Kevin Kline Biography (1947-)

Full name, Kevin Delaney Kline; born October 24, 1947, in St. Louis, MO; sonof Robert Joseph (a toy and record store owner and singer) and Peggy (maidenname, Kirk) Kline; brother of Kate Kline May (a producer and writer); marriedPhoebe Cates (an actress), March 5, 1989; children: Owen Joseph, Greta Simone. Addresses: Agent: Rick Nicita, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jeff Hunter, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.; Manager: Judy Hofflund, Hofflund/Polone, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 820, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist:Catherine Olim, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Mara Buxbaum, I/D Public Relations, 155 Spring St., Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10012.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 24, 1947; St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Nathan Landau, Sophie's Choice, Universal, 1982
Harold, The Big Chill, Columbia, 1983
Himself, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', 1983
Pirate king, The Pirates of Penzance (also known as The Slave of Duty), Universal, 1983
Paden, Silverado, Columbia, 1985
Henry Squires, Violets Are Blue, Columbia, 1986
Donald Woods, Cry Freedom, Universal, 1987
Otto West, A Fish Called Wanda, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Nick Starkey, The January Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1989
Joey Boca, I Love You to Death, TriStar, 1990
Jeffrey Anderson/Dr. Rod Randall, Soapdish, Paramount, 1991
Mack, Grand Canyon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Douglas Fairbanks, Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
Richard Parker, Consenting Adults, Buena Vista, 1992
Dave Kovic (title role) and President William Harrison "Bill" Mitchell, Dave (also known as Mr. President), Warner Bros., 1993
Narrator, George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker" (also known as The Nutcracker), Warner Bros., 1993
Frixos, Princess Caraboo, TriStar, 1994
Luc Teyssier, French Kiss (also known as Paris Match), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Himself, Looking for Richard (documentary), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996
Voice of Captain Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (animated; also known as Hunchback), Buena Vista, 1996
Ben Hood, The Ice Storm, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1997
Howard Brackett, In & Out, Paramount, 1997
Rod McKane and Vince McKane, Fierce Creatures (also known as Death Fish and Death Fish II), Universal, 1997
Shakespeare's Children (documentary), Hot Flash Films, 1997
Nick Bottom, William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (alsoknown as A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sogno di una notte di mezzaestate), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
U.S. marshal Artemus "Artie" Gordon and President Ulysses Simpson Grant,Wild Wild West, Warner Bros., 1999
Voice of Tulio, The Road to El Dorado (animated), DreamWorks, 2000
Cal Gold, The Anniversary Party, Fine Line, 2001
George Monroe, Life as a House, New Line Cinema, 2001
The Palace Thief, c. 2001
(Uncredited) Marcus Skinner, Orange County, Paramount, 2002
Voice of Phoebus, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (animated), BuenaVista Home Video/Walt Disney Home Video, 2002
William Hundert, The Emperor's Club, MCA/Universal, 2002
Cole Porter, De-Lovely, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2004
Chief Dreyfuss, The Pink Panther, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005
Stage Appearances
Huntsman, Henry VI, Part I (also known as The Chronicles of King Henry VI Part 1), New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1970
Soldier, Henry VI, Part II (also known as The Chronicles of King Henry VI Part 2), New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1970
Tressel, Richard III (also known as King Richard III), NewYork Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1970
Charles Surface, The School for Scandal, City Center Acting Company, Theatre at Good Shepherd-Faith Church, New York City, 1972
Guardiano, Women Beware Women, City Center Acting Company, Theatreat Good Shepherd-Faith Church, 1972
IRA officer, The Hostage, City Center Acting Company, Theatre at Good Shepherd-Faith Church, 1972
Vaska Pepel, The Lower Depths, City Center Acting Company, Theatreat Good Shepherd-Faith Church, 1972
Colonel Vershinin, The Three Sisters, City Center Acting Company,Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1973-1974
Friar Peter, Measure for Measure, City Center Acting Company, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973-1974
Leandre, Scapin (also known as Les fourberies de Scapin), City Center Acting Company, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973-1974
MacHeath, The Beggar's Opera (musical), City Center Acting Company, Billy Rose Theatre, 1973-1974
Jamie Lockhart, The Robber Bridegroom (musical), Acting Company, Harkness Theatre, New York City, 1975
Lancaster, Edward II, Acting Company, Harkness Theatre, 1975
Understudy for Baron Tuzenbach and Colonel Vershinin, The Three Sisters, Acting Company, Harkness Theatre, 1975
Understudy for Tom and Wesley, The Time of Your Life, Acting Company, Harkness Theatre, 1975
Daniel, Beware the Jubjub Bird, Theatre Four, New York City, 1976
Carr, Nest of Vipers, New Dramatists Theatre, New York City, 1977
Clym Yeobright, Dance on a Country Grave, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1977
Son, Playing with Fire, Counterpoint Theatre Company, CounterpointTheatre, New York City, 1977
The Promise, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1977
The Robber Bridegroom (musical), New York City, 1977
Understudy for MacHeath, The Threepenny Opera (musical), New YorkShakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City,1978
Bruce Granit, On the Twentieth Century, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1978-1979
V.I.P. Night on Broadway (benefit performance), Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1979
Paul, Loose Ends, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1979-1980
Johnny, Holiday, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1980-1981
Pirate king, The Pirates of Penzance (musical), New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1980, later Minskoff Theatre,New York City, 1981-1982, later Uris Theatre (now Gershwin Theatre), New York City, 1982
Title role, King Richard III (also known as Richard III), New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1983
Hart Farrell, Isn't It Romantic, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1983, then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1984
Title role, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1984
Captain Bluntschli, Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, 1985

Title role, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1986
Benedick, Much Ado about Nothing, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1988
Title role, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1990
Duke, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1993
Nikolai Ivanov (title role), Ivanov, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 1997-1998
Trigorin, The Seagull, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 2001
Jim, Short Talks on the Universe--3 A.M. (one-act), Eugene O'NeillTheatre, New York City, 2002
Shakespeare Live! (solo benefit performance), Juilliard Theatre, New York City, 2002
Mystery guest star, The Play What I Wrote, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2003
Sir John Falstaff, Henry IV, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, 2003-2004
Also appeared with Acting Company in productions of The Diary of Adamand Eve, Tamburlaine, and The Way of the World.
Major Tours
Tom, The Knack, Acting Company, 1974
Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Acting Company, U.S. cities,1974
Stage Associate Producer
New York Shakespeare Festival Productions
All's Well That Ends Well, Public Theatre, New York City, 1993
First Lady Suite, Public Theatre, 1993
Measure for Measure, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1993
The Swan, Public Theatre, 1993
The Treatment, Public Theatre, 1993
All for You, Public Theatre, 1994
The America Play, Public Theatre, 1994
Big Momma `n' Em, Public Theatre, 1994
Blade to the Heat, Public Theatre, 1994
The Diva Is Dismissed, Public Theatre, 1994
East Texas Hot Links, Public Theatre, 1994
Irene Worth's Portrait of Edith Wharton, Public Theatre, 1994
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Public Theatre, 1994
Simpatico, Public Theatre, 1994
Some People, Public Theatre, 1994
The Tragedy of Richard II, Public Theatre, 1994
Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, Public Theatre, 1994
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Public Theatre, 1994
Him, Public Theatre, 1994-1995
The Petrified Prince, Public Theatre, 1994-1995
Dancing on Moonlight, Public Theatre, 1995
Dog Opera, Public Theatre, 1995
The Merchant of Venice, Public Theatre, 1995
Silence, Cunning, Exile, Public Theatre, 1995
The Tempest, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1995
Troilus and Cressida, Public Theatre, 1995
Golden Child, Public Theatre, 1996
Insurrection: Holding History, Public Theatre, 1996
The Gypsy and the Yellow Canary, Public Theatre, 1997
A Huey P. Newton Story, Public Theatre, 1997
One Flea Square, Public Theatre, 1997
Stage Work
Other
Director, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1990
Artistic associate, Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, New York Shakespeare Festival, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, beginning c. 1996
Television Appearances
Series
Wood Reed, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1976-1977
Specials
McCarthy, "The Time of Your Life," Great Performances, PBS, 1976
Pirate king, The Pirates of Penzance, 1980
Himself, The Grand Knockout Tournament, BBC, 1987
Title role, "Hamlet," Great Performances, PBS, 1990
Himself, It's the Monty Python Story (documentary; also known as Life of Python), BBC, 1993
November 22, 1993: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
Himself, Disney's Most Unlikely Heroes, ABC, 1996
Himself, The Making of Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," ABC, 1996
Himself, Celebrity Profile: Danny Glover, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Himself, Python Night, BBC, 1999
Multiple roles, Speak Truth to Power, PBS, 2000
Life of Python, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Himself, The Making of "Life as a House," 2001
Awards Presentations
Himself, The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
Presenter, The 62nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1990
The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, IFP Gotham Awards 2002, 2002
Episodic
Petruchio, "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare," The CBS Festivalof Lively Arts for Young People, CBS, 1977
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1988, 1993
Narrator, "Merlin and the Dragons," Long Ago & Far Away, PBS,1989
Himself, Late Night with David Letterman, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
"Woody or Won't He," Cheers, NBC, 1990
Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994 (multiple episodes), 1995, 1997 (multiple episodes), 1999, 2001
Himself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2001
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Himself, The 700 Club, CBN, 2002
(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Himself, Tinseltown TV, 2003
Himself, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with JonStewart), Comedy Central, 2004
Also appeared in Sesame Street, PBS.
Television Work
Specials
Codirector, "Hamlet," Great Performances, PBS, 1990
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Behind the Scenes: Road to El Dorado, 2000
Himself, Character Building: Inside "Life as a House," New Line Home Video, 2001
Himself, From the Ground Up, New Line Home Video, 2001
Audiobooks
Narrator (with others), The Classical Music Experience: Hear and Discover the Sounds and Stories of Forty-Two Great Composers, by Julius H. Jacobson II, Sourcebooks, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
Newsmakers 2000, Issue 1, Gale, 2000

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, March 8, 2002, p. 78
Los Angeles Times, September 14, 1997
Madison, May, 1999, pp. 94-103
Newsday, July 13, 1988, Part II, pp. 4-5
New York, September 8, 1997, p. 54
New York Times, June 23, 1978; January 4, 1981; December 12, 1982;January 26, 1997
Parade, October 16, 1994
Playboy, March, 1998, pp. 55-66, 159
Screen and Stage, March 29, 2000
Time, September 22, 1997, p. 88
USA Today, September 12, 1997

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