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Lyle Kessler

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Lyle Kessler is known for The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), Touched (1983) and Gladiator (1992). He has been married to Margaret Ladd since 1977. They have two children.
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Known for:

Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
The Saint of Fort Washington
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1993
Touched (1983)
Touched
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1983
Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall in Gladiator (1992)
Gladiator
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1992
Orphans (1987)
Orphans
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1987

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Writer

  • Orphans: Live (2015)
    Orphans: Live
    • written by
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Orphans: A Live Tribute!
    • written by
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
    The Saint of Fort Washington
    • written by
    • 1993
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall in Gladiator (1992)
    Gladiator
    • screenplay
    • 1992
  • Orphans (1987)
    Orphans
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
    St. Elsewhere
    • teleplay by
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Touched (1983)
    Touched
    • writer
    • 1983

Actor

  • James Dean (2001)
    James Dean
    • Lee Strasberg
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • To Heal a Nation (1988)
    To Heal a Nation
    • Veteran
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Touched (1983)
    Touched
    • Timothy
    • 1983
  • Love in a Taxi (1980)
    Love in a Taxi
    • Jimmy
    • 1980
  • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
    Barnaby Jones
    • Eddie Pearson
    • TV Series
    • 1978

Producer

  • Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
    The Saint of Fort Washington
    • executive producer
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Spouse
    • Margaret Ladd1977 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Played "Walter Franz" in "The Price", a play by Arthur Miller (Odyssey Theater Ensemble, West Los Angeles, California, USA).

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    His play, "Orphans", was awarded the 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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