Richard Chamberlain
Acting
Born: March 31, 1934 · Beverly Hills, California, USA
Died: March 29, 2025 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
Twin Peaks
1990
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
Desperate Housewives
2004
Chuck
2007
The Towering Inferno
1974
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
Will & Grace
1998
Nip/Tuck
2003
King Solomon's Mines
1985
Leverage
2008
The Three Musketeers
1973
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
Photos (2)
Movies (51)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Councilman Banks
The Towering Inferno
Simmons
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain
The Three Musketeers
Aramis
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Highfather (voice)
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Edmond Dantès
Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Mirari
The Swarm
Dr. Hubbard
The Four Musketeers
Aramis
The Man in the Iron Mask
Louis XIV / Philippe
The Music Lovers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Petulia
Dave Danner
Shogun
John Blackthorne
The Return of the Musketeers
Aramis
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Ross Colburn
A Thunder of Drums
Lt. Porter
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Reverend
The Slipper and the Rose
Prince Edward
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
Julius Caesar
Octavius Caesar / Augustus
The Last Wave
David Burton
Hamlet
Hamlet
Murder by Phone
Nat Bridger
The Perfect Family
Monsignor Murphy
Bird of Prey
Jonathan Griffith
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Black Ghiandola
Creepy Oncologist
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
Ralph de Bricassart
Lady Caroline Lamb
George Gordon, Lord Byron
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Nat
Ordeal in the Arctic
Captain John Couch
The Pavilion
Huddlestone
All the Winters that Have Been
Dane Corvin
Three Days of Hamlet
Polonius
Twilight of Honor
David Mitchell
Joy in the Morning
Carl Brown
Strength and Honour
Denis O'Leary
The Christmas Messenger
Christmas Messenger
The Woman I Love
King Edward VIII
Finding Julia
Igor
River Made to Drown In
Thaddeus MacKenzie
We Are the Hartmans
Mr. Hartman
Night of the Hunter
Harry Powell
The Good Doctor
Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Frederick Cook
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Dean Christopher
The Lost Daughter
Andrew McCracken
The Little Mermaid
Narrator
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Narrator
TV Shows (35)
Desperate Housewives
Glenn · 1 eps
Nip/Tuck
Arthur Stiles · 1 eps
Twin Peaks
Bill Kennedy · 1 eps
Great Performances
Anton Chekhov · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Maggie Wick · 2 eps
Will & Grace
Clyde · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Jack Clay / Everett Clay · 1 eps
Chuck
Adelbert De Smet · 2 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Clarence Narrow · 1 eps
Brothers and Sisters
Jonathan Byrold · 5 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. James Kildare · 191 eps
Hustle
James Whittaker Wright III · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Hamlet · 1 eps
Leverage
Archie Leach · 2 eps
Thriller
Larry Carter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Pete · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Clay Pine · 1 eps
The Deputy
Jerry Kirk · 1 eps
ThunderCats
Zigg (voice) · 1 eps
Shōgun
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san · 5 eps
The Thorn Birds
Ralph de Bricassart · 4 eps
Mr. Lucky
Alec · 1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
Dale Wellington · 1 eps
Centennial
Alexander McKeag · 12 eps
Challenge of the Super Friends
32 eps
The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne · 2 eps
Blackbeard
Gouverneur Charles Eden · 2 eps
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Bernard Lafferty · 4 eps
Island Son
18 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hamlet · 1 eps
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Raoul Wallenberg · 2 eps
The Portrait of a Lady
Ralph Touchett · 6 eps
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Narrator · 3 eps
The Astronomers
Narrator · 6 eps
Dream West
John Charles Fremont · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 10 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 5 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 5 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host/Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 10 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self · 2 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 3 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Himself
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self