Kevin Kline  Date of birth: 24 October 1947,  Location:  St. Louis, Missouri, USA.  Height: 6' 2"

After graduating from Indiana University in Bloomington, Kline completed his graduate studies in Drama at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, Kline joined the Acting Company in New York which was run by actor John Houseman. With this company, Kline performed Shakespeare across the country. Kline's roles as Hamlet and Romeo won rave reviews from critics and audiences. On the stage, Kline has won two Tony Awards for his work in the musicals "On the Twentieth Century (1978)" and "The Pirates of Penzance (1981)".

After working on the Television soap "Search for Tomorrow (1951)", Kline went to Hollywood where his first film was 'Sophie's Choice (1982)'.  In this film he would be nominated for a Golden Globe and receive acclaim. His work in the ensemble cast of 'The Big Chill (1983)' would again be highly successful so that when Kasdan wrote one of the best westerns ever written, Kline would be part of the cast of 'Silverado (1985)'. With his role as Otto "Don't call me Stupid!" West in the film 'A Fish Called Wanda (1988)', Kline would win the Oscar for Supporting Actor. Kline could play classic roles such as Hamlet in "Hamlet (1990/II) (TV)"; or a swashbuckling actor like Douglas Fairbanks in 'Chaplin (1992)'; or a comedic role in 'Soapdish (1991)'.

Kline also had Golden Globe nominations for 'Soapdish (1991)' and 'Dave (1993)'. In all the films that he has worked in, it is hard to find a performance that is not well done, except for the French accent in 'French Kiss (1995)'. In 1989, Kline married actress Phoebe Cates.

1.Road to El Dorado, The (2000)  ... aka Gold of El Dorado, The
2.Wild Wild West (1999) .... Artemus Gordon
3.Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999) .... Bottom
4.Fierce Creatures (1997) .... Vince McCain/Rod McCain
5.Ice Storm, The (1997) .... Ben Hood
6.In & Out (1997) .... Howard Brackett
7.Looking for Richard (1996) .... Himself
8.Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996) (voice) .... Phoebus
9.Shakespeare's Children (1996) .... Himself (reading poetry)
10.French Kiss (1995) .... Luc Teyssier
11.Princess Caraboo (1994) .... Frixos
12.Dave (1993) .... Dave Kovic/Bill Mitchell
13.Nutcracker, The (1993).... Narrator
18.I Love You to Death (1990) .... Joey
19.Hamlet (1990/II) (TV) .... Hamlet
20.January Man (1989) .... Nick Starkey
21.Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) .... Otto West
22.Cry Freedom (1987) .... Donald Woods
23.Violets Are Blue... (1986) .... Henry Squires
24.Silverado (1985) .... Paden
25.Big Chill, The (1983) .... Harold
26.He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983) .... Himself
27.Pirates of Penzance, The (1983) .... The Pirate King
28.Sophie's Choice (1982) .... Nathan
 

Director filmography

 1.Hamlet (1990/II) (TV)
 

Notable TV guest appearances

 1."Cheers" (1982) in episode: "Woody Or Won't He" (episode #  8.17) 2/8/1990