Richard Kiley
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Lov...
Known For
Filmography
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003
as Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Joey (archive footage)
Heroes of Horror
2001
as Narrator
Blue Moon
1999
as Jimmy Keating
Searching for Lost Worlds
1999
as narrator
Patch Adams
1998
as Dr. Titan
The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
1998
as Host
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Narrator
Wolves at Our Door
1997
as Narrator
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self
Tigers of the Snow
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Narrator
Time to Say Goodbye?
1997
as Dr. Gerald Klooster
Ally McBeal
1997
as Seymore Little
Phenomenon
1996
as Dr. Wellin
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Frank Dougherty
Mary & Tim
1996
as Ron Melville
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Narrator
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995
as Self - Narrator
Secrets
1995
as Dr. Will Berter
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as Narrator
The Great Defender
1995
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
as Earl Clayburn
Christy
1994
as Dr. Ferrand
Mysteries of the Bible
1994
The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993
as Matthew
Jurassic Park
1993
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Seyetik
Mastergate
1992
as Archer Bowman
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
1992
as Narrator
Mysteries Underground
1992
as Self - Narrator
Picket Fences
1992
as Hayden Langston
Separate but Equal
1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
National Geographic: Splendid Stones
1991
as Narrator
Absolute Strangers
1991
as Dr. RJ Cannon
Separate but Equal
1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Chalk Brighton
Aladdin
1990
as The Magician
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
1990
The Final Days
1989
as J. Fred Buzhardt
To The Limit
1989
as Narrator
Australia's Aborigines
1988
as Narrator
National Geographic: White Wolf
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Narrator
My First Love
1988
as Sam Morrissey
Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
1988
as Narrator
Lions of the African Night
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Narrator (voice)
Treasures From The Past
1987
as Himself - Narrator
A Year in the Life
1987
as Joe Gardner
Biography
1987
as Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
as Col. Grangerford
Howard the Duck
1986
as The Cosmos (voice)
Planet Earth
1986
as Narrator
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Gunther Hartog
A Year in the Life
1986
as Joe Gardner
The Bad Seed
1985
as Richard Bravo
The Canterville Ghost
1985
as Sir Simon De Canterville
Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Do You Remember Love
1985
as George Hollis
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
A.D.
1985
as Claudius
George Washington
1984
as George Mason
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983
Natural World
1983
as Self - Narrator
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Paddy Cleary
Pray TV
1982
as Rev. Gus Keiffer
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Hotel
1982
as Matt Carmichael
American Playhouse
1982
as Announcer
American Playhouse
1982
as Self – Host
Endless Love
1981
as Arthur
Isabel's Choice
1981
as Lyman Jones
Golden Gate
1981
as Thomas J. Kingsley
Some Call Them ... Freaks
1981
as Host (Self)
Angel on My Shoulder
1980
as Nick
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
1979
as Narrator/St. Luke
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Mr. Dunn
The Andros Targets
1977
as Rev. Ellis
The Macahans
1976
as Timothy Macahan
Friendly Persuasion
1975
as Jess Birdwell
Medical Story
1975
as Mark Kellerman
The Little Prince
1974
as The Pilot
Give Me Liberty
1974
as Robertson
Jigsaw
1972
as DA Dan Bellington
Murder Once Removed
1971
as Frank Manning
All the Way Home
1971
as Jay Follet
Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Robert Harmon
The Swan Song
1971
as Theatre Actor
Columbo
1971
as Mark Halperin
Cannon
1971
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
as Self
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
as King Ethelred
Night Gallery
1970
as Ralph Burke
Pendulum
1969
as Woodrow Wilson King
Night Gallery
1969
as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
The New People
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Sam Patton
Medical Center
1969
as Dr. Thomas Patton
The Mod Squad
1968
as Vincent Warren
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Name of the Game
1968
as Arlen McKittrick
The Name of the Game
1968
as Dr. Judson Strode
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
The F.B.I.
1965
as John Streyer
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dr. Herbert Barth
The F.B.I.
1965
as Frederic Oliver Scott
National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator
The Great Adventure
1963
as Col. Edwin L. Drake
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Lou Franklin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jim Derry
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Doug Crawford
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Fred Carroll
The Defenders
1961
as George Helber
The Defenders
1961
as Harvey Slaughter
The Defenders
1961
as Acting Governor White
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Gideon Yates
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Peter
Spanish Affair
1957
as Merritt Blake
Homeward Borne
1957
as Bob Lyttleton
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Joshua Y. Edwards
The Phenix City Story
1955
as John Patterson
Patterns
1955
as Fred Staples
Gunsmoke
1955
as Lewis Stark
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Harry Adams
Gunsmoke
1955
as Tom Lynott
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bohannan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Will Stambridge
Climax!
1954
as Charley Kincaid
Pickup on South Street
1953
as Joey
General Electric Theater
1953
Kraft Television Theatre
1953
Medallion Theatre
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Sniper
1952
as James G. Kent
Eight Iron Men
1952
as Pvt. Coke
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus
1952
as Actor
Omnibus
1952
as The Prosecuting Attorney
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Walter Crandall
The Mob
1951
as Tom Clancy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Jay Follet
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dan
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Danger
1950
Suspense
1949
Suspense
1949
as Webb Wilson
Studio One
1948
as Joe
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Edward Dean
Studio One
1948
as Fred Baxter
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
as Jim Colton
Studio One
1948
as Calvin
Studio One
1948
as Julian Hurst
Studio One
1948
as Ralph Johnson
Studio One
1948
as Merrick
Studio One
1948
as Richard Baker
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Fred Staples
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Frederick Banting
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Artaban
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Hacker
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee