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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-03-31 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Richard Chamberlain

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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Known For

Acting

2020

2019

2018

Nightmare Cinema as Dr. Mirari

2017

The Black Ghiandola as Creepy Oncologist

2015

Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Highfather (voice)

2014

2012

We Are the Hartmans as Mr. Hartman

2011

The Perfect Family as Monsignor Murphy
ThunderCats as Zigg (voice)

2008

Leverage as Archie Leach

2007

Strength and Honour as Denis O'Leary
Chuck as Adelbert De Smet

2006

Brothers and Sisters as Jonathan Byrold
Blackbeard as Gouverneur Charles Eden

2004

Hustle as James Whittaker Wright III

2003

2000

The Pavilion as Huddlestone

1999

1998

Will & Grace as Clyde

1997

River Made to Drown In as Thaddeus MacKenzie
The Lost Daughter as Andrew McCracken
The View as Self

1996

Bird of Prey as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years as Ralph de Bricassart

1995

The Drew Carey Show as Maggie Wick

1994

Touched by an Angel as Jack Clay / Everett Clay

1993

Ordeal in the Arctic as Captain John Couch

1991

Night of the Hunter as Harry Powell
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
The Astronomers as Narrator

1990

Twin Peaks as Bill Kennedy

1989

1988

The Bourne Identity as Jason Bourne

1987

Casanova as Giacomo Casanova

1986

1985

King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story as Raoul Wallenberg

1983

The Thorn Birds as Ralph de Bricassart

1982

Murder by Phone as Nat Bridger
Na sowas! as Self

1981

1980

Shogun as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne
Shōgun as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Shōgun as Self

1979

1978

The Swarm as Dr. Hubbard
The Good Doctor as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Centennial as Alexander McKeag

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask as Louis XIV / Philippe
The Last Wave as David Burton

1976

The Slipper and the Rose as Prince Edward

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo as Edmond Dantès

1974

The Little Mermaid as Narrator

1973

1972

Lady Caroline Lamb as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love as King Edward VIII

1971

The Music Lovers as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Great Performances as Anton Chekhov

1970

Julius Caesar as Octavius Caesar / Augustus

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Reverend

1968

Petulia as Dave Danner

1967

The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest

1965

Joy in the Morning as Carl Brown

1963

Twilight of Honor as David Mitchell

1962

1961

A Thunder of Drums as Lt. Porter
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Kildare

1960

The Secret of the Purple Reef as Dean Christopher
Thriller as Larry Carter

1959

Mr. Lucky as Alec

1957

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Host/Performer
Tony Awards as Self - Host

1955

Gunsmoke as Pete

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

Today as Self

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Clarence Narrow

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner

Production

1989

Island Son as Producer