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Kiley won Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for Redhead in 1959 and Man of La Mancha in 1966. The dual role of middle-aged author Cervantes and his fictional creation Quixote is one of the few musical roles that requires the talents of both leading man and character actor.
Mar 6, 1999 · The “Man of La Mancha” is dead. Richard Kiley, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actor who brought Don Quixote to life in the Broadway production of “Man of La Mancha,” died Friday at 76.
Man of La Mancha lived "The Impossible Dream" taking home Tony Awards for actor Richard Kiley, director Albert Marre, the composer-lyricist team of Mitch Leigh and Joe Darion and for scenic...
Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 for his signature role, "Man of La Mancha". He was also nominated in the same category in 1962 for "No Strings" and, in 1987, as as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller 's "All My Sons".
- March 31, 1922
- March 5, 1999
Dec 15, 2020 · Richard Kiley and Angela Lansbury holding their Tonys for “Man of La Mancha” and “Mame” on the night of the 1966 Tony Awards (the stands came a year later when the ceremony was first telecast...
- Ron Fassler
Original Man of La Mancha star Richard Kiley sings "The Impossible Dream" on the 1972 Tony Awards
Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1959 for "Redhead" and in 1966 for his signature role, "Man of La Mancha". He was also nominated in the same category in 1962 for "No Strings" and, in 1987, as as Best Actor (Play) for a revival of Arthur Miller 's "All My Sons".
