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Richard Kiley (1922–1999)


Although Richard Kiley's rich baritone and strong vocal talent was much in evidence and received due respect with his award of a Tony for "Man of La Mancha", it was little used in his television and movie appearances. Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 for his signature role... See full bio »

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(age 76) in Warwick, New York, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (135 titles)
1999 Blue Moon (TV movie)
Jimmy Keating
 
1998 Patch Adams
Dr. Titan
 
1993-1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
Narrator
John Wayne: American Legend (1998) … Narrator
Anastasia: Her True Story (1997) … Narrator
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997) … Narrator (voice)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) … Narrator
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) … Narrator
 
1998 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Seymore Little
Once in a Lifetime (1998) … Seymore Little
 
1998 Mysteries of the Bible III (TV series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1997 Time to Say Goodbye?
Dr. Gerald Klooster
 
1997 Tigers of the Snow (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Mary & Tim (TV movie)
Ron Melville
 
1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (TV movie)
Frank Dougherty
 
1996 Phenomenon
Dr. Wellin
 
1995 The Great Defender (TV series)
Jason DeWitt
Camille (1995) … Jason DeWitt
Naked Truth (1995) … Jason DeWitt
I Wuz Robbed (1995) … Jason DeWitt
Pilot (1995) … Jason DeWitt
 
1995 Secrets (TV movie)
Dr. Will Berter
 
1994 Christy (TV series)
Dr. Ferrand
Judgement Day (1994) … Dr. Ferrand
 
1994 A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (TV movie)
Earl Clayburn
 
1992-1994 Picket Fences (TV series)
Hayden Langston
Buried Alive (1994) … Hayden Langston
Thanksgiving (1992) … Hayden Langston
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV movie)
Sears Cushing
 
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Dr. Gideon Seyetik
Second Sight (1993) … Dr. Gideon Seyetik
 
1993 Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
 
1993 Tribeca (TV series)
Winston Hannah
The Rainmaker (1993) … Winston Hannah
 
1993 The Poetry Hall of Fame (TV movie)
 
1992 Mastergate (TV movie)
Archer Bowman
 
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
Doug
The Utterly Perfect Murder (1992) … Doug
 
1991 Absolute Strangers (TV movie)
Dr. R.J. Cannon
 
1990 Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (TV movie)
Chalk Brighton
 
1990 Aladdin (TV movie)
Magician
 
1989 The Final Days (TV movie)
J. Fred Buzhardt
 
1989 Miami Cops (as Richard David Kiley)
 
1988 My First Love (TV movie)
Sam Morrissey
 
1987-1988 A Year in the Life (TV series)
Joe Gardner
Love Mother (1988) … Joe Gardner
Peter Creek Road (1988) … Joe Gardner
Glory Days (1988) … Joe Gardner
Common Ground (1988) … Joe Gardner
 
1986 A Year in the Life (TV mini-series)
Joe Gardner
Christmas '86 (1986) … Joe Gardner
 
1986 Howard the Duck
The Cosmos (voice)
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot (1986) … Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
 
1986 If Tomorrow Comes (TV mini-series)
Gunther Hartog
 
1986 American Playhouse (TV series)
Col. Grangerford
 
1985 Do You Remember Love (TV movie)
George Hollis
 
1985 A.D. (TV mini-series)
Claudius
Part 5 (1985) … Claudius
Part 4 (1985) … Claudius
Part 3 (1985) … Claudius
Part 2 (1985) … Claudius
Part 1 (1985) … Claudius
 
1985 The Bad Seed (TV movie)
Richard Bravo
 
1985 Hotel (TV series)
Matt Carmichael
Promises (1985) … Matt Carmichael
 
1984 George Washington (TV mini-series)
George Mason
 
1984 Return to Everest (TV movie)
Narrator (voice)
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie)
Don Quixote / Cervantes
 
1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Paddy Cleary
Part 2 (1983) … Paddy Cleary
Part 1 (1983) … Paddy Cleary
 
