Person
Richard Chamberlain
Acting · 1934–2025 · 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
Desperate Housewives
Glenn
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Twin Peaks
Bill Kennedy
The View
Self
Sacrée soirée
Self
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Champs-Elysées
Self
Nip/Tuck
Arthur Stiles
Filmography
- 2024Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood BowlSelf
- 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
- 2012Christmas Around the World with Perry ComoSelf
- 2012We Are the HartmansMr. Hartman
- 2012Three Days of HamletPolonius
- 2011ThunderCatsZigg (voice)
- 2011The Perfect FamilyMonsignor Murphy
- 2008LeverageArchie Leach
- 2007Strength and HonourDenis O'Leary
- 2007ChuckAdelbert De Smet
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryCouncilman Banks
- 2006Brothers and SistersJonathan Byrold
- 2006BlackbeardGouverneur Charles Eden
- 2004Desperate HousewivesGlenn
- 2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarrator
- 2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarrator
- 2004HustleJames Whittaker Wright III
- 2003The Making of Shōgun
- 2003Nip/TuckArthur Stiles
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2000The PavilionHuddlestone
- 2000Endangered HawaiʻiNarrator
- 1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeBernard Lafferty
- 1998Will & GraceClyde
- 1997River Made to Drown InThaddeus MacKenzie
- 1997All the Winters that Have BeenDane Corvin
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
- 1997The Lost DaughterAndrew McCracken
- 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
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Night of the HunterHarry Powell
- 1991The AstronomersNarrator
- 1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveRoss Colburn
- 1990Twin PeaksBill Kennedy
- 1989Island Son
- 1989The Return of the MusketeersAramis
- 1988The Bourne IdentityJason Bourne
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelf
- 1987CasanovaGiacomo Casanova
- 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
- 1982Na sowas!Self
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
- 1981Entertainment TonightSelf
- 1981Wetten, dass..?Self
- 1980ShogunJohn Blackthorne
- 1980ShōgunPilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
- 1979Musical Comedy Tonight
- 1978The Good DoctorAnton Chekhov / Various Roles
- 1978CentennialAlexander McKeag
- 1978Challenge of the Super Friends
- 1978The SwarmDr. Hubbard
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
- 1977The Last WaveDavid Burton
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskLouis XIV / Philippe
- 1976The Slipper and the RosePrince Edward
- 1975The Christmas MessengerChristmas Messenger
- 1975The Count of Monte-CristoEdmond Dantès
- 1974The Towering InfernoSimmons
- 1974The Lady's Not for BurningThomas Mendip
- 1974The Four MusketeersAramis
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974The Little MermaidNarrator
- 1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesF. Scott Fitzgerald
- 1973The Three MusketeersAramis
- 1972Lady Caroline LambGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron
- 1972The Woman I LoveKing Edward VIII
- 1971Film '72Self
- 1971The Music LoversPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1971Great PerformancesAnton Chekhov
- 1970HamletHamlet
- 1970Julius CaesarOctavius Caesar / Augustus
- 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Reverend
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreHamlet
- 1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveThe Director
- 1968PetuliaDave Danner
- 1968The Portrait of a LadyRalph Touchett
- 1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieHimself
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1965Joy in the MorningCarl Brown
- 1963Twilight of HonorDavid Mitchell
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Dr. KildareDr. James Kildare
- 1961A Thunder of DrumsLt. Porter
- 1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDean Christopher
- 1960ThrillerLarry Carter
- 1959Mr. LuckyAlec
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatDale Wellington
- 1959The DeputyJerry Kirk
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClay Pine
- 1955GunsmokePete
- 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
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