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Birth Place: St. Louis, MO, USA

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BIO

Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. In a career spanning over five decades, he has become a prominent leading man across both stage and screen. His accolades include an Academy Award and three Tony Awards, along with nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2003, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.



Kline began his acting career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company and gained prominence for his numerous performances with The Public Theatre and in New York Shakespeare Festival. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, including wins in Best Featured Actor in a Musical and Best Actor in a Musical categories for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century, and for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance, respectively. In 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter.

Kline made his film debut in psychological drama Sophie's Choice (1982). For his role in the comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Kline won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also acted in several other films including The Pirates of Penzance (1983), Silverado (1985), Cry Freedom (1987), The January Man (1989), Chaplin (1992), Princess Caraboo (1994), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Anniversary Party (2001), The Emperor's Club (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Last Vegas (2013), My Old Lady (2014), and The Good House (2021); and voiced characters in the animated films The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Road to El Dorado (2000), and The Tale of Despereaux (2008).

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STAGE CREDITS

Have a Nice Day Have a Nice Day
[Off-Broadway]
Audible Off-Broadway Reading, 2018
Performer
Present Laughter Present Laughter
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Garry Essendine
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2007
Cyrano de Bergerac
King Lear
[Off-Broadway]
2007
King Lear
Mother Courage and Her Children
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Cook
Henry IV Henry IV
[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Revival, 2003
Sir John Falstaff
The Play What I Wrote The Play What I Wrote
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2003
Mystery Guest Star
Short Talks on the Universe
[Broadway]
Special Benefit Production, 2002
Jim
The Seagull
[Off-Broadway]
2001
Trigorin
Ivanov
[Broadway]
1997
Nikolai Ivanov
Measure for Measure
[Off-Broadway]
1993
Duke
Hamlet
[Off-Broadway]
1990
Hamlet
Much Ado About Nothing
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Benedick
Hamlet
[Off-Broadway]
1986
Hamlet
Arms and the Man
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1985
Captain Bluntschli
Henry V
[Off-Broadway]
1984
King Henry V
King Richard III
[Off-Broadway]
1983
Richard
The Pirates of Penzance
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1981
The Pirate King
The Pirates of Penzance
[Off-Broadway]
1980
Pirate King
Loose Ends
[Broadway]
1979
Paul
V.I.P. Night on Broadway
[Broadway]
1979
Performer
On the Twentieth Century
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Bruce Granit
Dance On A Country Grave
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1977
Clym Yeobright
The Three Sisters
[Broadway]
1975
Baron Tuzenbach (Understudy)
Vershinin (Understudy)
The Time of Your Life
[Broadway]
1975
McCarthy
Wesley (Understudy)
Society Gentleman (Understudy)
Tom (Understudy)
Edward II
[Broadway]
1975
Lancaster (Alternate)
Lightborn (Alternate)
Gaveston (Understudy)
Attendant (Understudy)
The Robber Bridegroom
[Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1975
Jamie Lockhart
Scapin
[Broadway]
1973
Performer
Measure for Measure
[Broadway]
1973
Friar Pete
The Beggar's Opera
[Broadway]
Unknown, 1973
Macheath
The Three Sisters
[Broadway]
1973
Vershinin
The Lower Depths
[Off-Broadway]
1972
Vaska Pepel
The Hostage
[Off-Broadway]
1972
IRA Officer
Women Beware Women
[Off-Broadway]
1972
Guardiano
The School for Scandal
[Off-Broadway]
1972
Charles Surface
Richard III
[Off-Broadway]
1970
Tressel
The Chronicles of King Henry VI, Part 2
[Off-Broadway]
1970
Huntsman/ Soldier

Productions

The Gypsy and the Yellow Canary
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Associate
One Flea Spare
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Associate
A Huey P. Newton Story
 
[Off-Broadway, 1997]
Artistic Associate
Insurrection: Holding History
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Associate
Golden Child
 
[Off-Broadway, 1996]
Artistic Associate
Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk
 
[Broadway, 1996]
NYSF Artistic Associate
The Tempest
 
[Broadway, 1995]
NYSF Associate Producer
Troilus and Cressida
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
The Tempest
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
Dog Opera
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
Dancing on Moonlight
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
Silence, Cunning, Exile
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
The Merchant of Venice
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Associate Producer
Him
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
The Petrified Prince
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Simpatico
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
The Diva is Dismissed
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Some People
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Blade to the Heat
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
The Merry Wives of Windsor
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Big Momma 'N' Em
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Airport Music
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
All for You
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
The Tragedy of Richard II
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Twilight: Los Angeles 1992
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
The America Play
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
Irene Worth's Portrait of Edith Wharton
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
East Texas Hot Links
 