1982 Pray TV (TV movie)
Rev. Gus Keiffer
 
1981 Isabel's Choice (TV movie)
Lyman Jones
 
1981 Golden Gate (TV movie)
Thomas J. Kingsley
 
1980 Angel on My Shoulder (TV movie)
Nick
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Dunn
 
1977 The Andros Targets (TV series)
Rev. Ellis
Requiem for a Stolen Child: Part 2 (1977) … Rev. Ellis
Requiem for a Stolen Child: Part 1 (1977) … Rev. Ellis
 
1977 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Timothy Macahan
 
1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Sam Patton
A Killer Grows Wings (1976) … Sam Patton
 
1976 The Macahans (TV movie)
Timothy Macahan
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Mark Kellerman
Woman in White (1975) … Mark Kellerman
 
1975 Friendly Persuasion (TV movie)
Jess Birdwell
 
1974-1975 Great Performances (TV series)
Introduction Narrator / King Ethelred
King Lear (1974) … Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1974 Cannon (TV series)
Bishop Michael Harrigan
The Hit Man (1974) … Bishop Michael Harrigan
 
1974 Columbo (TV series)
Mark Halperin
A Friend in Deed (1974) … Mark Halperin
 
1974 Give Me Liberty (TV movie)
 
1970-1973 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Bohannan / Lewis Stark / Tom Lynott / …
Kitty's Love Affair (1973) … Will Stambridge
Bohannan (1972) … Bohannan
Lynott (1971) … Tom Lynott
Stark (1970) … Lewis Stark
 
1972 Jigsaw (TV movie)
District Attorney Dan Bellington
 
1968-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
John Streyer
The Hunters (1972)
Eye of the Needle (1971)
Homecoming (1968) … John Streyer
 
1969-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Ralph Burke (segment "The Ghost of Sorworth Place") / Strobe
The Miracle at Camafeo/The Ghost of Sorworth Place (1972) … Ralph Burke (segment "The Ghost of Sorworth Place")
Night Gallery (1969) … Strobe
 
1971 All the Way Home (TV movie)
Jay Follet
 
1971 Murder Once Removed (TV movie)
Frank Manning
 
1970-1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Arlen McKittrick / Dr. Judson Strode
Beware of the Watchdog (1971) … Arlen McKittrick
The Garden (1970) … Dr. Judson Strode
 
1971 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Thomas Patton
The Man in Hiding (1971) … Dr. Thomas Patton
 
1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV movie)
Robert Harmon
 
1970 Bonanza (TV series)
Sheriff Gideon Yates
Gideon the Good (1970) … Sheriff Gideon Yates
 
1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Vincent Warren
Who Are the Keepers, Who Are the Inmates? (1970) … Vincent Warren
 
1969 The New People (TV series)
Hannichek
Episode #1.0 (1969) … Hannichek
 
1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Barnaby Cutler
The Holy Ground: Part 2 - The Killers (1969) … Barnaby Cutler
The Holy Ground: Part 1 - The Killing (1969) … Barnaby Cutler
 
1969 Pendulum
Woodrow Wilson King
 
1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Field Marshal Donner / Frank Keeler
 
1968 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV series)
Measure of a Man (1968)
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
Dr. Courtland
The Rebels (1967) … Dr. Courtland
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
Sen. Jonathan Dane
The Desperate Innocent (1965) … Sen. Jonathan Dane
 
1964 Slattery's People (TV series)
Dr. Robert Kelly
Question: What Ever Happened to Ezra? (1964) … Dr. Robert Kelly
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Lou Franklin
Charlie, He Couldn't Kill a Fly (1964) … Lou Franklin
 
1961-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Acting Governor White / George Helber / Harvey Slaughter
Yankee Come Home (1964) … Harvey Slaughter
The Last Day (1964) … Acting Governor White
The Attack (1961) … George Helber
 
1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Manning
The Forever Child (1964) … Manning
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Dr. Paul Hamilton
Keep Out of Reach of Adults (1964) … Dr. Paul Hamilton
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Col. Edwin L. Drake
The Colonel from Connecticut (1964) … Col. Edwin L. Drake
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Kenneth Newell
This Wonderful Madman Calls Me Beauty (1963) … Kenneth Newell
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Jim Derry
Blood Bargain (1963) … Jim Derry
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Dr. Jonathan Bent
The Doctor (1962) … Dr. Jonathan Bent
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Doug Crawford
The Schemer (1962) … Doug Crawford
 
