# Kevin Kline on screen and stage

Kevin Kline is an American actor on stage and screen.
Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He has gone on to win three Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, winning Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the 1978 original production of On the Twentieth Century, and Best Actor in a Musical for the 1981 revival of The Pirates of Penzance. 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 and was nominated for a Tony. In 2017, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter.
He made his film debut in Sophie's Choice (1982) starring opposite Meryl Streep. For his role in the 1988 comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his performances in the films 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), Wild Wild West (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). Kline has voiced characters in such films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Road to El Dorado (2000), The Tale of Despereaux (2008), and the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers (2011–present).

## Screen
### Film

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

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Search for Tomorrow | Woody Reed | 156 episodes |
| 1976 | The Time of Your Life | McCarthy | TV movie |
| 1977 | The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People | Petruchio | Episode: "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare" |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Himself | TV special |
| 1988–93 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Television film |
| 1991 | Merlin and the Dragons | Narrator | Television film |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us | Various | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 2008 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Television special |
| 2011–present | Bob's Burgers | Calvin Fischoeder | Voice, 43 episodes |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Husband | Episode: "Will Forte, Amy Poehler and Jerry Seinfeld" |
| 2024 | Disclaimer | Stephen Brigstocke | Main role; miniseries |

### Video games

* Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) - Captain Phoebus (voice)

## Stage
### Theatre

Source:
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1970 | The Chronicles of King Henry VI, Part 2 | Huntsman/Soldier | |
| 1970 | Richard III | Tressel | |
| 1972 | The School for Scandal | Charles Surface | |
| 1972 | Women Beware Women | Guardiano | |
| 1972 | The Hostage | IRA Officer | |
| 1972 | The Lower Depths | Vaska Pepel | |
| 1973 | The Three Sisters | Vershinin | |
| 1973 | The Beggar's Opera | Macheath | |
| 1973 | Measure for Measure | Friar Pete | |
| 1973 | Les Fourberies de Scapin | Leandre | |
| 1975 | The Robber Bridgegroom | Jamie Lockhart | |
| 1975 | Edward II | Lightborn / Lancastor | |
| 1975 | The Time of Your Life | McCarthy / Wesley | |
| 1975 | The Three Sisters | Vershinin | |
| 1976 | Beware the Jubjub Bird | Daniel | |
| 1978 | On the Twentieth Century | Bruce Granit | St. James, NYC |
| 1979 | Loose Ends | Paul | |
| 1980 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King | |
| 1981 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King |
| 1983 | King Richard III | Richard | |
| 1984 | Henry V | King Henry V | |
| 1985 | Arms and the Man | Capt. Bluntschli | |
| 1986 | Hamlet | Hamlet | |
| 1988 | Much Ado About Nothing | Benedick | Delacorte Theater, NYC |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Hamlet | |
| 1993 | Measure for Measure | Duke | |
| 1995 | The Tempest | | NYSF associate producer |
| 1996 | Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk | | Artistic associate |
| 1997 | Ivanov | Nikolai Ivanov | |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Trigorin | |
| 2002 | Short Talks on the Universe | Jim in the 3 A.M. | |
| 2003 | The Play What I Wrote | Mystery Guest Star | |
| 2003 | Henry IV | Sir John Falstaff | |
| 2006 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Cook | |
| 2007 | King Lear | King Lear | |
| 2007 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | |
| 2017 | Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | |