Richard Kiley
Known for: Acting
Born: March 31, 1922
Died: March 5, 1999
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
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Filmography
84 movies · 68 TV shows, newest first
8.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
9.3
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003
5.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
20028.7
Heroes of Horror
2001
NR
Searching for Lost Worlds
1999
4.5
Blue Moon
1999
7.3
Patch Adams
1998
7.0
The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
1998
8.2
Wolves at Our Door
1997
6.4
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
10.0
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
5.5
Time to Say Goodbye?
1997
7.4
Tigers of the Snow
1997
8.0
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
7.0
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
6.8
Mary & Tim
1996
6.5
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
6.8
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
6.5
Phenomenon
1996
9.0
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
4.8
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
6.7
Secrets
199510.0
The Great Defender
1995
8.0
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995
9.0
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
8.4
Christy
1994
9.0
Mysteries of the Bible
1994
8.8
The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993
8.0
Jurassic Park
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
6.2
Mysteries Underground
1992
6.3
Mastergate
1992
7.4
Picket Fences
1992NR
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
1992
NR
Absolute Strangers
1991
6.5
Separate but Equal
19916.0
Separate but Equal
1991
NR
National Geographic: Splendid Stones
1991
7.0
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
NR
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
1990
5.9
Aladdin
1990
6.9
The Final Days
1989
7.3
To The Limit
1989
9.5
My First Love
1988
7.0
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
NR
Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
1988NR
Australia's Aborigines
1988
NR
National Geographic: White Wolf
1988
7.2
A Year in the Life
1987
7.0
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
6.7
Biography
1987
10.0
Lions of the African Night
1987
7.0
Treasures From The Past
1987
9.3
A Year in the Life
1986
5.5
Howard the Duck
1986
7.2
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
6.6
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
8.0
Planet Earth
1986
7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
10.0
Do You Remember Love
1985
5.4
A.D.
1985
6.1
The Bad Seed
1985
9.0
Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985
7.3
The Canterville Ghost
1985
7.7
George Washington
1984
7.4
Natural World
1983
NR
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
7.2
The Thorn Birds
1983
6.8
Hotel
1982
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
8.0
Pray TV
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
NR
Isabel's Choice
1981
9.0
Golden Gate
1981
5.7
Endless Love
1981NR
Some Call Them ... Freaks
1981
6.6
Angel on My Shoulder
1980
NR
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
1979
6.3
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
7.0
The Andros Targets
1977
6.7
The Macahans
1976
5.0
Medical Story
1975
7.5
Friendly Persuasion
1975
6.9
The Little Prince
1974NR
Give Me Liberty
1974
7.0
Jigsaw
1972
10.0
All the Way Home
1971
4.9
Murder Once Removed
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
6.7
Cannon
1971NR
The Swan Song
1971
5.7
Incident in San Francisco
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
7.8
Night Gallery
1970
7.3
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
9.0
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
6.7
Night Gallery
1969
6.4
Medical Center
1969
6.2
The New People
1969
6.1
Pendulum
1969
6.1
The Mod Squad
1968
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
7.0
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
6.7
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
1967
8.1
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
7.1
National Geographic Specials
1965
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
10.0
The Great Adventure
1963
7.9
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
5.9
Ben Casey
1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
5.2
Cain's Hundred
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
7.5
Bonanza
1959
7.0
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
6.3
Spanish Affair
1957
8.0
Homeward Borne
1957
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
6.7
Gunsmoke
1955
6.5
The Phenix City Story
1955
6.9
Blackboard Jungle
1955
7.0
Patterns
1955
3.8
Climax!
195410.0
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
NR
Medallion Theatre
1953
NR
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
7.4
Pickup on South Street
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.6
Eight Iron Men
1952
7.0
Omnibus
1952
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
6.7
The Sniper
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.7
The Mob
1951
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
19516.7
Lux Video Theatre
19507.7
Danger
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.1
Suspense
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944NR
National Geographic's Rain Forest
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