
Richard Kiley
Acting
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).
TV Shows(67)

Searching for Lost Worlds
narrator
1999

Ally McBeal
Seymore Little
1997
The Great Defender
1995

Christy
Dr. Ferrand
1994

Mysteries of the Bible
1994

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Seyetik
1993

Picket Fences
Hayden Langston
1992

Separate but Equal
Chief Justice Earl Warren
1991

A Year in the Life
Joe Gardner
1987

Biography
Narrator (voice)
1987

A Year in the Life
Joe Gardner
1986

If Tomorrow Comes
Gunther Hartog
1986

Planet Earth
Narrator
1986

The Twilight Zone
Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")
1985

A.D.
Claudius
1985

George Washington
George Mason
1984

Natural World
Self - Narrator
1983

The Thorn Birds
Paddy Cleary
1983

Hotel
Matt Carmichael
1982

The Andros Targets
Rev. Ellis
1977

Medical Story
Mark Kellerman
1975

Columbo
Mark Halperin
1971

Cannon
1971

Great Performances
Self
1971

Night Gallery
Ralph Burke
1970

Medical Center
Dr. Thomas Patton
1969

The New People
1969

The Mod Squad
Vincent Warren
1968

Hawaii Five-O
Sam Patton
1968

The Name of the Game
Arlen McKittrick
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967

The Danny Thomas Hour
1967

Judd, for the Defense
1967

Garrison's Gorillas
1967

The F.B.I.
John Streyer
1965

National Geographic Specials
Narrator
1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Lou Franklin
1963

The Great Adventure
Col. Edwin L. Drake
1963

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jim Derry
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

Ben Casey
1961

Dr. Kildare
Fred Carroll
1961

Cain's Hundred
Doug Crawford
1961

The Defenders
George Helber
1961

Bonanza
Sheriff Gideon Yates
1959

The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Harry Adams
1955

Gunsmoke
Lewis Stark
1955

Climax!
Charley Kincaid
1954
Kraft Television Theatre
1953

Medallion Theatre
1953

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953

General Electric Theater
1953

Omnibus
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
Walter Crandall
1952

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jay Follet
1951

Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Dan
1950
Danger
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Suspense
1949

Studio One
Joe
1948

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(84)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
2004

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Narrator (voice)
2003

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Joey (archive footage)
2002
Heroes of Horror
Narrator
2001

Blue Moon
Jimmy Keating
1999

Patch Adams
Dr. Titan
1998

The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
Host
1998

Wolves at Our Door
Narrator
1997

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Narrator
1997

The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
Narrator (voice)
1997

Time to Say Goodbye?
Dr. Gerald Klooster
1997

Tigers of the Snow
Narrator (voice)
1997

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Narrator
1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Self
1997

Mary & Tim
Ron Melville
1996

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Self - Narrator (voice)
1996

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Frank Dougherty
1996

Phenomenon
Dr. Wellin
1996

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Narrator
1995

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Narrator
1995

Secrets
Dr. Will Berter
1995

30 Years of National Geographic Specials
Self - Narrator
1995

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
Earl Clayburn
1994

The Visual Bible: Matthew
Matthew
1993

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
1993

Mysteries Underground
Self - Narrator
1992

Mastergate
Archer Bowman
1992
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
Narrator
1992

Absolute Strangers
Dr. RJ Cannon
1991

Separate But Equal
Chief Justice Earl Warren
1991

National Geographic: Splendid Stones
Narrator
1991

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Chalk Brighton
1990

Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
1990

Aladdin
The Magician
1990

The Final Days
J. Fred Buzhardt
1989

To The Limit
Narrator
1989

My First Love
Sam Morrissey
1988

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Narrator
1988

Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
Narrator
1988
Australia's Aborigines
Narrator
1988

National Geographic: White Wolf
Narrator (voice)
1988

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Narrator (voice)
1987

Lions of the African Night
1987

Treasures From The Past
Himself - Narrator
1987

Howard the Duck
The Cosmos (voice)
1986

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Col. Grangerford
1986

Do You Remember Love
George Hollis
1985

The Bad Seed
Richard Bravo
1985

Ballad of the Irish Horse
Narrator (voice)
1985

The Canterville Ghost
Sir Simon De Canterville
1985

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
1983

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Pray TV
Rev. Gus Keiffer
1982

Isabel's Choice
Lyman Jones
1981

Golden Gate
Thomas J. Kingsley
1981

Endless Love
Arthur
1981
Some Call Them ... Freaks
Host (Self)
1981

Angel on My Shoulder
Nick
1980

The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
Narrator/St. Luke
1979

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Dunn
1977

The Macahans
Timothy Macahan
1976

Friendly Persuasion
Jess Birdwell
1975

The Little Prince
The Pilot
1974
Give Me Liberty
Robertson
1974

Jigsaw
DA Dan Bellington
1972

All the Way Home
Jay Follet
1971

Murder Once Removed
Frank Manning
1971
The Swan Song
Theatre Actor
1971

Incident in San Francisco
Robert Harmon
1971

a.k.a. Cassius Clay
Self
1970

The Ceremony of Innocence
King Ethelred
1970

Night Gallery
SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
1969

Pendulum
Woodrow Wilson King
1969

The Power of the Resurrection
Peter
1958

Spanish Affair
Merritt Blake
1957

Homeward Borne
Bob Lyttleton
1957

The Phenix City Story
John Patterson
1955

Blackboard Jungle
Joshua Y. Edwards
1955

Patterns
Fred Staples
1955

Pickup on South Street
Joey
1953

Eight Iron Men
Pvt. Coke
1952

The Sniper
James G. Kent
1952

The Mob
Tom Clancy
1951
National Geographic's Rain Forest
Self - Narrator