Portrait of Richard Kiley

Acting

Richard Kiley

Career

Active from 1951 to 2001, with a break from 1959 to 1968, busiest in 1997 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 70 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Kiley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Inspirational 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Biblical Drama 3
  • Classic Film 2
  • Religious Education 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Family Drama 2
  • Slice-of-Life 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

132
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

4 titles
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004)

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

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy (2003)

as Narrator (voice)

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

as Joey (archive footage)

Heroes of Horror
Heroes of Horror (2001)

as Narrator

1990s

32 titles ยท average score 67
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Narrator

Tigers of the Snow
Tigers of the Snow (1997)

as Narrator (voice)

Wolves at Our Door
Wolves at Our Door (1997)

as Narrator

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)

as Narrator

Phenomenon
Phenomenon (1996)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Wellin

The Great Defender
The Great Defender (1995)

TV show

Mysteries of the Bible
Mysteries of the Bible (1994)

TV show

The Visual Bible: Matthew
The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)
GoodWatch score 83

as Matthew

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Chief Justice Earl Warren

Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

as Chief Justice Earl Warren

Absolute Strangers
Absolute Strangers (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. RJ Cannon

Gunsmoke: The Last Apache
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chalk Brighton

1980s

31 titles ยท average score 66
The Final Days
The Final Days (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

as J. Fred Buzhardt

My First Love
My First Love (1988)
GoodWatch score 78

as Sam Morrissey

A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life (1987)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Joe Gardner

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)

as Narrator (voice)

If Tomorrow Comes
If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Gunther Hartog

A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life (1986)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Joe Gardner

Planet Earth
Planet Earth (1986)

TV show ยท as Narrator

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sir Simon De Canterville

Do You Remember Love
Do You Remember Love (1985)
GoodWatch score 86

as George Hollis

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Announcer / Self โ€“ Host

Endless Love
Endless Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 40

as Arthur

Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nick

1970s

18 titles ยท average score 71
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979)

as Narrator/St. Luke

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Dunn

Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1975)

as Jess Birdwell

The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1974)
GoodWatch score 67

as The Pilot

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Mark Halperin

Murder Once Removed
Murder Once Removed (1971)
GoodWatch score 53

as Frank Manning

All the Way Home
All the Way Home (1971)

as Jay Follet

Incident in San Francisco
Incident in San Francisco (1971)

as Robert Harmon

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Introduction Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Self

The Ceremony of Innocence
The Ceremony of Innocence (1970)

as King Ethelred

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Ralph Burke

1960s

19 titles ยท average score 66
Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as SS-Gruppenfรผhrer Helmut Arndt / Josef Strobe

Pendulum
Pendulum (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

as Woodrow Wilson King

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Sam Patton

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Thomas Patton

The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad (1968)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Vincent Warren

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dr. Judson Strode / Arlen McKittrick

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Frederic Oliver Scott / Dr. Herbert Barth

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lou Franklin

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Jim Derry

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Fred Carroll

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Harvey Slaughter / George Helber

1950s

25 titles ยท average score 72
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sheriff Gideon Yates

The Power of the Resurrection
The Power of the Resurrection (1958)

as Peter

Spanish Affair
Spanish Affair (1957)

as Merritt Blake

Patterns
Patterns (1955)
GoodWatch score 72

as Fred Staples

The Phenix City Story
The Phenix City Story (1955)
GoodWatch score 85

as John Patterson

Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joshua Y. Edwards

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Harry Adams

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Tom Lynott / Bohannan

Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
GoodWatch score 85

as Joey

The Sniper
The Sniper (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as James G. Kent

Eight Iron Men
Eight Iron Men (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Pvt. Coke

The Mob
The Mob (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tom Clancy

1940s

3 titles ยท average score 68
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Webb Wilson

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Julian Hurst / Edward Dean

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Fred Staples / Frederick Banting