Biography
Richard Paul Kiley was an American actor. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")
The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on ope...

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
2003
as Narrator (voice)
With his magazine Hugh Hefner changed the face of publishing, combining titillation with hard-edged reporting and serving up nudity with taste. His sw...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002
as Joey (archive footage)
Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.
Heroes of Horror
2001
as Narrator
A&E Comprehensive biographies of five of the greatest classic stars of the horror genre. Features lots or archive footage from some the greatest horro...

Blue Moon
1999
as Jimmy Keating
A fishing family in Maine face domestic heartbreak and financial crisis.

Patch Adams
1998
as Dr. Titan
The true story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams, who in the 1970s found that humor is the best medicine, and was willing to do just anything to make his pa...

The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City
1998
as Host
This fascinating program presents the story of Jerusalem and the Holy Land against the backdrop of history and prophecy. Jerusalem is the city where h...

Wolves at Our Door
1997
as Narrator
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Not Jim and Jamie Dutcher. Raising a pack of gray wolves from puppies, they were able to film their growth, developm...

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Narrator
Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as "House of Wax," "The Fly," and "The Pit and the...

The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden
1997
as Narrator (voice)
An intriguing look at the agonies of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, northern Mexico and Southern California forthrightly reveals the animals' and vege...

Time to Say Goodbye?
1997
as Dr. Gerald Klooster
A doctor suffering from Alzheimer's wishes to end his life, causing a severe rift in the family, with each side convinced they have the father's best ...

Tigers of the Snow
1997
as Narrator (voice)
There are only about 300 remaining Siberian Tigers in the wild, restricted to a section of far Eastern Russia, near the coast. Wildlife biologists ris...

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
1997
as Narrator
The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave back to the world as a humanitarian.

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self
Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men."

Mary & Tim
1996
as Ron Melville
Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him ...

Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Documentary overview of Peter Lorre's ascension to fame as a master purveyor of silky but disquieting peril.

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Frank Dougherty
Laid-back private eye Jim Rockford and his brown Pontiac Firebird become embroiled in another case when he runs across an old flame, blind book editor...

Phenomenon
1996
as Dr. Wellin
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
1995
as Narrator
Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wol...

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Narrator
A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.

Secrets
1995
as Dr. Will Berter
Etta Berter is a doctor's wife in 1905 who has been unable to have children. The couple has one adopted daughter but she has always wanted more childr...

30 Years of National Geographic Specials
1995
as Self - Narrator
Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
1994
as Earl Clayburn
The story of Hazel Brannon Smith, a Southern newspaper publisher who risked the loss of everything she loved by defying the bigotry of her neighbors i...

The Visual Bible: Matthew
1993
as Matthew
The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). In Israel, then known as Judea of the Rom...

Jurassic Park
1993
as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

Mysteries Underground
1992
as Self - Narrator
Embark on an extraordinary journey into the underground world of caves. Beneath our sunlit world lies an unknown universe of breathtaking caverns, tre...

Mastergate
1992
as Archer Bowman
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate ...
Giant Bears of Kodiak Island
1992
as Narrator
Even in a spot as remote and wild as Alaska's Kodiak Island, the struggle between man and nature continues. Wildlife filmmaker Wolfgang Bayer presents...

Absolute Strangers
1991
as Dr. RJ Cannon
A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a l...

Separate But Equal
1991
as Chief Justice Earl Warren
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

National Geographic: Splendid Stones
1991
as Narrator
Sparkling diamonds. Exquisite emeralds. Brilliant rubies. Shimmering pearls. For centuries, these precious gems have captured humankind, leading men a...

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
1990
as Chalk Brighton
James Arness rides again as Matt Dillon, the US Marshal he made popular in the 1955-75 TV series. In this movie he goes after a renegade Apache named ...

Aladdin
1990
as The Magician
Set in ancient China, an aimless young man falls in love with the Emperor's beautiful daughter, and goes on a journey with his supposedly long-lost un...

The Final Days
1989
as J. Fred Buzhardt
The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

To The Limit
1989
as Narrator
This documentary follows world-class athletes as they perform spectacular, eye-opening feats. Experience a rock climber scale a near impossible cliff,...

My First Love
1988
as Sam Morrissey
Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam Morrissey, a physician of considerable means. The only thi...

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
as Narrator
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and interviews with his friends and co-workers.

Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime
1988
as Narrator
Covers a spiritual culture based upon reverence for the land and the spiritual dimension known as the Dreamtime.
Australia's Aborigines
1988
as Narrator
Shows the Kakadu lands in Northern Australia and the people who live there, the Gagudju Aborigines, their story and their culture.

