Richard Kiley
Acting1922Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Acting History
Future
National Geographic's Rain Forest
as Self - Narrator
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
2003
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
as Narrator (voice)
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Joey (archive footage)
2001
Heroes of Horror
as Narrator
1999
Blue Moon
as Jimmy Keating
Searching for Lost Worlds
TVas narrator
1998
Patch Adams
as Dr. Titan
Ally McBeal
TVas Seymore Little• 1 eps
1997
Time to Say Goodbye?
as Dr. Gerald Klooster
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Narrator
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Narrator
Wolves at Our Door
as Narrator
Tigers of the Snow
as Narrator (voice)
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
as Narrator (voice)
Biography
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
1996
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Mary & Tim
as Ron Melville
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Frank Dougherty
Phenomenon
as Dr. Wellin
1995
Secrets
as Dr. Will Berter
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
as Narrator
30 Years of National Geographic Specials
as Self - Narrator
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
as Narrator
1994
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
as Earl Clayburn
Christy
TVas Dr. Ferrand
1993
The Visual Bible: Matthew
as Matthew
Jurassic Park
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TVas Seyetik• 1 eps
1992
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
as Narrator
Mastergate
as Archer Bowman
Mysteries Underground
as Self - Narrator
Picket Fences
TVas Hayden Langston• 2 eps
1991
Separate But Equal
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
Absolute Strangers
as Dr. RJ Cannon
National Geographic: Splendid Stones
as Narrator
Separate but Equal
TVas Chief Justice Earl Warren
1990
1989
To The Limit
as Narrator
The Final Days
as J. Fred Buzhardt
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
as Narrator
Australia's Aborigines
as Narrator
My First Love
as Sam Morrissey
National Geographic: White Wolf
as Narrator (voice)
Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
as Narrator
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Narrator (voice)
Treasures From The Past
as Himself - Narrator
A Year in the Life
TVas Joe Gardner
1986
Howard the Duck
as The Cosmos (voice)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as Col. Grangerford
The Twilight Zone
TVas Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")• 1 eps
A Year in the Life
TVas Joe Gardner
If Tomorrow Comes
TVas Gunther Hartog
Planet Earth
TVas Narrator
1985
The Bad Seed
as Richard Bravo
The Canterville Ghost
as Sir Simon De Canterville
Ballad of the Irish Horse
as Narrator (voice)
Do You Remember Love
as George Hollis
Natural World
TVas Self - Narrator• 1 eps
Hotel
TVas Matt Carmichael• 1 eps
A.D.
TVas Claudius• 5 eps
1984
George Washington
TVas George Mason
1983
The Thorn Birds
TVas Paddy Cleary• 4 eps
1982
Pray TV
as Rev. Gus Keiffer
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1981
Isabel's Choice
as Lyman Jones
Golden Gate
as Thomas J. Kingsley
Some Call Them ... Freaks
as Host (Self)
Endless Love
as Arthur
1980
Angel on My Shoulder
as Nick
1979
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
as Narrator/St. Luke
1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
as Mr. Dunn
The Andros Targets
TVas Rev. Ellis
1976
The Macahans
as Timothy Macahan
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Sam Patton• 1 eps
National Geographic Specials
TVas Narrator• 2 eps
1975
Friendly Persuasion
as Jess Birdwell
1974
The Little Prince
as The Pilot
Give Me Liberty
as Robertson
Columbo
TVas Mark Halperin• 1 eps
Great Performances
TVas Self / Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)• 1 eps
1973
Gunsmoke
TVas Will Stambridge• 1 eps
1972
Jigsaw
as DA Dan Bellington
The F.B.I.
TVas Frederic Oliver Scott• 1 eps
Night Gallery
TVas Ralph Burke• 1 eps
1971
Murder Once Removed
as Frank Manning
Incident in San Francisco
as Robert Harmon
All the Way Home
as Jay Follet
The Swan Song
as Theatre Actor
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Medical Center
TVas Dr. Thomas Patton• 1 eps
1970
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as Self
The Ceremony of Innocence
as King Ethelred
Bonanza
TVas Sheriff Gideon Yates• 1 eps
The Mod Squad
TVas Vincent Warren• 1 eps
The Name of the Game
TVas Dr. Judson Strode• 1 eps
1969
Pendulum
as Woodrow Wilson King
Night Gallery
as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
1967
1964
The Great Adventure
TVas Col. Edwin L. Drake• 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Lou Franklin• 1 eps
The Defenders
TVas Acting Governor White / Harvey Slaughter / George Helber• 1 eps
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Jim Derry• 1 eps
1962
Cain's Hundred
TVas Doug Crawford• 1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
Dr. Kildare
TVas Fred Carroll• 1 eps
1959
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
TVas Self - Singer• 1 eps
1958
The Power of the Resurrection
as Peter
Kraft Television Theatre
TVas Hacker• 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Harry Adams• 1 eps
1957
Homeward Borne
as Bob Lyttleton
Spanish Affair
as Merritt Blake
Omnibus
TVas Actor / The Prosecuting Attorney• 1 eps
1955
The Phenix City Story
as John Patterson
Blackboard Jungle
as Joshua Y. Edwards
Patterns
as Fred Staples
Climax!
TVas Charley Kincaid• 1 eps
1954
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Walter Crandall• 1 eps
1952
The Sniper
as James G. Kent
Eight Iron Men
as Pvt. Coke
Studio One
TVas Richard Baker• 1 eps
Suspense
TVas Webb Wilson• 1 eps
1951
The Mob
as Tom Clancy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Jay Follet
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self