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Richard Kiley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1922-03-31

Day of Death

1999-03-05

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Richard 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).

Filmography (83)

⭐ 8.2 Role: Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004
⭐ 9.3 Role: Narrator (voice)

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

2003
⭐ 5.8 Role: Joey (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002
No Image
⭐ 8.7 Role: Narrator

Heroes of Horror

2001
⭐ 4.5 Role: Jimmy Keating

Blue Moon

1999
⭐ 7.3 Role: Dr. Titan

Patch Adams

1998
⭐ 7.0 Role: Host

The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

1998
⭐ 8.2 Role: Narrator

Wolves at Our Door

1997
⭐ 6.4 Role: Narrator

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

1997
⭐ 10.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

1997
⭐ 5.5 Role: Dr. Gerald Klooster

Time to Say Goodbye?

1997
⭐ 7.4 Role: Narrator (voice)

Tigers of the Snow

1997
⭐ 8.0 Role: Narrator

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997
⭐ 6.8 Role: Ron Melville

Mary & Tim

1996