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Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Acting

Born: March 31, 1934Beverly Hills, California, USA

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
Filmography
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

Mr. Hartman

2012
Three Days of Hamlet

Three Days of Hamlet

Polonius

2012
The Perfect Family

The Perfect Family

Monsignor Murphy

2011
Strength and Honour

Strength and Honour

Denis O'Leary

2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Councilman Banks

2007
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

Narrator

2004

The Making of Shōgun

2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Self

2003
The Pavilion

The Pavilion

Huddlestone

2000

Endangered Hawaiʻi

Narrator

2000
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
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
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
Aftermath: A Test of Love

Aftermath: A Test of Love

Ross Colburn

1991
The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

Aramis

1989
Casanova

Casanova

Giacomo Casanova

1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain

1986
King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Allan Quatermain

1985
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Frederick Cook

1983
Murder by Phone

Murder by Phone

Nat Bridger

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
Musical Comedy Tonight

Musical Comedy Tonight

1979
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

Anton Chekhov / Various Roles

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

Thomas Mendip

1974
The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

Aramis

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
The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1971
Hamlet

Hamlet

Hamlet

1970
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

The Director

1968
Petulia

Petulia

Dave Danner

1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

Himself

1968
Joy in the Morning

Joy in the Morning

Carl Brown

1965
Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

David Mitchell

1963
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
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