Richard Kiley
STAGE CREDITS
Love Letters
[Off-Broadway]
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III [Replacement]
All My Sons
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival,
Joe Keller
Man of La Mancha
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production,
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
Purple Dust
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere,
Performer
I Had a Ball
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production,
Stan The Shpieler
No Strings
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production,
David Jordan
Redhead
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production,
Tom Baxter
Kismet
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production,
The Caliph
Man of La Mancha
[West End]
Return Engagement [West End],
Don Quixote (Cervantes)
Movies
The Mob
[ ] Tom Clancy
The Sniper
[ ] Dr. James G. Kent
Eight Iron Men
[ ] Pvt. Coke
Pickup on South Street
[ ] Joey
The Phenix City Story
[ ] John Patterson
Blackboard Jungle
[ ] Joshua Y. Edwards
Spanish Affair
[ ] Merritt Blake
The Power of the Resurrection
[ ] Peter
Pendulum
[ ] Woodrow Wilson King
The Little Prince
[ ] The Pilot
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
[ ] Mr. Dunn
New Media Bible, The: The Gospel According to St. Luke
[ ] Narrator, St. Luke
Endless
Who was Richard Kiley?
Richard Paul Kiley was an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical. Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record "The Impossible Dream", the hit song from the show. In the hit musical Kismet, he played the Caliph, and was one of the quartet introducing the song "And This Is My Beloved". Additionally, he won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50 year career, and his "sonorous baritone" was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At his death, Kiley was described as "one of theater's most distinguished and versatile actors" and as "an indispensable actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between."
- Born
- Mar 31,
Chicago - Also known as
- Richard David Kiley
- Richard Paul Kiley
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Profession
- Education
- Loyola University Chicago
- Died
- Mar 5,
Warwick
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RICHARD KILEY: THE MAN OF LA MANCHA
In a column yesterday, I emphasized the first half of Richard Kiley's career pre-Man of La Mancha, prior to the role with which he would forever be identified. Roles, to be more precise, as the musical required him to play both the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes and his most famous creation, Don Quixote, who himself is really Alonso Quixano, a nobleman touched in the head. Between and , Kiley gave more than 2, performances in La Mancha, all while continuing to create new stage work, distinguish himself in film and television, and become a prolific and in-demand narrator of documentaries. Here's part two of my appreciation in today's "Theatre Yesterday and Today."
"Man of La Mancha was a production nobody wanted, booked into a theatre nobody else would have, and ignored by everyone except the public."
This from no better an authority than Dale Wasserman, the author of the book to the musical, which in spite of mixed reviews won five Tony Awards including Best Musical. That’s a whole other story for a whole other column, and instead, I want to stick with the great Richard Kiley, and
Richard Paul Kiley
| American stage, film and television actor Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Biography of Richard Paul Kiley
- Early Life and Education
- Career
- Death
Biography of Richard Paul Kiley
Richard Paul Kiley was an American actor of theater, film, and television. He was best known for his work in voice acting, often serving as a narrator in various documentary projects. Many remember him from the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha", where Richard played the role of Don Quixote. He was the first to perform and record the most famous song of the production, "The Impossible Dream". He also had a successful role as the Caliph in the musical "Kismet", where he performed the song "Stranger in Paradise".
Early Life and Education
Kiley was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. After graduating from high school in , he attended Loyola University in Chicago for one year before transferring to the Barnum Dramatic School. In the late s, he performed in summer theaters in Chicago alongside popular actors such as Alan Furlan.
Career
After a brief stint in the U.S. Navy, Kiley returned to Chicago and pursued his acti
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