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Richard Kiley
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Actor Born: March 31, 1922 in Chicago, IL Death: March 5, 1999 in Warwick, NY Biography:"Richard Kiley" trained for a theatrical career at the Barnum Dramatic School. Just before his World War II service, Kiley played small roles in several Chicago-based radio programs. He relocated to New York in 1947, making his Broadway debut in a 1953 revival of "Shaw"'s Misalliance (which earned him a Theatre World Award). He spent the next two decades alternating in "straight" plays and musicals: his credits in the latter category include Kismet, Redhead, No Strings and, of course, his Tony-winning dual performance as Cervantes and Quixote in Man of La Mancha. In films from 1950, Kiley was often cast as a menace, never more so than in 1953's "Pickup on South Street", in which he commits the heinously antisocial act of murdering "Thelma Ritter". He was more sympathetic as the alcoholic teacher in "The Blackboard Jungle" (1955), whose faith in his abilities is irreparably damaged when his juvenile... Full Biography
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