
Biography
Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, film and television 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. Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record "The Impossible Dream", the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical Kismet, he played the Caliph in the original Broadway cast and, as such, was one of the quartet who sang "And This Is My Beloved". Additionally, he won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50-year career and his "sonorous baritone" was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At the time of his death, Kiley was described as "one of theater's most distinguished and versatile actors" and as "an indispensable actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between."
Filmography
All 137
Movies 77
TV Shows 60
Narrator 24
Self 18
Voice 1

Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy (2003)

America Undercover (2003)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

Searching for Lost Worlds (1999)

Blue Moon (1999)

Patch Adams (1998)

The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City (1998)

Wolves at Our Door (1997)

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997)

Ally McBeal (1997)

Time to Say Goodbye? (1997)

Tigers of the Snow (1997)

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)

The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden (1997)

Mary & Tim (1996)

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace (1996)

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)

Phenomenon (1996)

National Geographic: The Last Feast of the Crocodiles (1996)

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)

Secrets (1995)

The Great Defender (1995)

30 Years of National Geographic Specials (1995)

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)

Christy (1994)

Mysteries of the Bible (1994)

The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)

Jurassic Park (1993)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Mysteries Underground (1992)

Mastergate (1992)

Giant Bears of Kodiak Island (1992)

World Of Discovery (1992)

Absolute Strangers (1991)

Separate But Equal (1991)

Separate but Equal (1991)

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990)

Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods (1990)

Aladdin (1990)

The Final Days (1989)

To the Limit (1989)

Search For the Battleship Bismarck (1989)

My First Love (1988)

Mysteries of Mankind (1988)

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988)

Australia's Aborigines (1988)

A Year in the Life (1987)

Lions of the African Night (1987)

Treasures From The Past (1987)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)

A Year in the Life (1986)

If Tomorrow Comes (1986)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1986)

Planet Earth (1986)

National Geographic: White Wolf (1986)

The Twilight Zone (1985)

Do You Remember Love (1985)

A.D. (1985)

The Bad Seed (1985)

Ballad of the Irish Horse (1985)

The Canterville Ghost (1985)

George Washington (1984)

Return to Everest (1984)

Natural World (1983)

The Thorn Birds (1983)

Hotel (1982)

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

Pray TV (1982)

Isabel's Choice (1981)

Golden Gate (1981)

Endless Love (1981)

Some Call Them ... Freaks (1981)

Angel on My Shoulder (1980)

The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979)

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)

The Andros Targets (1977)

Medical Story (1975)

Friendly Persuasion (1975)

The Little Prince (1974)

Jigsaw (1972)

Murder Once Removed (1971)

Columbo (1971)

Cannon (1971)

Incident in San Francisco (1971)

Great Performances (1971)

Night Gallery (1970)

a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)

Night Gallery (1969)

The New People (1969)

Pendulum (1969)

The Mod Squad (1968)

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

The Carol Burnett Show (1967)

Judd for the Defense (1967)

Garrison's Gorillas (1967)

The F.B.I. (1965)

National Geographic Specials (1965)

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

The Great Adventure (1963)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

Ben Casey (1961)

Dr. Kildare (1961)

Cain's Hundred (1961)

The Defenders (1961)

The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

Spanish Affair (1957)

The Steve Allen Show (1956)

Tony Awards (1956)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

Gunsmoke (1955)

The Phenix City Story (1955)

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Patterns (1955)

Toby and the Tall Corn (1954)

Climax! (1954)

Justice (1954)

The United States Steel Hour (1953)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

General Electric Theater (1953)

Eight Iron Men (1952)

The Sniper (1952)

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Celanese Theatre (1951)

The Mob (1951)

Tales of Tomorrow (1951)

Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

Danger (1950)

The Web (1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

Suspense (1949)

Studio One (1948)

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

National Geographic's Rain Forest
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Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-03-31
Deathday1999-03-05 (76 years old)
Place of birthChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asRichard David Kiley
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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