National Geographic: White Wolf
1988
as Narrator (voice)
In the harsh northern reaches of Canada's Ellesmere Island, elusive arctic wolves share their secrets with two patient observers. Shielded by their re...

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Narrator (voice)
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

Lions of the African Night
1987
Documentary exploring the nighttime lives of the greatest of all cats, the African lion. The film follows a large pride of more than two dozen lions a...

Treasures From The Past
1987
as Himself - Narrator
Restore a piece of the past with talented artisans, collectors, and dreamers who restore masterpieces of a bygone era. You will fly the skies in a WW ...

Howard the Duck
1986
as The Cosmos (voice)
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar-smoking drake, Howard, fr...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1986
as Col. Grangerford
Adventurous Huck Finn prefers rafting on the Mississippi River rather than being a part of civilization.

Do You Remember Love
1985
as George Hollis
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional tur...

The Bad Seed
1985
as Richard Bravo
Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mothe...

Ballad of the Irish Horse
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary directed by Miriam Birch.

The Canterville Ghost
1985
as Sir Simon De Canterville
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville...

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Pray TV
1982
as Rev. Gus Keiffer
A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities s...

Isabel's Choice
1981
as Lyman Jones
When the boss she helped climb the corporate ladder is forced into early retirement, a widowed executive secretary must choose between his surprise ma...

Golden Gate
1981
as Thomas J. Kingsley
A venerable San Francisco publishing family becomes embroiled in a bitter power struggle between the iron-fisted, but ailing, patriarch's son and a ru...

Endless Love
1981
as Arthur
As their romance unfolds, Jade and David's growing love for one another becomes the scorn of Jade's father. However, when Jade's grades begin to drop,...

Some Call Them ... Freaks
1981
as Host (Self)
A look at those born differently, once viewed by society as "freaks".

Angel on My Shoulder
1980
as Nick
A small-time Chicago hood, now deceased, gets a second chance at life by striking a bargain with the Devil to inhabit and attempt to corrupt a totally...

The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
1979
as Narrator/St. Luke
A dramatic presentation of the Bible from (New Media Bible), and producer John Heyman. spoken word-for-word from the King James Version by the narrato...

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Mr. Dunn
A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she beg...

The Macahans
1976
as Timothy Macahan
Zeb Macahan, a pioneering westerner, helps move his brother's family to the wild west. They run into several obstacles including the breakout of the C...

Friendly Persuasion
1975
as Jess Birdwell
During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.

The Little Prince
1974
as The Pilot
After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up st...

Jigsaw
1972
as DA Dan Bellington
In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himself accused of murder after being found unconscious ...

All the Way Home
1971
as Jay Follet
Jay Follet is suffering a mid-life crisis while his wife, Mary, is expecting their second child. When Jay takes his family to visit his 103-year-old g...

Murder Once Removed
1971
as Frank Manning
Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to cover it up.

Incident in San Francisco
1971
as Robert Harmon
A man who tries to stop a mugging finds himself accused of murdering the criminal after the victim and witnesses fail to corroborate his story. A youn...

a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
as Self
The study of crazy brilliance and flamboyant sincerity. a.k.a. Cassius Clay presents a fascinating look at the incredible life and achievements of one...

The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
as King Ethelred
Events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013.

Night Gallery
1969
as SS-GruppenfĂĽhrer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe
This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by ...

Pendulum
1969
as Woodrow Wilson King
On the evening of his decoration for bringing a murderer to justice, Washington DC Police Captain Frank Matthews' wife, and her lover are murdered in ...

The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Peter
A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of ...

Spanish Affair
1957
as Merritt Blake
Merritt Blake, an American architect who is travelling in Spain, contracts the services of beautiful local interpreter Mari Zarubia. Sensing there may...

The Phenix City Story
1955
as John Patterson
A crime-busting lawyer and his initially reluctant attorney father take on the forces that run gambling and prostitution in their small Southern town.

Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Joshua Y. Edwards
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...

Patterns
1955
as Fred Staples
"Patterns" was an American television play broadcast live on January 12, 1955, remade as a film the next year with some of the same cast. Fred Staples...

Pickup on South Street
1953
as Joey
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when he targets ex-prostitute Candy and steals her wall...

Eight Iron Men
1952
as Pvt. Coke
During the World War II in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped...

The Sniper
1952
as James G. Kent
Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by ...

The Mob
1951
as Tom Clancy
An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.
National Geographic's Rain Forest
N/A
as Self - Narrator
The tropical rain forests of the world are home to nearly half the animal species on earth - an estimated five million different life forms. More than...