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Lyle Kessler

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  • Actor
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Lyle Kessler was born on 11 April 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Touched (1983), Gladiator (1992) and The Saint of Fort Washington (1993). He has been married to Margaret Ladd since 1977. They have two children.
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    • Known for

    Touched (1983)
    Touched
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1983
    Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall in Gladiator (1992)
    Gladiator
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1992
    Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
    The Saint of Fort Washington
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1993
    Orphans (1987)
    Orphans
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Alec Baldwin, Judy Jerome, Aaron Glenane, and Andrew Henry in Orphans: A World-Wide Live Streamed Reading (2020)
      Orphans: A World-Wide Live Streamed Reading
      7.0
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Orphans: A Live Tribute!
      Video
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Orphans: Live (2015)
      Orphans: Live
      Video
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
      The Saint of Fort Washington
      7.0
      • written by
      • 1993
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall in Gladiator (1992)
      Gladiator
      6.6
      • screenplay
      • 1992
    • Orphans (1987)
      Orphans
      6.5
      • play
      • screenplay
      • 1987
    • Denzel Washington, Ed Begley Jr., David Morse, Howie Mandel, Cynthia Sikes Yorkin, Ellen Bry, William Daniels, and Ed Flanders in St. Elsewhere (1982)
      St. Elsewhere
      8.0
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 1985
    • Touched (1983)
      Touched
      5.2
      • writer
      • 1983

    Actor

    • James Dean (2001)
      James Dean
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Lee Strasberg
      • 2001
    • To Heal a Nation (1988)
      To Heal a Nation
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Veteran
      • 1988
    • Touched (1983)
      Touched
      5.2
      • Timothy
      • 1983
    • Love in a Taxi (1980)
      Love in a Taxi
      7.4
      • Jimmy
      • 1980
    • Buddy Ebsen in Barnaby Jones (1973)
      Barnaby Jones
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Eddie Pearson
      • 1978

    Producer

    • Matt Dillon and Danny Glover in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
      The Saint of Fort Washington
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Born
      • April 11, 1936
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouse
      • Margaret Ladd1977 - present (2 children)
    • Other works
      Played "Walter Franz" in "The Price", a play by Arthur Miller (Odyssey Theater Ensemble, West Los Angeles, California, USA).

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    • Trivia
      His play, "Orphans", was awarded the 1985 Joseph Jefferson Award for Play Production at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.

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