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

River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Strength and Honour
Strength and Honour
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines

Filmography

2020 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Nat
2019 Finding Julia
as Igor
2018 Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Mirari
2017 The Black Ghiandola
as Creepy Oncologist
2015 Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Highfather (voice)
2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
2012 Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
as Self
2012 We Are the Hartmans
as Mr. Hartman
2012 Three Days of Hamlet
as Polonius
2011 ThunderCats
as Zigg (voice)
2011 The Perfect Family
as Monsignor Murphy
2008 Leverage
as Archie Leach
2007 Strength and Honour
as Denis O'Leary
2007 Chuck
as Adelbert De Smet
2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Councilman Banks
2006 Brothers and Sisters
as Jonathan Byrold
2006 Blackbeard
as Gouverneur Charles Eden
2004 Desperate Housewives
as Glenn
2004 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
as Narrator
2004 Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
as Narrator