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).

Known For

Columbo

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Golden Globe Awards

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

All Movies (84)

• Broadway's Lost Treasures II2004 · as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
• Hugh Hefner: American Playboy2003 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller2002 · as Joey (archive footage)
• Heroes of Horror2001 · as Narrator
• Blue Moon1999 · as Jimmy Keating
• Patch Adams1998 · as Dr. Titan
• The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City1998 · as Host
• Wolves at Our Door1997 · as Narrator
• Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain1997 · as Narrator
• The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden1997 · as Narrator (voice)
• Time to Say Goodbye?1997 · as Dr. Gerald Klooster
• Tigers of the Snow1997 · as Narrator (voice)
• Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady1997 · as Narrator
• Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero1997 · as Self
• Mary & Tim1996 · as Ron Melville
• Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace1996 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime1996 · as Frank Dougherty
• Phenomenon1996 · as Dr. Wellin
• Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces1995 · as Narrator
• Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker1995 · as Narrator
• Secrets1995 · as Dr. Will Berter
• 30 Years of National Geographic Specials1995 · as Self - Narrator
• A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story1994 · as Earl Clayburn
• The Visual Bible: Matthew1993 · as Matthew
• Jurassic Park1993 · as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
• Mysteries Underground1992 · as Self - Narrator
• Mastergate1992 · as Archer Bowman
• Giant Bears of Kodiak Island1992 · as Narrator
• Absolute Strangers1991 · as Dr. RJ Cannon
• Separate But Equal1991 · as Chief Justice Earl Warren
• National Geographic: Splendid Stones1991 · as Narrator
• Gunsmoke: The Last Apache1990 · as Chalk Brighton
• Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods1990
• Aladdin1990 · as The Magician
• The Final Days1989 · as J. Fred Buzhardt
• To The Limit1989 · as Narrator
• My First Love1988 · as Sam Morrissey
• Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man1988 · as Narrator
• Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime1988 · as Narrator
• Australia's Aborigines1988 · as Narrator
• National Geographic: White Wolf1988 · as Narrator (voice)
• Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987 · as Narrator (voice)
• Lions of the African Night1987
• Treasures From The Past1987 · as Himself - Narrator
• Howard the Duck1986 · as The Cosmos (voice)
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1986 · as Col. Grangerford
• Do You Remember Love1985 · as George Hollis
• The Bad Seed1985 · as Richard Bravo
• Ballad of the Irish Horse1985 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Canterville Ghost1985 · as Sir Simon De Canterville
• Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 19831983
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Pray TV1982 · as Rev. Gus Keiffer
• Isabel's Choice1981 · as Lyman Jones
• Golden Gate1981 · as Thomas J. Kingsley
• Endless Love1981 · as Arthur
• Some Call Them ... Freaks1981 · as Host (Self)
• Angel on My Shoulder1980 · as Nick
• The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke1979 · as Narrator/St. Luke
• Looking for Mr. Goodbar1977 · as Mr. Dunn
• The Macahans1976 · as Timothy Macahan
• Friendly Persuasion1975 · as Jess Birdwell
• The Little Prince1974 · as The Pilot
• Give Me Liberty1974 · as Robertson
• Jigsaw1972 · as DA Dan Bellington
• All the Way Home1971 · as Jay Follet
• Murder Once Removed1971 · as Frank Manning
• The Swan Song1971 · as Theatre Actor
• Incident in San Francisco1971 · as Robert Harmon
• a.k.a. Cassius Clay1970 · as Self
• The Ceremony of Innocence1970 · as King Ethelred
• Night Gallery1969 · as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
• Pendulum1969 · as Woodrow Wilson King
• The Power of the Resurrection1958 · as Peter
• Spanish Affair1957 · as Merritt Blake
• Homeward Borne1957 · as Bob Lyttleton
• The Phenix City Story1955 · as John Patterson
• Blackboard Jungle1955 · as Joshua Y. Edwards
• Patterns1955 · as Fred Staples
• Pickup on South Street1953 · as Joey
• Eight Iron Men1952 · as Pvt. Coke
• The Sniper1952 · as James G. Kent
• The Mob1951 · as Tom Clancy
• National Geographic's Rain Forest— · as Self - Narrator

All TV Shows (94)

• Searching for Lost Worlds1999 · as narrator
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Seymore Little
• The Great Defender1995
• Christy1994 · as Dr. Ferrand
• Mysteries of the Bible1994
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Seyetik
• Picket Fences1992 · as Hayden Langston
• Separate but Equal1991 · as Chief Justice Earl Warren
• A Year in the Life1987 · as Joe Gardner
• Biography1987 · as Narrator (voice)
• A Year in the Life1986 · as Joe Gardner
• If Tomorrow Comes1986 · as Gunther Hartog
• Planet Earth1986 · as Narrator
• The Twilight Zone1985 · as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
• A.D.1985 · as Claudius
• George Washington1984 · as George Mason
• Natural World1983 · as Self - Narrator
• The Thorn Birds1983 · as Paddy Cleary
• Hotel1982 · as Matt Carmichael
• The Andros Targets1977 · as Rev. Ellis
• Medical Story1975 · as Mark Kellerman
• Columbo1971 · as Mark Halperin
• Cannon1971
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Night Gallery1970 · as Ralph Burke
• Medical Center1969 · as Dr. Thomas Patton
• The New People1969
• The Mod Squad1968 · as Vincent Warren
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Sam Patton
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Arlen McKittrick
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Dr. Judson Strode
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self
• The Danny Thomas Hour1967
• Judd, for the Defense1967
• Garrison's Gorillas1967
• 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 Specials1965 · as Narrator
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Lou Franklin
• The Great Adventure1963 · as Col. Edwin L. Drake
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour1962 · as Jim Derry
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Fred Carroll
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Doug Crawford
• The Defenders1961 · as George Helber
• The Defenders1961 · as Harvey Slaughter
• The Defenders1961 · as Acting Governor White
• Bonanza1959 · as Sheriff Gideon Yates
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Singer
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Harry Adams
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Lewis Stark
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Tom Lynott
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Bohannan
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Will Stambridge
• Climax!1954 · as Charley Kincaid
• Kraft Television Theatre1953
• Medallion Theatre1953
• Revlon Mirror Theatre1953
• General Electric Theater1953
• Omnibus1952
• Omnibus1952 · as Actor
• Omnibus1952 · as The Prosecuting Attorney
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Walter Crandall
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Jay Follet
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Dan
• Danger1950
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Suspense1949
• Suspense1949 · as Webb Wilson
• Studio One1948 · as Joe
• Studio One1948 · as Edward Dean
• Studio One1948 · as Fred Baxter
• Studio One1948
• Studio One1948 · as Jim Colton
• Studio One1948 · as Calvin
• Studio One1948 · as Julian Hurst
• Studio One1948 · as Ralph Johnson
• Studio One1948 · as Merrick
• Studio One1948 · as Richard Baker
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Kraft Television Theatre1947
• Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Fred Staples
• Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Frederick Banting
• Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Artaban
• Kraft Television Theatre1947 · as Hacker
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee