Richard Kiley: movies and TV shows
Richard Kiley has 181 credits in the archive: 84 films and 97 TV series, from 1944 to 2004. Highest rated: A Year in the Life (9.3/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2004 · busiest year: 1948 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Don Quixote (segment "Man Of La Mancha") | Film | 8.3 | 82 |
| 2003 | Hugh Hefner: American Playboy | Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.3 | 81 |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Joey (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 80 |
| 2001 | Heroes of Horror | Narrator | Film | 8.7 | 79 |
| 1999 | Blue Moon | Jimmy Keating | Film | 4.5 | 77 |
| 1999 | Searching for Lost Worlds | narrator | TV | — | 77 |
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Dr. Titan | Film | 7.3 | 76 |
| 1998 | The Gates of Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City | Host | Film | 7.0 | 76 |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Seymore Little | TV | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1997 | Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain | Narrator | Film | 6.4 | 75 |
| 1997 | Wolves at Our Door | Narrator | Film | 8.3 | 75 |
| 1997 | Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 75 |
| 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? | Dr. Gerald Klooster | Film | 5.5 | 75 |
| 1997 | The Sonoran Desert: A Violent Eden | Narrator (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 75 |
| 1997 | Tigers of the Snow | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.4 | 75 |
| 1996 | Phenomenon | Dr. Wellin | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Frank Dougherty | Film | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1996 | Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.5 | 74 |
| 1996 | Mary & Tim | Ron Melville | Film | 6.8 | 74 |
| 1995 | The Great Defender | TV | 10.0 | 73 | |
| 1995 | 30 Years of National Geographic Specials | Self - Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 1995 | Secrets | Dr. Will Berter | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1995 | Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker | Narrator | Film | 4.3 | 73 |
| 1995 | Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces | Narrator | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 1994 | Christy | Dr. Ferrand | TV | 8.3 | 72 |
| 1994 | Mysteries of the Bible | TV | 9.0 | 72 | |
| 1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story | Earl Clayburn | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Seyetik | TV | 7.9 | 71 |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Jurassic Park Tour Voice (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 1993 | The Visual Bible: Matthew | Matthew | Film | 8.8 | 71 |
| 1992 | Picket Fences | Hayden Langston | TV | 7.5 | 70 |
| 1992 | Mastergate | Archer Bowman | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 1992 | Mysteries Underground | Self - Narrator | Film | 6.2 | 70 |
| 1992 | Giant Bears of Kodiak Island | Narrator | Film | — | 70 |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal | Chief Justice Earl Warren | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal | Chief Justice Earl Warren | TV | 6.0 | 69 |
| 1991 | Absolute Strangers | Dr. RJ Cannon | Film | — | 69 |
| 1991 | National Geographic: Splendid Stones | Narrator | Film | — | 69 |
| 1990 | Gunsmoke: The Last Apache | Chalk Brighton | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1990 | Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1990 | Aladdin | The Magician | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 1989 | To The Limit | Narrator | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1989 | The Final Days | J. Fred Buzhardt | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 1988 | My First Love | Sam Morrissey | Film | 9.5 | 66 |
| 1988 | Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1988 | National Geographic: White Wolf | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 66 |
| 1988 | Australia's Aborigines | Narrator | Film | — | 66 |
| 1988 | Australia's Twilight Of The Dreamtime | Narrator | Film | — | 66 |
| 1987 | Biography | Narrator (voice) | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1987 | A Year in the Life | Joe Gardner | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1987 | Lions of the African Night | Film | 10.0 | 65 | |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1987 | Treasures From The Past | Himself - Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | The Cosmos (voice) | Film | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | Gunther Hartog | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1986 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Col. Grangerford | Film | 6.6 | 64 |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life | Joe Gardner | TV | 9.3 | 64 |
| 1986 | Planet Earth | Narrator | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Sir Lancelot du Lac (segment "The Last Defender of Camelot") | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1985 | A.D. | Claudius | TV | 5.4 | 63 |
| 1985 | The Bad Seed | Richard Bravo | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1985 | The Canterville Ghost | Sir Simon De Canterville | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 1985 | Do You Remember Love | George Hollis | Film | 10.0 | 63 |
| 1985 | Ballad of the Irish Horse | Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1984 | George Washington | George Mason | TV | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1983 | Natural World | Self - Narrator | TV | 7.4 | 61 |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds | Paddy Cleary | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1983 | Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Announcer | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Self – Host | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 60 | |
| 1982 | Hotel | Matt Carmichael | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1982 | Pray TV | Rev. Gus Keiffer | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Arthur | Film | 5.7 | 59 |
| 1981 | Isabel's Choice | Lyman Jones | Film | — | 59 |
| 1981 | Some Call Them ... Freaks | Host (Self) | Film | — | 59 |
| 1981 | Golden Gate | Thomas J. Kingsley | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1980 | Angel on My Shoulder | Nick | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1979 | The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke | Narrator/St. Luke | Film | — | 57 |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets | Rev. Ellis | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Mr. Dunn | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1976 | The Macahans | Timothy Macahan | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1975 | Medical Story | Mark Kellerman | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1975 | Friendly Persuasion | Jess Birdwell | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1974 | The Little Prince | The Pilot | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1974 | Give Me Liberty | Robertson | Film | — | 52 |
| 1972 | Jigsaw | DA Dan Bellington | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1971 | Columbo | Mark Halperin | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | TV | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1971 | Cannon | TV | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1971 | Murder Once Removed | Frank Manning | Film | 4.9 | 49 |
| 1971 | The Swan Song | Theatre Actor | Film | — | 49 |
| 1971 | Incident in San Francisco | Robert Harmon | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1971 | All the Way Home | Jay Follet | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Ralph Burke | TV | 7.8 | 48 |
| 1970 | a.k.a. Cassius Clay | Self | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1970 | The Ceremony of Innocence | King Ethelred | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Dr. Thomas Patton | TV | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1969 | The New People | TV | 6.2 | 47 | |
| 1969 | Night Gallery | SS-Gruppenführer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1969 | Pendulum | Woodrow Wilson King | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Sam Patton | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Arlen McKittrick | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Dr. Judson Strode | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | Vincent Warren | TV | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defense | TV | 7.7 | 45 | |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | TV | 8.1 | 45 | |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | TV | 6.7 | 45 | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | John Streyer | TV | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Dr. Herbert Barth | TV | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Frederic Oliver Scott | TV | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials | Narrator | TV | 7.1 | 43 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Lou Franklin | TV | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure | Col. Edwin L. Drake | TV | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Jim Derry | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Fred Carroll | TV | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | George Helber | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Acting Governor White | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Harvey Slaughter | TV | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 39 | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Doug Crawford | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Sheriff Gideon Yates | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1958 | The Power of the Resurrection | Peter | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1957 | Spanish Affair | Merritt Blake | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1957 | Homeward Borne | Bob Lyttleton | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV | — | 34 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 34 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 34 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self - Singer | TV | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Lewis Stark | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Tom Lynott | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Bohannan | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Will Stambridge | TV | 6.7 | 33 |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harry Adams | TV | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1955 | Patterns | Fred Staples | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Joshua Y. Edwards | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1955 | The Phenix City Story | John Patterson | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Charley Kincaid | TV | 3.8 | 32 |
| 1953 | Kraft Television Theatre | TV | 10.0 | 31 | |
| 1953 | Revlon Mirror Theatre | TV | — | 31 | |
| 1953 | Medallion Theatre | TV | — | 31 | |
| 1953 | Pickup on South Street | Joey | Film | 7.4 | 31 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 31 | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 30 | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | Actor | TV | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | The Prosecuting Attorney | TV | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Walter Crandall | TV | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1952 | The Sniper | James G. Kent | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1952 | Eight Iron Men | Pvt. Coke | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 29 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Jay Follet | TV | 8.8 | 29 |
| 1951 | The Mob | Tom Clancy | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 28 | |
| 1950 | Danger | TV | 7.7 | 28 | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Dan | TV | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1949 | Suspense | TV | 5.1 | 27 | |
| 1949 | Suspense | Webb Wilson | TV | 5.1 | 27 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Joe | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Edward Dean | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Fred Baxter | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | TV | 5.4 | 26 | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Jim Colton | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Calvin | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Julian Hurst | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Ralph Johnson | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Merrick | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Richard Baker | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 26 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | TV | 7.8 | 25 | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Fred Staples | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Frederick Banting | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Artaban | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | Hacker | TV | 7.8 | 25 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| National Geographic's Rain Forest | Self - Narrator | Film | — | — |