
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.
- March 31, 1922
- March 5, 1999 (aged 76)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor
- 46 on MovieCove · 136 credits in all
What are Richard Kiley's films like?
Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 31
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
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 21 analyzed roles.
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- Shapeshifteras Tom Clancy in The Mob (1951)
- Mentoras Dr. James G. Kent in The Sniper (1952)
- Shadowas Joey in Pickup on South Street (1953)
- Heroas John Patterson in The Phenix City Story (1955)
- Heroas Peter in The Power of the Resurrection (1958)
- Heraldas Jay Follet in All the Way Home (1971)
- Threshold guardianas Frank Manning in Murder Once Removed (1971)
- Heroas Robert Harmon in Incident in San Francisco (1971)
- Shadowas District Attorney Dan Bellington in Jigsaw (1972)
- Heraldas The Pilot in The Little Prince (1974)
- Allyas George Hollis in Do You Remember Love (1985)
- Shadowas Sir Simon de Canterville in The Canterville Ghost (1985)
- Heraldas Richard Bravo in The Bad Seed (1985)
- Shapeshifteras Sam Morrissey in My First Love (1988)
- Allyas J. Fred Buzhardt in The Final Days (1989)
- Allyas Chalk Brighton in Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990)
- Shadowas Archer Bowman in Mastergate (1992)
- Heraldas Old Matthew in The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)
- Shadowas Earl Clayburn in A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
- Allyas Ron Melville in Mary & Tim (1996)
- Heroas Dr. Gerald Klooster in Time to Say Goodbye? (1997)
Moods and endings
- 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).
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) · actor · free
- The Gospel According to Matthew (1993) · actor · free
- Pickup on South Street (1953) · actor · free
- Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988) · actor · free
- The Mob (1951) · actor · free
- Mary & Tim (1996) · actor · free
- The Final Days (1989) · actor · free
- Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) · actor · free
- Bonanza (1959) · actor · free
- My First Love (1988) · actor · free
- The Canterville Ghost (1985) · actor · free
- Murder Once Removed (1971) · actor · free
- +5 more
- Howdy, show their 2 titles on Howdy
- A&E Crime Central, show their title on A&E Crime Central
- Best TV Ever, show their title on Best TV Ever
- Best Westerns Ever, show their title on Best Westerns Ever
- Cineverse, show their title on Cineverse
- Great American Pure Flix, show their title on Great American Pure Flix
- HISTORY Vault, show their title on HISTORY Vault
- Lionsgate+, show their title on Lionsgate+
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
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)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsHeroes of Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ally McBeal(1997)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Time to Say Goodbye?(1997)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Tigers of the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

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

Mary & Tim(1996)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Phenomenon(1996)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

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

Secrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Great Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Christy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Mysteries of the Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Jurassic Park(1993)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Mastergate(1992)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Picket Fences(1992)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all showsGiant Bears of Kodiak Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

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

Separate But Equal(1991)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
National Geographic: Splendid Stones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

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

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

My First Love(1988)
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)
Australia's Aborigines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

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

A Year in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Biography(1987)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Lions of the African Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

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

Howard the Duck(1986)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
If Tomorrow Comes(1986)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

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

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

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

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

The Canterville Ghost(1985)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
George Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Endless Love(1981)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all filmsSome Call Them ... Freaks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

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

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

Looking for Mr. Goodbar(1977)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Andros Targets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

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

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

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

The Little Prince(1974)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all filmsGive Me Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Jigsaw(1972)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
All the Way Home(1971)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Murder Once Removed(1971)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

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

Night Gallery(1969)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Ceremony of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

The Great Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

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

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

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

Bonanza(1959)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Spanish Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

Homeward Borne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

The Phenix City Story(1955)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Blackboard Jungle(1955)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Patterns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Sniper(1952)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Mob(1951)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

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

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

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

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

Biggest box office
Phenomenon (1996)

Highest rated
The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)

Most popular right now
Biography (1987)
Film career
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.
- 1951Screen debut· The Mob
- 1993First top-billed film· The Visual Bible: Matthew
- 1993Career best· The Visual Bible: Matthew
Billing
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.
- 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.
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
- Gilbert CatesShared titles: Absolute Strangers (1991), My First Love (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Gilbert Cates

- Gene FeldmanShared titles: Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988), Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Gene Feldman
- Suzette WinterShared titles: Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988), Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Suzette Winter
- Richard BrooksShared titles: Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Blackboard Jungle (1955)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Brooks

Actors
- David Ogden StiersShared titles: Mastergate (1992), The Final Days (1989), The Bad Seed (1985)See all 3 shared titles with David Ogden Stiers

- Jean PetersShared titles: The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002), Pickup on South Street (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Jean Peters

- Richard WidmarkShared titles: The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002), Pickup on South Street (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Widmark

- Thelma RitterShared titles: The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002), Pickup on South Street (1953)See all 2 shared titles with Thelma Ritter

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Arthur B. RubinsteinShared titles: The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002), All the Way Home (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Arthur B. Rubinstein

- Pamela MaloufShared titles: Time to Say Goodbye? (1997), The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Pamela Malouf
- Mark IrwinShared titles: Absolute Strangers (1991), My First Love (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Irwin

- Robert DrasninShared titles: Jigsaw (1972), Murder Once Removed (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Drasnin
Producers
- Stephen JansonShared titles: Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988), Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Janson

- Bob MarkellShared titles: If Tomorrow Comes (1986), Murder Once Removed (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Markell

