Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Birthday: 1922-03-31

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).

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Patch Adams
Patch Adams

The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, ...

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Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to ...

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The Sniper
The Sniper

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their...

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The Mob
The Mob

An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back....

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Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupi...

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Phenomenon
Phenomenon

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligenc...

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Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street

In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when ...

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The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story

A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambl...

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The Little Prince
The Little Prince

After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prin...

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Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug...

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The Visual Bible: Matthew
The Visual Bible: Matthew

The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Versio...

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Endless Love
Endless Love

As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's ...

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a.k.a. Cassius Clay
a.k.a. Cassius Clay

The study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a fascinating l...

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The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several d...

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Spanish Affair
Spanish Affair

Merritt Blake, an American architect who is travelling in Spain, contracts the services of beautiful...

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Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroye...

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Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden A...

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National Geographic: Splendid Stones
National Geographic: Splendid Stones

Sparkling diamonds. Exquisite emeralds. Brilliant rubies. Shimmering pearls. For centuries, these pr...

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Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache

James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In...

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Blue Moon
Blue Moon

It takes a huge storm at sea for a couple running a financially-strapped restaurant and fishing busi...

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The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost

The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave de...

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Eight Iron Men
Eight Iron Men

During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines ...

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Patterns
Patterns

"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the ...

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Lions of the African Night
Lions of the African Night

Documentary exploring the nighttime lives of the greatest of all cats, the African lion. The film fo...

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Ballad of the Irish Horse
Ballad of the Irish Horse

Documentary directed by Miriam Birch....

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Pendulum
Pendulum

On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Fr...

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips....

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The Final Days
The Final Days

The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency....

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Do You Remember Love
Do You Remember Love

Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. Th...

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Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror

A&E Comprehensive biographies of five of the greatest classic stars of the horror genre. Features lo...

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Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave bac...

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Australia's Aborigines
Australia's Aborigines

Shows the Kakadu lands in Northern Australia and the people who live there, the Gagudju Aborigines, ...

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Jigsaw
Jigsaw

In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himsel...

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National Geographic: White Wolf
National Geographic: White Wolf

In the harsh northern reaches of Canada's Ellesmere Island, elusive arctic wolves share their secret...

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Wolves at Our Door
Wolves at Our Door

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not Jim and Jamie Dutcher. Raising a pack of gray wolves from pupp...

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Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers

A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hear...

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Murder Once Removed
Murder Once Removed

Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to c...

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Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and inter...

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Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death ...

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilizat...

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Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes...

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Tigers of the Snow
Tigers of the Snow

There are only about 300 remaining Siberian Tigers in the wild, restricted to a section of far Easte...

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Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistor...

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A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

The story of Hazel Brannon Smith, a Southern newspaper publisher who risked the loss of everything s...

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Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck

A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser ...

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30 Years of National Geographic Specials
30 Years of National Geographic Specials

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society....

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All the Way Home
All the Way Home

Jay Follet is suffering a mid-life crisis while his wife, Mary, is expecting their second child. Whe...

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Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder

A small-time Chicago hood, now deceased, gets a second chance at life by striking a bargain with the...

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My First Love
My First Love

Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam Morrisse...

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The Ceremony of Innocence
The Ceremony of Innocence

Events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013....

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The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden

An intriguing look at the agonies of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, northern Mexico and Southern Cal...

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Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such ...

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The Power of the Resurrection
The Power of the Resurrection

A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Pet...

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Secrets
Secrets

Etta Berter is a doctor's wife in 1905 who has been unable to have children. The couple has one adop...

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Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

Documentary overview of Peter Lorre's ascension to fame as a master purveyor of silky but disquietin...

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The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

Laid-back private eye Jim Rockford and his brown Pontiac Firebird become embroiled in another case w...

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Mastergate
Mastergate

A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealin...

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

A dramatic presentation of the Bible from (New Media Bible), and producer John Heyman. spoken word-f...

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Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco

A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim a...

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Night Gallery
Night Gallery

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemete...

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Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves....

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Treasures From The Past
Treasures From The Past

Restore a piece of the past with talented artisans, collectors, and dreamers who restore masterpiece...

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Isabel's Choice
Isabel's Choice

When the boss she helped climb the corporate ladder is forced into early retirement, a widowed execu...

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

This fascinating program presents the story of Jerusalem and the Holy Land against the backdrop of h...

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Pray TV
Pray TV

A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep confli...

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Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island

Even in a spot as remote and wild as Alaska's Kodiak Island, the struggle between man and nature con...

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Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged ...

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Aladdin
Aladdin

Set in ancient China, an aimless young man falls in love with the Emperor's beautiful daughter, and ...

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Mysteries Underground
Mysteries Underground

Embark on an extraordinary journey into the underground world of caves. Beneath our sunlit world lie...

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Mary & Tim
Mary & Tim

Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged yo...

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Golden Gate
Golden Gate

A venerable San Francisco publishing family becomes embroiled in a bitter power struggle between the...

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Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play al...

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Some Call Them ... Freaks
Some Call Them ... Freaks

A look at those born differently, once viewed by society as "freaks"....

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National Geographic's Rain Forest
National Geographic's Rain Forest

The tropical rain forests of the world are home to nearly half the animal species on earth - an esti...

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Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place ...

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Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime

Covers a spiritual culture based upon reverence for the land and the spiritual dimension known as th...

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The Macahans
The Macahans

Zeb Macahan, a pioneering westerner, helps move his brother's family to the wild west. They run into...

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To The Limit
To The Limit

This documentary follows world-class athletes as they perform spectacular, eye-opening feats. Experi...

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Time to Say Goodbye?
Time to Say Goodbye?

A doctor suffering from Alzheimer's wishes to end his life, causing a severe rift in the family, wit...

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Homeward Borne
Homeward Borne

Just after World War Two ends, an American woman takes in a Polish war orphan boy, a concentration c...

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Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Filmed in 1983 at Las Vegas's Tropicana Hotel and hosted by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley, this ...

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Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods

National Geographic Documentary about Bali, the tiny island in the Indonesian archipelago. Exploring...

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Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty

A man's adventures in colonial America take him from the edge of the wilderness to meetings with the...

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