FrameThrower · Actors · Richard Kiley
Richard Kiley
2 films · 189 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1953–1988
Born 31 March 1922 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · died 5 March 1999
Richard Paul Kiley 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).
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 189 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1953–1988
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series1994
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1988
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie1983
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1966
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1959
- Theatre World Award1953
How their films are shot
Measured across 189 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Richard takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day — the look of the work Richard takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
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