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Richard Chamberlain

Acting 90 (deceased) years old Beverly Hills, California, USA ★ 1.8
Born: March 31, 1934
Died: March 29, 2025

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (116)

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens Nat 2020
Finding Julia
Finding Julia Igor 2019
Nightmare Cinema
Nightmare Cinema Dr. Mirari 2018
The Black Ghiandola
The Black Ghiandola Creepy Oncologist 2017
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Highfather (voice) 2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Self - Actor 2014
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como Self 2012
We Are the Hartmans
We Are the Hartmans Mr. Hartman 2012
Three Days of Hamlet
Three Days of Hamlet Polonius 2012
ThunderCats
ThunderCats Zigg (voice) 2011
The Perfect Family
The Perfect Family Monsignor Murphy 2011
Leverage
Leverage Archie Leach 2008
Strength and Honour
Strength and Honour Denis O'Leary 2007
Chuck
Chuck Adelbert De Smet 2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Councilman Banks 2007
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters Jonathan Byrold 2006
Blackbeard
Blackbeard Gouverneur Charles Eden 2006
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives Glenn 2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire Narrator 2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire Narrator 2004
Hustle
Hustle James Whittaker Wright III 2004
The Making of Shōgun
The Making of Shōgun 2003
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck Arthur Stiles 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration Self 2003
The Pavilion
The Pavilion Huddlestone 2000
Endangered Hawaiʻi
Endangered Hawaiʻi Narrator 2000
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Bernard Lafferty 1999
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Clyde 1998
River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In Thaddeus MacKenzie 1997
All the Winters that Have Been
All the Winters that Have Been Dane Corvin 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line Self (archive footage) 1997
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter Andrew McCracken 1997
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey Jonathan Griffith 1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years Ralph de Bricassart 1996
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show Maggie Wick 1995
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Jack Clay / Everett Clay 1994
Ordeal in the Arctic
Ordeal in the Arctic Captain John Couch 1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter Harry Powell 1991
The Astronomers
The Astronomers Narrator 1991
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Aftermath: A Test of Love Ross Colburn 1991
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks Bill Kennedy 1990
Island Son
Island Son 1989
The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers Aramis 1989
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity Jason Bourne 1988
Sacrée Soirée
Sacrée Soirée Self 1987
Casanova
Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Allan Quatermain 1986
Dream West
Dream West John Charles Fremont 1986
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain 1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Raoul Wallenberg 1985
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole Frederick Cook 1983
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds Ralph de Bricassart 1983
Murder by Phone
Murder by Phone Nat Bridger 1982
Na sowas!
Na sowas! Self 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées Self 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? Self 1981
Shōgun
Shōgun Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san 1980
Musical Comedy Tonight
Musical Comedy Tonight 1979
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor Anton Chekhov / Various Roles 1978
Centennial
Centennial Alexander McKeag 1978
Challenge of the Super Friends
Challenge of the Super Friends 1978
The Swarm
The Swarm Dr. Hubbard 1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm' Self 1978
The Last Wave
The Last Wave David Burton 1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask Louis XIV / Philippe 1977
The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose Prince Edward 1976
The Christmas Messenger
The Christmas Messenger Christmas Messenger 1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo Edmond Dantès 1975
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno Simmons 1974
The Lady's Not for Burning
The Lady's Not for Burning Thomas Mendip 1974
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers Aramis 1974
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles F. Scott Fitzgerald 1974
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid Narrator 1974
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers Aramis 1973
Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb George Gordon, Lord Byron 1972
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love King Edward VIII 1972
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Anton Chekhov 1971
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Octavius Caesar / Augustus 1970
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot The Reverend 1969
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five The Director 1968
Petulia
Petulia Dave Danner 1968
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady Ralph Touchett 1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie Himself 1968
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show Self - Guest 1967
Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning Carl Brown 1965
Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor David Mitchell 1963
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. James Kildare 1961
A Thunder of Drums
A Thunder of Drums Lt. Porter 1961
The Secret of the Purple Reef
The Secret of the Purple Reef Dean Christopher 1960
Thriller
Thriller Larry Carter 1960
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky Alec 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat Dale Wellington 1959
The Deputy
The Deputy Jerry Kirk 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Clay Pine 1955
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke Pete 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Today
Today Self 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Hamlet 1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show Clarence Narrow 1951
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show Self 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee / Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner 1944

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