
Richard Kiley
Known for Acting · 151 credits
- Born
- 1922-03-31
- Died
- 1999-03-05
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Richard David Kiley · Ричард Пол Кайли · Ричард Дэвид Кайли · Richard Paul Kiley
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
TV Shows (67)

Columbo
1971
as Mark Halperin

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self

Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Gideon Yates

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Seyetik

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Sam Patton

Great Performances
1971
as Self / Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jim Derry

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954
as Charley Kincaid

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Fred Carroll

Ben Casey
1961

Hotel
1982
as Matt Carmichael

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Performer / Self - Presenter

Studio One
1948
as Joe / Edward Dean / Fred Baxter / Jim Colton / Calvin / Julian Hurst / Ralph Johnson / Merrick / Richard Baker

Cannon
1971

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self

The F.B.I.
1965
as John Streyer / Dr. Herbert Barth / Frederic Oliver Scott

Natural World
1983
as Self - Narrator

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Twilight Zone
1985
as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")

Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Thomas Patton

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Night Gallery
1970
as Ralph Burke

The Defenders
1961
as George Helber / Harvey Slaughter / Acting Governor White

The Name of the Game
1968
as Arlen McKittrick / Dr. Judson Strode

Gunsmoke
1955
as Lewis Stark / Tom Lynott / Bohannan / Will Stambridge

Omnibus
1952
as Actor / The Prosecuting Attorney

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Harry Adams

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Walter Crandall

Ally McBeal
1997
as Seymore Little

The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lou Franklin

Picket Fences
1992
as Hayden Langston

The Mod Squad
1968
as Vincent Warren

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Fred Staples / Frederick Banting / Artaban / Hacker

Suspense
1949
as Webb Wilson
Danger
1950

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Biography
1987
as Narrator (voice)

Tales of Tomorrow
1951

Cain's Hundred
1961
as Doug Crawford
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dan

Garrison's Gorillas
1967

The Thorn Birds
1983
as Paddy Cleary

The Great Adventure
1963
as Col. Edwin L. Drake

Medical Story
1975
as Mark Kellerman

Christy
1994
as Dr. Ferrand

A.D.
1985
as Claudius

A Year in the Life
1987
as Joe Gardner

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Jay Follet

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967

If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Gunther Hartog

General Electric Theater
1953

The Andros Targets
1977
as Rev. Ellis

National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator

Separate but Equal
1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren

George Washington
1984
as George Mason

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953

The New People
1969
Movies (84)

Jurassic Park
1993
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)

Phenomenon
1996
as Dr. Wellin

Patch Adams
1998
as Dr. Titan

Endless Love
1981
as Arthur

Howard the Duck
1986
as The Cosmos (voice)

Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Joshua Y. Edwards

Night Gallery
1969
as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

Pendulum
1969
as Woodrow Wilson King

The Little Prince
1974
as The Pilot

Pickup on South Street
1953
as Joey

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
as Col. Grangerford

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Mr. Dunn

The Bad Seed
1985
as Richard Bravo

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Narrator (voice)

My First Love
1988
as Sam Morrissey

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Narrator

Mastergate
1992
as Archer Bowman

The Mob
1951
as Tom Clancy

The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993
as Matthew

The Macahans
1976
as Timothy Macahan

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")

The Sniper
1952
as James G. Kent

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Joey (archive footage)

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
as Earl Clayburn

Pray TV
1982
as Rev. Gus Keiffer

Blue Moon
1999
as Jimmy Keating

The Phenix City Story
1955
as John Patterson

The Canterville Ghost
1985
as Sir Simon De Canterville

Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Robert Harmon

The Final Days
1989
as J. Fred Buzhardt

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Chalk Brighton

Isabel's Choice
1981
as Lyman Jones

Golden Gate
1981
as Thomas J. Kingsley

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self

Patterns
1955
as Fred Staples

All the Way Home
1971
as Jay Follet

30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995
as Self - Narrator

Mary & Tim
1996
as Ron Melville

Time to Say Goodbye?
1997
as Dr. Gerald Klooster

The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Peter

Absolute Strangers
1991
as Dr. RJ Cannon

The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
1979
as Narrator/St. Luke

Angel on My Shoulder
1980
as Nick

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Frank Dougherty

Secrets
1995
as Dr. Will Berter

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Narrator

Friendly Persuasion
1975
as Jess Birdwell

Eight Iron Men
1952
as Pvt. Coke

Do You Remember Love
1985
as George Hollis

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Narrator

a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
as Self

Jigsaw
1972
as DA Dan Bellington

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003
as Narrator (voice)

To The Limit
1989
as Narrator

Aladdin
1990
as The Magician

Separate But Equal
1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
Give Me Liberty
1974
as Robertson

Spanish Affair
1957
as Merritt Blake

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as Narrator

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
Heroes of Horror
2001
as Narrator

National Geographic: Splendid Stones
1991
as Narrator

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Murder Once Removed
1971
as Frank Manning

The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
1998
as Host

The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
1997
as Narrator (voice)

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Narrator

Tigers of the Snow
1997
as Narrator (voice)

Treasures From The Past
1987
as Himself - Narrator

The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
as King Ethelred
National Geographic's Rain Forest
as Self - Narrator

Homeward Borne
1957
as Bob Lyttleton

Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
1988
as Narrator

Mysteries Underground
1992
as Self - Narrator
Australia's Aborigines
1988
as Narrator
The Swan Song
1971
as Theatre Actor

Wolves at Our Door
1997
as Narrator

National Geographic: White Wolf
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
1992
as Narrator

Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985
as Narrator (voice)

Lions of the African Night
1987

Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
1990
Some Call Them ... Freaks
1981
as Host (Self)
About Richard Kiley
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 (199… With 151 credits spanning from 1944 to 2004, Richard Kiley has appeared in 84 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Kiley Movies
- Jurassic Park (1993) — as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
- Phenomenon (1996) — as Dr. Wellin
- Patch Adams (1998) — as Dr. Titan
- Endless Love (1981) — as Arthur
- Howard the Duck (1986) — as The Cosmos (voice)
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