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Richard Chamberlain

Acting · Born March 31, 1934 · Beverly 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.

Movies with Richard Chamberlain

• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) — Councilman Banks
• The Towering Inferno (1974) — Simmons
• The Three Musketeers (1973) — Aramis
• King Solomon's Mines (1985) — Allan Quatermain
• Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) — Highfather (voice)
• The Four Musketeers (1974) — Aramis
• The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) — Edmond Dantès
• Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) — Allan Quatermain
• Nightmare Cinema (2018) — Dr. Mirari
• Petulia (1968) — Dave Danner
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) — Louis XIV / Philippe
• The Swarm (1978) — Dr. Hubbard

TV shows with Richard Chamberlain

• Brothers and Sisters (2006) — Jonathan Byrold
• Dr. Kildare (1961) — Dr. James Kildare
• Shōgun (1980) — Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
• Centennial (1978) — Alexander McKeag
• Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
• Island Son (1989)
• The Astronomers (1991) — Narrator
• The Portrait of a Lady (1968) — Ralph Touchett