Richard Kiley
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1922-03-31 – 1999-03-05
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
Patch Adams
1998Dr. Titan
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
The Sniper
1952James G. Kent
The Mob
1951Tom Clancy
Blackboard Jungle
1955Joshua Y. Edwards
Phenomenon
1996Dr. Wellin
Pickup on South Street
1953Joey
The Phenix City Story
1955John Patterson
The Little Prince
1974The Pilot
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977Mr. Dunn
The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993Matthew
Endless Love
1981Arthur
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970Self
The Bad Seed
1985Richard Bravo
Spanish Affair
1957Merritt Blake
Separate But Equal
1991Chief Justice Earl Warren
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995Narrator
National Geographic: Splendid Stones
1991Narrator
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990Chalk Brighton