1961 The Edge of Night (TV series)
Leland Davis Breckenridge
 
1961 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Fred Carroll
Hit and Run (1961) … Fred Carroll
 
1953-1961 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Charlie Webb / Capt. Kenneth Wilkins / Captain Duggan / …
Brandenburg Gate (1961) … Scott Malone/Paul Barman
Trial Without Jury (1961) … Mark Davis
Bride of the Fox (1960)
Revolt in Hadley (1960) … Charlie Webb
The Women of Hadley (1960) … Charlie Webb
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
Close Quarters (1961)
 
1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV series)
Captain Josiah Newman
The Guy in Ward 4 (1958) … Captain Josiah Newman
 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Harry Sampson Adams
The Crooked Road (1958) … Harry Sampson Adams
 
1958 Decision (TV series)
Paul Scott
Idemnity (1958) … Paul Scott
 
1951-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Fred Staples / Artaban / Hacker
Material Witness (1958) … Hacker
The Other Wise Man (1957) … Artaban
The Glass Wall (1957)
The Discoverers (1957)
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Bob Lyttleton / Dr. David Del Vecchio
Before I Die (1958) … Dr. David Del Vecchio
Homeward Borne (1957) … Bob Lyttleton
 
1957 Spanish Affair
Merritt Blake
 
1951-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Calvin / Fred Baxter / Jim Colton / …
Act of Mercy (1957) … Fred Baxter
The Landlady's Daughter (1956) … Mr. Dean
Shakedown Cruise (1955) … Merrick
A Chance at Love (1955) … Ralph Johnson
The Cuckoo in Spring (1954) … Julian Hurst
 
1957 Homeward Borne
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Peter Melnecke
Mechanical Manhunt (1957) … Peter Melnecke
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
David Oro
The Story of a Crime (1957) … David Oro
 
1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Sergeant Krenzer
The Strange War of Sergeant Krezner (1955) … Sergeant Krenzer
 
1955 The Phenix City Story
John Patterson
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Charley Kincaid
The Dance (1955) … Charley Kincaid
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
 
1955 Blackboard Jungle
Joshua Y. Edwards
 
1953-1955 You Are There (TV series)
Andrew Marvell / Captain John Montressor
The Fate of Nathan Hale (September 22, 1776) (1953) … Captain John Montressor
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Walter Crandall
The Summer Memory (1954) … Walter Crandall
 
1954 Omnibus (TV series)
(segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
A Clean, Fresh Breeze/Toby and the Tall Corn (1954) … (segment "A Clean, Fresh Breeze")
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
 
1954 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
The Corner Druggist (1954)
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
An Eye for an Eye (1954)
Keith's Case (1954)
 
1954 Ponds Theater (TV series)
Arrowsmith (1954)
 
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV series)
The Voyage Back (1954)
 
1950-1953 The Web (TV series)
Kind Stranger (1953)
The Line of Duty (1953)
No Escape (1951)
Journey by Night (1950)
 
1951-1953 Danger (TV series)
Trial by Jungle (1953)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
Salt of the Earth (1953)
 
1952-1953 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
Act of Bravery (1953)
The Unknown Factor (1952)
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Two-Faced (1953)
 
1952 Eight Iron Men
Pvt. Coke
 
1950-1952 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Unclouded Summer (1952)
The Champion (1950)
 
1950-1952 Suspense (TV series)
Webb Wilson
The Crooked Frame (1952) … Webb Wilson
Nightmare (1950)
Criminals Mark (1950)
 
1952 Curtain Call (TV series)
Azaya (1952)
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
Yellow Jack (1952)
 
1952 The Sniper
Dr. James G. Kent
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Dan
Operation Weekend (1952) … Dan
 
1951 The Mob
Thomas 'Tom' Clancy
 
1951 Big Town (TV series)
The Turning Point (1951)
 
1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
 
1950-1951 The Clock (TV series)
Accident on Canigou (1951)
The Last Tomorrow (1950)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2011/I Jack and Jill (performer: "The Impossible Dream")
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) (performer: "The Impossible Dream")
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) (performer: "My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me" - uncredited)
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie) (performer: "Dulcinea")
 
