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Richard Chamberlain

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 31, 1934 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Biography

George Richard Chamberlain (March 31, 1934 – March 29, 2025) was an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made for TV movie "The Bourne Identity". Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Chamberlain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensNat
2019Finding JuliaIgor
2018Nightmare CinemaDr. Mirari
2017The Black GhiandolaCreepy Oncologist
2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersHighfather (voice)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Actor
2012We Are the HartmansMr. Hartman
2012Three Days of HamletPolonius
2012Christmas Around the World with Perry ComoSelf
2011The Perfect FamilyMonsignor Murphy
2011ThunderCatsZigg (voice)
2008LeverageArchie Leach
2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryCouncilman Banks
2007Strength and HonourDenis O'Leary
2007ChuckAdelbert De Smet
2006Brothers and SistersJonathan Byrold
2006BlackbeardGouverneur Charles Eden
2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarrator
2004Desperate HousewivesGlenn
2004HustleJames Whittaker Wright III
2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarrator
2003The Making of Shōgun
2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
2003Nip/TuckArthur Stiles
2000Endangered HawaiʻiNarrator
2000The PavilionHuddlestone
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeBernard Lafferty
1998Will & GraceClyde
1997River Made to Drown InThaddeus MacKenzie
1997The Lost DaughterAndrew McCracken
1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
1997All the Winters that Have BeenDane Corvin
1997The ViewSelf
1996Bird of PreyJonathan Griffith
1996The Thorn Birds: The Missing YearsRalph de Bricassart
1995The Drew Carey ShowMaggie Wick
1994Touched by an AngelJack Clay / Everett Clay
1993Ordeal in the ArcticCaptain John Couch
1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveRoss Colburn
1991Night of the HunterHarry Powell
1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
1991The AstronomersNarrator
1990Twin PeaksBill Kennedy
1989The Return of the MusketeersAramis
1989Island Son
1988The Bourne IdentityJason Bourne
1987CasanovaGiacomo Casanova
1987Sacrée SoiréeSelf
1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quatermain
1986Dream WestJohn Charles Fremont
1985King Solomon's MinesAllan Quatermain
1985Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryRaoul Wallenberg
1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleFrederick Cook
1983The Thorn BirdsRalph de Bricassart
1982Murder by PhoneNat Bridger
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
1982Na sowas!Self
1981Wetten, dass..?Self
1981Entertainment TonightSelf
1980ShōgunPilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
1979Musical Comedy Tonight
1978The SwarmDr. Hubbard
1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
1978The Good DoctorAnton Chekhov / Various Roles
1978CentennialAlexander McKeag
1978Challenge of the Super Friends
1977The Man in the Iron MaskLouis XIV / Philippe
1977The Last WaveDavid Burton
1976The Slipper and the RosePrince Edward
1975The Count of Monte-CristoEdmond Dantès
1975The Christmas MessengerChristmas Messenger
1974The Towering InfernoSimmons
1974The Four MusketeersAramis
1974The Little MermaidNarrator
1974The Lady's Not for BurningThomas Mendip
1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesF. Scott Fitzgerald
1974Dinah!Self
1973The Three MusketeersAramis
1972Lady Caroline LambGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron
1972The Woman I LoveKing Edward VIII
1971The Music LoversPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1971Great PerformancesAnton Chekhov
1971Film '72Self
1970Julius CaesarOctavius Caesar / Augustus
1970HamletHamlet
1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Reverend
1968PetuliaDave Danner
1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieHimself
1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveThe Director
1968The Portrait of a LadyRalph Touchett
1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest
1965Joy in the MorningCarl Brown
1963Twilight of HonorDavid Mitchell
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961A Thunder of DrumsLt. Porter
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961Dr. KildareDr. James Kildare
1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDean Christopher
1960ThrillerLarry Carter
1959Bourbon Street BeatDale Wellington
1959Mr. LuckyAlec
1959The DeputyJerry Kirk
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host/Performer
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1955GunsmokePete
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClay Pine
1953The OscarsSelf
1952TodaySelf
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHamlet
1951The Red Skelton ShowClarence Narrow
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee / Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Winner
Production
1989Island SonProducer