0
1997
Wolves at Our Dooras Narrator
8.2
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villainas Narrator
6.4
1997
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Edenas Narrator (voice)
10.0
1997
Time to Say Goodbye?as Dr. Gerald Klooster
5.5
1997
Tigers of the Snowas Narrator (voice)
7.4
1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Ladyas Narrator
8.0
1997
7.0
1996
Mary & Timas Ron Melville
6.8
1996
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menaceas Self - Narrator (voice)
6.5
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crimeas Frank Dougherty
6.8
1996
Phenomenonas Dr. Wellin
6.5
1995
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Facesas Narrator
9.0
1995
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmakeras Narrator
4.8
1995
Secretsas Dr. Will Berter
6.7
1995
30 Years of National Geographic Specialsas Self - Narrator
8.0
1994
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Storyas Earl Clayburn
9.0
1993
The Visual Bible: Matthewas Matthew
8.8
1993
Jurassic Parkas Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
8.0
1992
Mysteries Undergroundas Self - Narrator
6.2
1992
Mastergateas Archer Bowman
6.3
1992
Giant Bears of Kodiak Islandas Narrator
1991
Absolute Strangersas Dr. RJ Cannon
1991
Separate but Equalas Chief Justice Earl Warren
6.5
1991
National Geographic: Splendid Stonesas Narrator
1990
Gunsmoke: The Last Apacheas Chalk Brighton
7.0
1990
Aladdinas The Magician
5.9
1989
The Final Daysas J. Fred Buzhardt
6.9
1989
To The Limitas Narrator
7.3
1988
My First Loveas Sam Morrissey
9.5
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Manas Narrator
7.0
1988
Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtimeas Narrator
1988
Australia's Aboriginesas Narrator
1988
National Geographic: White Wolfas Narrator (voice)
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princessas Narrator (voice)
7.0
10.0
1987
Treasures From The Pastas Himself - Narrator
7.0
1986
Howard the Duckas The Cosmos (voice)
5.5
1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnas Col. Grangerford
6.6
1985
Do You Remember Loveas George Hollis
10.0
1985
The Bad Seedas Richard Bravo
6.1
1985
Ballad of the Irish Horseas Narrator (voice)
9.0
1985
The Canterville Ghostas Sir Simon De Canterville
7.3
1982
Night of 100 Starsas Self
5.8
1982
Pray TVas Rev. Gus Keiffer
8.0
1981
Isabel's Choiceas Lyman Jones
1981
Golden Gateas Thomas J. Kingsley
9.0
1981
Endless Loveas Arthur
5.7
1981
Some Call Them ... Freaksas Host (Self)
1980
Angel on My Shoulderas Nick
6.6
1979
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Lukeas Narrator/St. Luke
1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbaras Mr. Dunn
6.3
1976
The Macahansas Timothy Macahan
6.7
1975
Friendly Persuasionas Jess Birdwell
7.5
1974
The Little Princeas The Pilot
6.9
1974
Give Me Libertyas Robertson
1972
Jigsawas DA Dan Bellington
7.0
1971
All the Way Homeas Jay Follet
10.0
1971
Murder Once Removedas Frank Manning
4.9
1971
The Swan Songas Theatre Actor
1971
Incident in San Franciscoas Robert Harmon
5.7
1970
a.k.a. Cassius Clayas Self
7.2
1970
The Ceremony of Innocenceas King Ethelred
9.0
1969
Night Galleryas SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
6.7
1969
Pendulumas Woodrow Wilson King
6.1
1958
The Power of the Resurrectionas Peter
7.0
1957
Spanish Affairas Merritt Blake
6.3
1957
Homeward Borneas Bob Lyttleton
8.0
1955
The Phenix City Storyas John Patterson
6.5
1955
Blackboard Jungleas Joshua Y. Edwards
6.9
1955
Patternsas Fred Staples
7.0
1953
Pickup on South Streetas Joey
7.4
1952
Eight Iron Menas Pvt. Coke
6.6
1952
The Sniperas James G. Kent
6.7
1951
The Mobas Tom Clancy
6.7
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National Geographic's Rain Forestas Self - Narrator