1974 The Little Prince (performer: "I Need Air", "I'm On Your Side", "Little Prince", "I Never Met A Rose", "Why Is The Desert")
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) (performer: "Man of La Mancha" I, Don Quixote, "The Impossible Dream")
 
1967 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Episode dated 12 December 1967 (1967) (performer: "The Sweetest Sounds", "Sands of Time", "Man of La Mancha I, Don Quixote")
 
1962-1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Episode #19.23 (1966) (performer: "Man of La Mancha" I, Don Quixote / partial, "The Impossible Dream" / "The Impossible Dream")
Episode #15.28 (1962) (performer: "Be My Host", "No Strings")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Verse Person Singular (1983) (narration)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Verse Person Singular (1983) (thematic music)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
1999 Fresco: The Ancient Art of Fresco Comes Alive (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1994-1998 Mysteries of the Bible (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator / Himself-Narrator
Samson and Delilah (1998) … Himself-Narrator
Magic and Miracles (1998) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
John the Baptist (1998) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
Judas: The Ultimate Betrayal (1997) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
The 10 Commandments (1997) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1998 Hugh Hefner: American Playboy Revisited (TV documentary)
Himself (Narrator)
 
1998 The City of Greater New York: The Story of Consolidation (TV documentary)
Thomas Collier Platt (voice)
 
1997 Wolves at Our Door (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1997 The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 3 Minutes to Impact (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 30 Years of National Geographic Specials (TV documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1992 Mysteries Underground (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1990 Power and Fear: The Hollywood Graylist (video documentary short)
Himself - Host
 
1989-1990 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) … Himself
An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (1989) … Himself
 
1976-1990 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods (1990) … Himself - Narrator
Those Wonderful Dogs (1989) … Narrator (voice)
Mysteries of Mankind (1988) … Narrator
Australia's Twilight of the Dreamtime (1988) … Himself - Narrator
Search for the Great Apes (1976) … Himself - Narrator
 
1990 No Gravy for the Cat (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1990 World of Discovery (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Cougar: Ghost of the Rockies (1990) … Narrator
 
1985-1989 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator / Narrator
Search for the Battleship Bismarck (1989) … Narrator
Water, Birth, the Planet Earth (1985) … Himself - Narrator
 
1989 To the Limit (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1988 The Natural World (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Twilight of the Dreamtime (1988) … Narrator
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1988 Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1988 The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama
 
1987-1989 The Infinite Voyage (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1987 Treasures from the Past (documentary)
Himself - Narrator
 
1987 Lions of the African Night (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1986 Planet Earth (TV series documentary)
Narrator
 
1986 National Geographic: White Wolf (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1985 Ballad of the Irish Horse (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1984 The 36th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Tribute to Rod Serling
 
1983 Yorktown (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Himself - Host
Verse Person Singular (1983) … Himself - Host
 
1983 Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 Some Call Them... Freaks (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
New York Week: Shubert Alley (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Eye of Jefferson (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1977 Nova (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Hitler's Secret Weapon (1977) … Narrator
 
1977 Incident at Browns Ferry (documentary)
Narrator
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Perfomer
 
1970 A.k.a. Cassius Clay (documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
1970 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 Mantovani and His Concert Orchestra (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 September 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
Broadway's Best: 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.169 (1968) … Himself
Episode #2.81 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 8 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Jerry Lewis Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.7 (1967) … Himself
 
1962-1966 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Cervantes / David Jordan / …
Episode #19.23 (1966) … Himself / Cervantes / Don Quixote
Episode #15.28 (1962) … Himself/David Jordan
 
1962 The 16th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
 
1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
Episode #4.30 (1959) … Himself - Singer
 
1958 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Steve Allen (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2003-2004 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
Joey
 
2001 Nice Shot (short)
Don
 
1999 The 71st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) Stage: Appeared in "Man of La Mancha" on Broadway. See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard David Kiley

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[from 1970 New York Post interview]: Acting is a wonderful way to communicate without a one-to-one relationship. See more »

Trivia:

Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 for his signature role, "Man of La Mancha". He was also nominated in the same category in 1962 for "No Strings" and, in 1987, as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons". See more »

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