Richard Kiley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1922
- Died
- March 5, 1999
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
- National Geographic's Rain Forest
National Geographic's Rain Forest TBA
as Self - Narrator
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
Heroes of Horror 2001
as Narrator
Blue Moon 1999
as Jimmy Keating
Patch Adams 1998
as Dr. Titan
The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City 1998
as Host
Wolves at Our Door 1997
as Narrator
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain 1997
as Narrator
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden 1997
as Narrator (voice)
Time to Say Goodbye? 1997
as Dr. Gerald Klooster
Tigers of the Snow 1997
as Narrator (voice)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady 1997
as Narrator
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero 1997
as Self
Mary & Tim 1996
as Ron Melville
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace 1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime 1996
as Frank Dougherty
Phenomenon 1996
as Dr. Wellin
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces 1995
as Narrator
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker 1995
as Narrator
Secrets 1995
as Dr. Will Berter
30 Years of National Geographic Specials 1995
as Self - Narrator
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story 1994
as Earl Clayburn
The Visual Bible: Matthew 1993
as Matthew
Jurassic Park 1993
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
Mysteries Underground 1992
as Self - Narrator
Mastergate 1992
as Archer Bowman
- Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island 1992
as Narrator
Absolute Strangers 1991
as Dr. RJ Cannon
Separate but Equal 1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
National Geographic: Splendid Stones 1991
as Narrator
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache 1990
as Chalk Brighton
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods 1990
Actor
Aladdin 1990
as The Magician
The Final Days 1989
as J. Fred Buzhardt
To The Limit 1989
as Narrator
My First Love 1988
as Sam Morrissey
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988
as Narrator
Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime 1988
as Narrator
National Geographic: White Wolf 1988
as Narrator (voice)
- Australia's Aborigines
Australia's Aborigines 1988
as Narrator
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
as Narrator (voice)
Lions of the African Night 1987
Actor
Treasures From The Past 1987
as Himself - Narrator
Howard the Duck 1986
as The Cosmos (voice)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1986
as Col. Grangerford
Do You Remember Love 1985
as George Hollis
The Bad Seed 1985
as Richard Bravo
Ballad of the Irish Horse 1985
as Narrator (voice)
The Canterville Ghost 1985
as Sir Simon De Canterville
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 1983
Actor
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Pray TV 1982
as Rev. Gus Keiffer
Isabel's Choice 1981
as Lyman Jones
Golden Gate 1981
as Thomas J. Kingsley
Endless Love 1981
as Arthur
- Some Call Them ... Freaks
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 Macahans 1976
as Timothy Macahan
Friendly Persuasion 1975
as Jess Birdwell
The Little Prince 1974
as The Pilot
Give Me Liberty 1974
as Robertson
Jigsaw 1972
as DA Dan Bellington
All the Way Home 1971
as Jay Follet
Murder Once Removed 1971
as Frank Manning
- The Swan Song
The Swan Song 1971
as Theatre Actor
Incident in San Francisco 1971
as Robert Harmon
a.k.a. Cassius Clay 1970
as Self
The Ceremony of Innocence 1970
as King Ethelred
Night Gallery 1969
as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
Pendulum 1969
as Woodrow Wilson King
The Power of the Resurrection 1958
as Peter
Spanish Affair 1957
as Merritt Blake
Homeward Borne 1957
as Bob Lyttleton
The Phenix City Story 1955
as John Patterson
Blackboard Jungle 1955
as Joshua Y. Edwards
Patterns 1955
as Fred Staples
Pickup on South Street 1953
as Joey
Eight Iron Men 1952
as Pvt. Coke
The Sniper 1952
as James G. Kent
The Mob 1951
as Tom Clancy
Credits from TMDB.