Richard Kiley

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

178

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-03-31

Day of death

1999-03-05 (76 years old)

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).

Known For

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Biography

    Biography

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

    A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Danger

    Danger

  • Spanish Affair

    Spanish Affair

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Endless Love

    Endless Love

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Homeward Borne

    Homeward Borne

  • Pendulum

    Pendulum

  • The Sniper

    The Sniper

  • The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

    The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

  • Tales of Tomorrow

    Tales of Tomorrow

  • Howard the Duck

    Howard the Duck

  • Patterns

    Patterns

  • Patch Adams

    Patch Adams

  • Mary & Tim

    Mary & Tim

  • If Tomorrow Comes

    If Tomorrow Comes

  • Pray TV

    Pray TV

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar

    Looking for Mr. Goodbar

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II

    Broadway's Lost Treasures II

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • The Power of the Resurrection

    The Power of the Resurrection

  • The Mob

    The Mob

  • Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

  • Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

  • The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

  • Phenomenon

    Phenomenon

  • Christy

    Christy

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • Absolute Strangers

    Absolute Strangers

  • The Bad Seed

    The Bad Seed

  • Mastergate

    Mastergate

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • The Web

    The Web

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • The Phenix City Story

    The Phenix City Story

  • The Ceremony of Innocence

    The Ceremony of Innocence

  • Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street

  • The Visual Bible: Matthew

    The Visual Bible: Matthew

  • A Year in the Life

    A Year in the Life

  • Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

    Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • The Andros Targets

    The Andros Targets

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

    Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

  • The Final Days

    The Final Days

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

  • Heroes of Horror

    Heroes of Horror

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

  • My First Love

    My First Love

  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • George Washington

    George Washington

  • Eight Iron Men

    Eight Iron Men

  • Murder Once Removed

    Murder Once Removed

  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

  • Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre

    Revlon Mirror Theatre

  • All the Way Home

    All the Way Home

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Year in the Life

    A Year in the Life

  • The Great Defender

    The Great Defender

  • Isabel's Choice

    Isabel's Choice

  • The New People

    The New People

  • Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

    Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

  • Time to Say Goodbye?

    Time to Say Goodbye?

  • Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

  • 30 Years of National Geographic Specials

    30 Years of National Geographic Specials

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Medallion Theatre

    Medallion Theatre

  • Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

  • Planet Earth

    Planet Earth

  • a.k.a. Cassius Clay

    a.k.a. Cassius Clay

  • Tigers of the Snow

    Tigers of the Snow

  • Mysteries of the Bible

    Mysteries of the Bible

  • The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

    The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • Do You Remember Love

    Do You Remember Love

  • National Geographic: White Wolf

    National Geographic: White Wolf

  • Lions of the African Night

    Lions of the African Night

  • Golden Gate

    Golden Gate

  • Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

    Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

  • The Macahans

    The Macahans

  • Incident in San Francisco

    Incident in San Francisco

  • To The Limit

    To The Limit

  • Searching for Lost Worlds

    Searching for Lost Worlds

  • Giant Bears of Kodiak Island

    Giant Bears of Kodiak Island

  • National Geographic: Splendid Stones

    National Geographic: Splendid Stones

  • National Geographic's Rain Forest

    National Geographic's Rain Forest

  • Mysteries Underground

    Mysteries Underground

  • Treasures From The Past

    Treasures From The Past

  • Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime

    Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime

  • The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke

    The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke

  • Wolves at Our Door

    Wolves at Our Door

  • Some Call Them ... Freaks

    Some Call Them ... Freaks

  • Ballad of the Irish Horse

    Ballad of the Irish Horse

  • Australia's Aborigines

    Australia's Aborigines

  • Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods

    Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods

  • Give me liberty

    Give me liberty