Richard Kline

Richard Kline (born April 29, 1944) is an American actor and television director. He is best known for his role of Larry Dallas on the ABC sitcom Three's Company.

Early life
Richard Kline was born Richard Klein in New York City.[1] He was raised in Queens by parents who practiced Reform Judaism.[2] He attended Queens College and has a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater from Northwestern University. After he graduated, he served with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.[citation needed]

Career
Kline became involved in theater and made his professional debut in 1971 as part of the Lincoln Center Repertory Company. Regional theater productions during this period included Chemin de Fer (in Chicago with actor Dennis Franz), Death of a Salesman, and Love's Labour's Lost. A classically trained singer, Kline made his Broadway career debut in City of Angels, a musical (1990).

On Three's Company, Kline played Larry Dallas, a playboy neighbor, used car salesman, and best friend to John Ritter's Jack Tripper. Kline appeared in 110 episodes of Three's Company from 1977–1984, also appearing as Larry Dallas in the spin-off shows The Ropers (1979) and Three's a Crowd (1985). Larry has the distinction of being the only other character besides Jack Tripper to appear on Three's Company and both of its spin-offs.

In addition to his television and big screen appearances, Kline has hosted two game show pilots, Jumble in 1988 and To Tell the Truth in 1990. The show's rights were then sold to NBC with Gordon Elliott, then Lynn Swann and Alex Trebek later hosting. Kline's TTTT pilot did air on the East Coast as a mistake on September 3, 1990, the day the show debuted. He also subbed for Charles Nelson Reilly as a guest panelist on Sweethearts for a week of shows in December 1988. His game show celebrity appearances included both The $25,000 and $100,000 Pyramid, Super Password, All New All-Star Beat the Clock, and Body Language. Kline also won $10,000 on The $10,000 Pyramid as a civilian contestant in 1974.[episode needed] Kline told SitcomsOnline.com he would like to compete on Jeopardy!.[3]

In February 2010, he was cast as the Wizard in the first national tour of Wicked.[4]

Kline was seen next in October 2011 in It Shoulda Been You, directed by David Hyde Pierce and starring Tyne Daly.[5] Kline will appear in a movie directed by and starring Mike Birbiglia called Don't Think Twice (2016).

Kline reunited with Three's Company cast members Joyce DeWitt, Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes in September 2016 at "The Hollywood Show" in Chicago, an autograph and memorabilia event, meeting fans and signing autographs. Kline recently played Kid Twist in the Paper Mill Playhouse world premiere production of The Sting starring Harry Connick Jr. which closed April 8, 2018.

Selected filmography

 * The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV) (1976) - Prosecutor
 * Eight Is Enough (TV) (1977) - Mr. Corelli
 * Maude (TV) (3 episodes, 1977–78) - Tuggy McKenna
 * Three's Company (TV) (110 episodes, 1977–84) - Larry Dallas
 * The Ropers (TV) (1979) - Larry Dallas
 * The Love Boat (TV) (1981)
 * Three's a Crowd (TV) (1985) - Larry Dallas
 * Hotel (TV) (1985) - Gerald Phelps
 * It's a Living (TV) (9 episodes, 1985–88) - Richie Gray
 * Murder, She Wrote (TV) (1986) - Larry Kinkaid
 * Hill Street Blues (TV) (1987) - Arnold Resnick
 * St. Elsewhere (TV) (1987) - Michael
 * Hunter (TV) (1987) - Michael Edleton
 * Matlock (TV) (1988) - The Umpire
 * Problem Child (1990) - Additional Voice (voice)
 * Father Dowling Mysteries (TV) (1991) - Harold Berman
 * NYPD Blue (TV) (1993)
 * L.A. Law (TV) (1994) - Mr. Pembrook
 * Family Matters (TV) (1995) - Mr. Fleming
 * Step by Step (TV) (1995) - Mr. Sloan
 * The Bold and the Beautiful (TV) (1995–96) - Dr. Mark Benson
 * Married... with Children (TV) (1996) - Flint Guccione
 * Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) - Driver
 * Treehouse Hostage (1999) - Principal Ott
 * Liberty Heights (1999) - Charlie, Nate's Assistant
 * That '70s Show (TV) (1999) - Ted
 * Warm Blooded Killers (1999) - Ush
 * Noah Knows Best (TV) (13 episodes, 2000) - Jeff Beznick
 * Saving Silverman (2001) - Acrobat Announcer (voice, uncredited)
 * Judging Amy (TV) (2001) - Daryl Hoeller
 * Inside Schwartz (TV) (2002) - Gene Schwartz
 * Gilmore Girls (TV) (2002) - Miles Hahn
 * Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002) - Anchor Chris Jobin
 * ER (TV) (2004) - Risk Assessment Expert
 * NYPD Blue (TV) (2004) - Barry Driscoll
 * Karroll's Christmas (2004) - Bradley Carchet
 * To Kill a Mockumentary (2006) (TV)
 * Knight to F4 (2005) - Truman Fetcher
 * I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) - Mr. Auerbach
 * Jack and Jill (2011) - Theatergoer #1
 * Don't Think Twice (2016) - Mr. Coughlin