Richard Kiley was an American actor. Kiley appeared in the film version of The Little Prince, Endless Love, The Final Days, and How the West Was Won. He also starred in Phenomenon and The Thorn Birds miniseries, for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Kiley's television work also includes A Year on the Life and Picket Fences, for which he also won Emmy Awards.