Richard Chamberlain
Known for
Acting
Life
1934 – 2025 (aged 90)
Born in
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb90 acting credits
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
Twin Peaks
08 Apr 1990
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
12 Jul 2007
Desperate Housewives
03 Oct 2004
Chuck
24 Sep 2007
The Towering Inferno
14 Dec 1974
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
18 Jun 2015
Will & Grace
21 Sep 1998
Nip/Tuck
22 Jul 2003
Photos
Filmography
2019
- Finding Juliaas Igor
2018
- Nightmare Cinemaas Dr. Mirari
2017
- The Black Ghiandolaas Creepy Oncologist
2015
- Justice League: Gods and Monstersas Highfather (voice)
2012
- We Are the Hartmansas Mr. Hartman
- Three Days of Hamletas Polonius
2011
- ThunderCatsas Zigg (voice)1 episode
- The Perfect Familyas Monsignor Murphy
2008
- Leverageas Archie Leach2 episodes
2007
- Strength and Honouras Denis O'Leary
- Chuckas Adelbert De Smet2 episodes
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larryas Councilman Banks
2006
- Brothers and Sistersas Jonathan Byrold5 episodes
- Blackbeardas Gouverneur Charles Eden2 episodes
2004
- Desperate Housewivesas Glenn1 episode
- Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empireas Narrator
- Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empireas Narrator3 episodes
- Hustleas James Whittaker Wright III1 episode
2003
- The Making of Shōgun
- Nip/Tuckas Arthur Stiles1 episode
2000
- The Pavilionas Huddlestone
- Endangered Hawaiʻias Narrator
1999
- Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Dukeas Bernard Lafferty4 episodes
1998
- Will & Graceas Clyde1 episode
1997
- River Made to Drown Inas Thaddeus MacKenzie
- All the Winters that Have Beenas Dane Corvin
- The Lost Daughteras Andrew McCracken
1996
- Bird of Preyas Jonathan Griffith
- The Thorn Birds: The Missing Yearsas Ralph de Bricassart
1995
- The Drew Carey Showas Maggie Wick2 episodes
1994
- Touched by an Angelas Jack Clay1 episode
1993
- Ordeal in the Arcticas Captain John Couch
1991
- Night of the Hunteras Harry Powell
- The Astronomersas Narrator6 episodes
- Aftermath: A Test of Loveas Ross Colburn
1990
- Twin Peaksas Bill Kennedy1 episode
1989
- Island Son18 episodes
- The Return of the Musketeersas Aramis
1988
- The Bourne Identityas Jason Bourne2 episodes
1987
- Casanovaas Giacomo Casanova
1986
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Goldas Allan Quatermain
- Dream Westas John Charles Fremont3 episodes
1985
- King Solomon's Minesas Allan Quatermain
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Storyas Raoul Wallenberg2 episodes
1983
- Cook & Peary: The Race to the Poleas Frederick Cook
- The Thorn Birdsas Ralph de Bricassart4 episodes
1982
- Murder by Phoneas Nat Bridger
1978
- The Good Doctoras Anton Chekhov
- Centennialas Alexander McKeag12 episodes
- Challenge of the Super Friends32 episodes
- The Swarmas Dr. Hubbard
1977
- The Last Waveas David Burton
- The Man in the Iron Maskas Louis XIV
1976
- The Slipper and the Roseas Prince Edward
1975
- The Christmas Messengeras Christmas Messenger
- The Count of Monte-Cristoas Edmond Dantès
1974
- The Towering Infernoas Simmons
- The Lady's Not for Burningas Thomas Mendip
- The Four Musketeersas Aramis
- The Little Mermaidas Narrator
- F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Bellesas F. Scott Fitzgerald
1973
- The Three Musketeersas Aramis
1972
- Lady Caroline Lambas George Gordon, Lord Byron
- The Woman I Loveas King Edward VIII
1971
- The Music Loversas Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Great Performancesas Anton Chekhov1 episode
1970
- Hamletas Hamlet
- Julius Caesaras Octavius Caesar
1969
- The Madwoman of Chaillotas The Reverend
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Hamlet1 episode
1968
- Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Fiveas The Director
- Petuliaas Dave Danner
- The Portrait of a Ladyas Ralph Touchett6 episodes
1965
- Joy in the Morningas Carl Brown
1963
- Twilight of Honoras David Mitchell
1961
- Dr. Kildareas Dr. James Kildare191 episodes
- A Thunder of Drumsas Lt. Porter
1960
- The Secret of the Purple Reefas Dean Christopher
- Thrilleras Larry Carter1 episode
1959
- Mr. Luckyas Alec1 episode
- Bourbon Street Beatas Dale Wellington1 episode
- The Deputyas Jerry Kirk1 episode
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Clay Pine1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Pete1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Hamlet1 episode
- The Red Skelton Showas Clarence Narrow1 episode