Richard Kiley
March 31, 1922 (104 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Credits
- 2003 · Hugh Hefner: American Playboy as Narrator (voice)
- 2001 · Heroes of Horror as Narrator
- 1997 · Wolves at Our Door as Narrator
- 1997 · Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Narrator
- 1997 · Tigers of the Snow as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · The Great Defender as
- 1994 · A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story as Earl Clayburn
- 1994 · Mysteries of the Bible as
- 1992 · Mysteries Underground as Self - Narrator
- 1992 · Giant Bears of Kodiak Island as Narrator
- 1991 · Separate but Equal as Chief Justice Earl Warren
- 1990 · Gunsmoke: The Last Apache as Chalk Brighton
- 1990 · Aladdin as The Magician
- 1989 · The Final Days as J. Fred Buzhardt
- 1989 · To The Limit as Narrator
- 1988 · My First Love as Sam Morrissey
- 1988 · Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime as Narrator
- 1988 · National Geographic: White Wolf as Narrator (voice)
- 1987 · Lions of the African Night as
- 1987 · Treasures From The Past as Himself - Narrator
- 1986 · A Year in the Life as Joe Gardner
- 1986 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Col. Grangerford
- 1986 · Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Col. Grangerford
- 1986 · Planet Earth as Narrator
- 1985 · The Canterville Ghost as Sir Simon De Canterville
- 1984 · George Washington as George Mason
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1981 · Some Call Them ... Freaks as Host (Self)
- 1977 · Looking for Mr. Goodbar as Mr. Dunn
- 1974 · The Little Prince as The Pilot
- 1974 · Give Me Liberty as Robertson
- 1972 · Jigsaw as DA Dan Bellington
- 1971 · Murder Once Removed as Frank Manning
- 1969 · Night Gallery as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
- 1969 · The New People as
- 1969 · Pendulum as Woodrow Wilson King
- 1955 · The Phenix City Story as John Patterson
- 1955 · Blackboard Jungle as Joshua Y. Edwards
- 1953 · Kraft Television Theatre as
- 1953 · Revlon Mirror Theatre as
- 1953 · Pickup on South Street as Joey
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as
- 1952 · Eight Iron Men as Pvt. Coke
- 1952 · The Sniper as James G. Kent
- 1951 · The Mob as Tom Clancy
- Future · National Geographic's Rain Forest as Self - Narrator
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
- 2002 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Joey (archive footage)
- 1999 · Searching for Lost Worlds as narrator
- 1999 · Blue Moon as Jimmy Keating
- 1998 · Patch Adams as Dr. Titan
- 1998 · The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City as Host
- 1997 · The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as Seymore Little
- 1997 · Time to Say Goodbye? as Dr. Gerald Klooster
- 1997 · Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady as Narrator
- 1997 · Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero as Self
- 1996 · Mary & Tim as Ron Melville
- 1996 · Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Frank Dougherty
- 1996 · Phenomenon as Dr. Wellin
- 1995 · Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces as Narrator
- 1995 · Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker as Narrator
- 1995 · Secrets as Dr. Will Berter
- 1995 · 30 Years of National Geographic Specials as Self - Narrator
- 1994 · Christy as Dr. Ferrand
- 1993 · The Visual Bible: Matthew as Matthew
- 1993 · Jurassic Park as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Seyetik
- 1992 · Mastergate as Archer Bowman
- 1992 · Picket Fences as Hayden Langston
- 1991 · Absolute Strangers as Dr. RJ Cannon
- 1991 · Separate but Equal as Chief Justice Earl Warren
- 1991 · National Geographic: Splendid Stones as Narrator
- 1990 · Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods as
- 1988 · Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man as Narrator
- 1988 · Australia's Aborigines as Narrator
- 1987 · A Year in the Life as Joe Gardner
- 1987 · Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Narrator (voice)
- 1987 · Biography as Narrator (voice)
- 1986 · Howard the Duck as The Cosmos (voice)
- 1986 · If Tomorrow Comes as Gunther Hartog
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
- 1985 · Do You Remember Love as George Hollis
- 1985 · A.D. as Claudius
- 1985 · The Bad Seed as Richard Bravo
- 1985 · Ballad of the Irish Horse as Narrator (voice)
- 1983 · Natural World as Self - Narrator
- 1983 · Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 as
- 1983 · The Thorn Birds as Paddy Cleary
- 1982 · Hotel as Matt Carmichael
- 1982 · Pray TV as Rev. Gus Keiffer
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Announcer
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Self – Host
- 1981 · Isabel's Choice as Lyman Jones
- 1981 · Golden Gate as Thomas J. Kingsley
- 1981 · 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 · The Andros Targets as Rev. Ellis
- 1976 · The Macahans as Timothy Macahan
- 1975 · Medical Story as Mark Kellerman
- 1975 · Friendly Persuasion as Jess Birdwell
- 1971 · All the Way Home as Jay Follet
- 1971 · Columbo as Mark Halperin
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · The Swan Song as Theatre Actor
- 1971 · Incident in San Francisco as Robert Harmon
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Ralph Burke
- 1970 · a.k.a. Cassius Clay as Self
- 1970 · The Ceremony of Innocence as King Ethelred
- 1969 · Medical Center as Dr. Thomas Patton
- 1969 · Hawaii Five-O as Sam Patton
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as Vincent Warren
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Arlen McKittrick
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Dr. Judson Strode
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Danny Thomas Hour as
- 1967 · Judd, for the Defense as
- 1967 · Garrison's Gorillas as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as John Streyer
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Dr. Herbert Barth
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Frederic Oliver Scott
- 1965 · National Geographic Specials as Narrator
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Lou Franklin
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Col. Edwin L. Drake
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jim Derry
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Ben Casey as
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Fred Carroll
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Doug Crawford
- 1961 · The Defenders as George Helber
- 1961 · The Defenders as Acting Governor White
- 1961 · The Defenders as Harvey Slaughter
- 1959 · Bonanza as Sheriff Gideon Yates
- 1958 · The Power of the Resurrection as Peter
- 1957 · Spanish Affair as Merritt Blake
- 1957 · Homeward Borne as Bob Lyttleton
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Harry Adams
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Lewis Stark
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Tom Lynott
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Bohannan
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Will Stambridge
- 1955 · Patterns as Fred Staples
- 1954 · Climax! as Charley Kincaid
- 1953 · Medallion Theatre as
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1952 · Omnibus as Actor
- 1952 · Omnibus as The Prosecuting Attorney
- 1952 · The Ford Television Theatre as Walter Crandall
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jay Follet
- 1951 · Tales of Tomorrow as
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Dan
- 1950 · Danger as
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as
- 1949 · Suspense as
- 1949 · Suspense as Webb Wilson
- 1948 · Studio One as Joe
- 1948 · Studio One as Edward Dean
- 1948 · Studio One as Fred Baxter
- 1948 · Studio One as
- 1948 · Studio One as Jim Colton
- 1948 · Studio One as Calvin
- 1948 · Studio One as Julian Hurst
- 1948 · Studio One as Ralph Johnson
- 1948 · Studio One as Merrick
- 1948 · Studio One as Richard Baker
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Fred Staples
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Frederick Banting
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Artaban
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as Hacker
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee




