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Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical. Kiley created the role of Don Quixote in the original 1965 production of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and was the first to sing and record "The Impossible Dream", the hit song from the show. In the 1953 hit musical Kismet, he played the Caliph and was one of the quartet introducing the song "And This Is My Beloved". Additionally, he won three Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards during his 50-year career and his "sonorous baritone" was also featured in the narration of a number of documentaries and other films. At the time of his death, Kiley was described as "one of theater's most distinguished and versatile actors" and as "an indispensable actor, the kind of performer who could be called on to play kings and commoners and a diversity of characters in between."
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The 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Broadway [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (from Man of La Mancha) | 2:22 |
Broadway: America's Music 1935-2005 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream | 2:22 |
Put on a Happy Face: Broadway, 1955-1967 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] | 2:23 |
The Impossible Dream [Remaster of the Original 1965 Recording] | 2:22 |
Broadway: The American Musical [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] | 2:23 |
Broadway: The American Musical [Highlights] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream | 2:22 |
The Best of Broadway: The American Musical [2004]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] | 2:22 |
Best of Broadway [Rhino] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 2:25 |
The Man of La Mancha [Image] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 2:23 |
Broadway's Greatest Leading Men [2000]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] | 2:23 |
Ultimate Broadway [1998]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream [From Man of La Mancha] | 2:24 |
Front Row Center: The Broadway Gold Box, 1935-1988 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 2:22 |
The Best of Broadway [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 2:21 |
The Sullivan Years: The Best of Broadway [1992]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream |
Broadway Classics, Vol. 1 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream | 2:20 |
Man of La Mancha [Original Broadway Cast Recording] [1986]
Song | Duration |
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The Impossible Dream (The Quest) | 2:23 |
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