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Richard Kiley

Richard Kiley

Actor · Died March 5, 1999, aged 76 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 31, 1922
Died
March 5, 1999 (aged 76)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 136 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 5% in 30 days

What are Richard Kiley's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 32 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 11 · Dark 13

Grounded 26 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 10 · Intense 12

Steady 16 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Casual 12 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 12

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 21 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 21
Hero
4 of 21
Herald
4 of 21
Ally
4 of 21
Shapeshifter
2 of 21
Mentor
1 of 21
Threshold guardian
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
16
Warm
11
Contemplative
9
Hopeful
8
Other
22

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Kiley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Kiley's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

136 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha")

  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller(2002)

    as Joey (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • Heroes of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Narrator

  • Searching for Lost Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · as narrator

  • Blue Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Jimmy Keating

  • Patch Adams(1998)

    as Dr. Titan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Host

  • Wolves at Our Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Seymore Little

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
  • Time to Say Goodbye?(1997)

    as Dr. Gerald Klooster

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Tigers of the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator

  • Mary & Tim(1996)

    as Ron Melville

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Phenomenon(1996)

    as Dr. Wellin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Narrator

  • Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Will Berter

  • The Great Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Christy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Ferrand

  • Mysteries of the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 45 episodes · Actor

  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Jurassic Park(1993)

    as Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Seyetik

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Mastergate(1992)

    as Archer Bowman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Picket Fences(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Hayden Langston

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Giant Bears of Kodiak Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Narrator

  • Absolute Strangers(1991)

    as Dr. RJ Cannon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Separate but Equal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Chief Justice Earl Warren

  • Separate But Equal(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chief Justice Earl Warren

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • National Geographic: Splendid Stones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator

  • Gunsmoke: The Last Apache(1990)

    as Chalk Brighton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Aladdin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Magician

  • The Final Days(1989)

    as J. Fred Buzhardt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • To The Limit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator

  • My First Love(1988)

    as Sam Morrissey

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator

  • Australia's Aborigines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator

  • National Geographic: White Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • A Year in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 22 episodes · as Joe Gardner

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess(1987)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Biography(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Lions of the African Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • A Year in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Joe Gardner

  • Howard the Duck(1986)

    as The Cosmos (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • If Tomorrow Comes(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gunther Hartog

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Col. Grangerford

  • Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 7 episodes · as Narrator

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot")

  • Do You Remember Love(1985)

    as George Hollis

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · as Claudius

  • The Bad Seed(1985)

    as Richard Bravo

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Ballad of the Irish Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Canterville Ghost(1985)

    as Sir Simon De Canterville

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as George Mason

  • Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Thorn Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paddy Cleary

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Carmichael

  • Pray TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Rev. Gus Keiffer

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Announcer · as Self – Host

  • Isabel's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Lyman Jones

  • Golden Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Thomas J. Kingsley

  • Endless Love(1981)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Some Call Them ... Freaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Host (Self)

  • Angel on My Shoulder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Nick

  • The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Narrator/St. Luke

  • Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)

    as Mr. Dunn

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Andros Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rev. Ellis

  • The Macahans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Timothy Macahan

  • Medical Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Kellerman

  • Friendly Persuasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jess Birdwell

  • The Little Prince(1974)

    as The Pilot

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Give Me Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Robertson

  • Jigsaw(1972)

    as DA Dan Bellington

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • All the Way Home(1971)

    as Jay Follet

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Murder Once Removed(1971)

    as Frank Manning

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Halperin

  • Cannon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Theatre Actor

  • Incident in San Francisco(1971)

    as Robert Harmon

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 2 episodes · as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · as Self

  • Night Gallery(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Ralph Burke

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • The Ceremony of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as King Ethelred

  • Night Gallery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe

  • Medical Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Thomas Patton

  • The New People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pendulum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Woodrow Wilson King

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Vincent Warren

  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Patton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlen McKittrick · as Dr. Judson Strode

  • The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Garrison's Gorillas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Herbert Barth · as Frederic Oliver Scott · as John Streyer

  • National Geographic Specials(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Franklin

  • The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Edwin L. Drake

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Derry

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Carroll

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Crawford

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Acting Governor White · as George Helber · as Harvey Slaughter

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Gideon Yates

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Spanish Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Merritt Blake

  • Homeward Borne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Bob Lyttleton

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Adams

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bohannan · as Lewis Stark · as Tom Lynott · as Will Stambridge

  • The Phenix City Story(1955)

    as John Patterson

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Blackboard Jungle(1955)

    as Joshua Y. Edwards

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Patterns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Fred Staples

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Charley Kincaid

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Medallion Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Revlon Mirror Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eight Iron Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pvt. Coke

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Actor · as The Prosecuting Attorney

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Crandall

  • The Sniper(1952)

    as James G. Kent

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Jay Follet

  • The Mob(1951)

    as Tom Clancy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan

  • Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 3 episodes · as Webb Wilson

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 2 episodes · as Calvin · as Edward Dean · as Fred Baxter · as Jim Colton · as Joe · as Julian Hurst · as Merrick · as Ralph Johnson · as Richard Baker

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 10 episodes · as Artaban · as Fred Staples · as Frederick Banting · as Hacker

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 136 titles from 1947 to 2004; peak year 1992.

Film career

19472004

Peak 1992 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting136 of 136: 135 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting1 of 136: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s25 · acting1960s19 · acting1970s18 · acting1980s33 · 33 acting · 1 crew1990s34 · acting2000s4 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
5166

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Kiley's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 34; across their 32 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 32

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 46 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Kiley's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles17–66 · median 21 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Kiley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Kiley's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Ogden Stiers shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers