8.0
Movie
Acting
Richard Kiley
- Born
- Died
- (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 153 titles
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).
Signature work
Known For
8.0
Movie
7.3
Movie
Patch Adams
6.5
Movie
Phenomenon
5.5
Movie
Howard the Duck
7.9
TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
8.1
TV
Columbo
7.5
TV
Bonanza
6.5
TV
Ally McBeal
7.4
Movie
Pickup on South Street
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
5.7
Movie
Endless Love
6.9
Movie
Blackboard Jungle
7.2
TV
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
TV
The Thorn Birds
6.3
Movie
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
6.9
Movie
The Little Prince
6.7
TV
Gunsmoke
Acting credits 153
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | National Geographic's Rain Forest Film | Self - Narrator |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II Film | Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha") |
| 2003 | Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Film | Joey (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror Film | Narrator |
| 1999 | Searching for Lost Worlds TV | narrator (5 ep) |
| 1999 | Blue Moon Film | Jimmy Keating |
| 1998 | Patch Adams Film | Dr. Titan |
| 1998 | The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City Film | Host |
| 1997 | Wolves at Our Door Film | Narrator |
| 1997 | Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain Film | Narrator |
| 1997 | The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal TV | Seymore Little (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? Film | Dr. Gerald Klooster |
| 1997 | Tigers of the Snow Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady Film | Narrator |
| 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero Film | Self |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim Film | Ron Melville |
| 1996 | Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime Film | Frank Dougherty |
| 1996 | Phenomenon Film | Dr. Wellin |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces Film | Narrator |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker Film | Narrator |
| 1995 | Secrets Film | Dr. Will Berter |
| 1995 | The Great Defender TV | (8 ep) |
| 1995 | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials Film | Self - Narrator |
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story Film | Earl Clayburn |
| 1994 | Christy TV | Dr. Ferrand (2 ep) |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Bible TV | (45 ep) |
| 1993 | The Visual Bible: Matthew Film | Matthew |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park Film | Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice) |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV | Seyetik (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Mysteries Underground Film | Self - Narrator |
| 1992 | Mastergate Film | Archer Bowman |
| 1992 | Picket Fences TV | Hayden Langston (2 ep) |
| 1992 | Giant Bears of Kodiak Island Film | Narrator |
| 1991 | Absolute Strangers Film | Dr. RJ Cannon |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal Film | Chief Justice Earl Warren |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal TV | Chief Justice Earl Warren (2 ep) |
| 1991 | National Geographic: Splendid Stones Film | Narrator |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache Film | Chalk Brighton |
| 1990 | Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods Film | |
| 1990 | Aladdin Film | The Magician |
| 1989 | The Final Days Film | J. Fred Buzhardt |
| 1989 | To The Limit Film | Narrator |
| 1988 | My First Love Film | Sam Morrissey |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man Film | Narrator |
| 1988 | Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime Film | Narrator |
| 1988 | Australia's Aborigines Film | Narrator |
| 1988 | National Geographic: White Wolf Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life TV | Joe Gardner (22 ep) |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | Biography TV | Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Lions of the African Night Film | |
| 1987 | Treasures From The Past Film | Himself - Narrator |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life TV | Joe Gardner (3 ep) |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck Film | The Cosmos (voice) |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes TV | Gunther Hartog (3 ep) |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Film | Col. Grangerford |
| 1986 | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn TV | Col. Grangerford (4 ep) |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Writer (1 ep) |