[Off-Broadway, 1994]
Associate Producer
First Lady Suite
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
The Swan
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
The Treatment
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
All's Well That Ends Well
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
Measure for Measure
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Director

Movies

Sophie's Choice
[ 1982 ] Nathan
The Big Chill
[ 1983 ] Harold
The Pirates of Penzance
[ 1983 ] The Pirate King
Silverado
[ 1985 ] Paden
Violets Are Blue...
[ 1986 ] Henry Squires
Cry Freedom
[ 1987 ] Donald Woods
A Fish Called Wanda
[ 1988 ] Otto
The January Man
[ 1989 ] Nick Starkey
I Love You to Death
[ 1990 ] Joey
Soapdish
[ 1991 ] Jeffrey Anderson
Grand Canyon
[ 1991 ] Mack
Chaplin
[ 1992 ] Dougl Fairbanks
Consenting Adults
[ 1992 ] Richard Parker
Dave
[ 1993 ] Dave Kovic, Bill Mitchell
The Nutcracker
[ 1993 ] Narrator
Princess Caraboo
[ 1994 ] Frixos
French Kiss
[ 1995 ] Luc Teyssier
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
[ 1996 ] Phoebus
The Ice Storm
[ 1997 ] Ben Hood
In & Out
[ 1997 ] Howard Brackett
Fierce Creatures
[ 1997 ] Vince McCain, Rod McCain
Wild Wild West
[ 1999 ] Artemus Gordon, President Grant
A Midsummer Night's Dream
[ 1999 ] Nick Bottom
The Road to El Dorado
[ 2000 ] Tulio
The Anniversary Party
[ 2001 ] Cal Gold
Life as a House
[ 2001 ] George Monroe
The Emperor's Club
[ 2002 ] William Hundert
De-Lovely
[ 2004 ] Cole Porter
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
[ 2004 ] Kevin Kline
The Pink Panther
[ 2006 ] Dreyfus
A Prairie Home Companion
[ 2006 ] Guy Noir
As You Like It
[ 2006 ] Jaques
Trade
[ 2007 ] Ray Sheridan
The Tale of Despereaux
[ 2008 ] Andre
Definitely, Maybe
[ 2008 ] Hampton Roth
Queen to Play
[ 2009 ] Kröger
The Conspirator
[ 2010 ] Edwin Stanton
The Extra Man
[ 2010 ] Henry Harrison
No Strings Attached
[ 2011 ] Alvin
Darling Companion
[ 2012 ] Joseph
The Last of Robin Hood
[ 2013 ] Errol Flynn
Last Vegas
[ 2013 ] Sam
James McNeill Whistler and the Case for Beauty
[ 2014 ] James McNeill Whistler
My Old Lady
[ 2014 ] Mathi Gold
Ricki and the Flash
[ 2015 ] Pete
Dean
[ 2016 ] Robert
Beauty and the Beast
[ 2017 ] Maurice
The Starling
[ 2021 ] Dr. Larry Fine
The Good House
[ 2021 ] Frank Getchell
Here Today
[ 2021 ] Kevin Kline, Ben
The Bob's Burgers Movie
[ 2022 ] Calvin Fischoeder

TV Shows

Bob's Burgers
Mr. Fischoeder
Bob's Burgers
[ 2011-2024 ] Mr. Fischoeder
Disclaimer
Stephen Brigstocke

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2017 - Best Leading Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter

Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter


winner
Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Kevin Kline, Present Laughter


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac


winner
The Lortels - 2007 - Lifetime Achievement Award

Kevin Kline

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Kevin Kline, Henry IV

Tony Awards - 2004 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Kevin Kline, Henry IV


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Kevin Kline, Henry IV

Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Kevin Kline, Hamlet

Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Director - Play

Kevin Kline, Hamlet


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1981 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Kevin Kline, The Pirates of Penzance


winner
Tony Awards - 1981 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kevin Kline, The Pirates of Penzance


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical

Kevin Kline, On the 2th Century


winner
Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kevin Kline , On the Twentieth Century

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kevin Kline been in?

Kevin Kline has appeared on Broadway in 19 shows.

How many West End shows has Kevin Kline been in?

Kevin Kline has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kevin Kline been nominated for?

Best Leading Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Present Laughter, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Present Laughter, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cyrano de Bergerac, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Cyrano de Bergerac, Lifetime Achievement Award (The Lortels), Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Henry IV , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Henry IV, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Henry IV, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Hamlet, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Pirates of Penzance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Pirates of Penzance, Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for On the 20th Century and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for On the Twentieth Century.

What awards has Kevin Kline won?

Best Leading Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Present Laughter, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Present Laughter, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cyrano de Bergerac, Lifetime Achievement Award (The Lortels), Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Henry IV, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The Pirates of Penzance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Pirates of Penzance, Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for On the 20th Century, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for On the Twentieth Century.

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