Richard Chamberlain
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1934
- Died
- March 29, 2025 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Presenting Geraldine Page
Movie
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Movie · as Nat
Finding Julia
Movie · as Igor
Nightmare Cinema
Movie · as Dr. Mirari
The Black Ghiandola
Movie · as Creepy Oncologist
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Movie · as Highfather (voice)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie · as Self - Actor
We Are the Hartmans
Movie · as Mr. Hartman
Three Days of Hamlet
Movie · as Polonius
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Movie · as Self
The Perfect Family
Movie · as Monsignor Murphy
ThunderCats
TV · as Zigg (voice) · 1 ep
Leverage
TV · as Archie Leach · 2 eps
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Movie · as Councilman Banks
Strength and Honour
Movie · as Denis O'Leary
Chuck
TV · as Adelbert De Smet · 2 eps
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Jonathan Byrold · 5 eps
Blackbeard
TV · as Gouverneur Charles Eden · 2 eps
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Movie · as Narrator
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Glenn · 1 ep
Hustle
TV · as James Whittaker Wright III · 1 ep
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
TV · as Narrator · 3 eps
The Making of Shōgun
Movie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Arthur Stiles · 1 ep
Endangered Hawaiʻi
Movie · as Narrator
The Pavilion
Movie · as Huddlestone
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
TV · as Bernard Lafferty · 4 eps
Will & Grace
TV · as Clyde · 1 ep
River Made to Drown In
Movie · as Thaddeus MacKenzie
The Lost Daughter
Movie · as Andrew McCracken
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
All the Winters that Have Been
Movie · as Dane Corvin
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bird of Prey
Movie · as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
Movie · as Ralph de Bricassart
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Maggie Wick · 2 eps
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Jack Clay / Everett Clay · 1 ep
Ordeal in the Arctic
Movie · as Captain John Couch
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Movie · as Ross Colburn
Night of the Hunter
Movie · as Harry Powell
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Astronomers
TV · as Narrator · 6 eps
Twin Peaks
TV · as Bill Kennedy · 1 ep
The Return of the Musketeers
Movie · as Aramis
Island Son
TV · 18 eps
The Bourne Identity
TV · as Jason Bourne · 2 eps
Casanova
Movie · as Giacomo Casanova
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Movie · as Allan Quatermain
Dream West
TV · as John Charles Fremont · 3 eps
King Solomon's Mines
Movie · as Allan Quatermain
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
TV · as Raoul Wallenberg · 2 eps
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Movie · as Frederick Cook
The Thorn Birds
TV · as Ralph de Bricassart · 4 eps
Murder by Phone
Movie · as Nat Bridger
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Na sowas!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shogun
Movie · as John Blackthorne
Shōgun
TV · as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san · 5 eps
Musical Comedy Tonight
Movie
The Swarm
Movie · as Dr. Hubbard
Inside 'the Swarm'
Movie · as Self
The Good Doctor
Movie · as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Centennial
TV · as Alexander McKeag · 12 eps
Challenge of the Super Friends
TV · 32 eps
The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie · as Louis XIV / Philippe
The Last Wave
Movie · as David Burton
The Slipper and the Rose
Movie · as Prince Edward
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Movie · as Edmond Dantès
The Christmas Messenger
Movie · as Christmas Messenger
The Towering Inferno
Movie · as Simmons
The Four Musketeers
Movie · as Aramis
The Little Mermaid
Movie · as Narrator
The Lady's Not for Burning
Movie · as Thomas Mendip
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
Movie · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Three Musketeers
Movie · as Aramis
Lady Caroline Lamb
Movie · as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love
Movie · as King Edward VIII
The Music Lovers
Movie · as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Great Performances
TV · as Anton Chekhov · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Julius Caesar
Movie · as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
Hamlet
Movie · as Hamlet
The Madwoman of Chaillot
Movie · as The Reverend
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Hamlet · 1 ep
Petulia
Movie · as Dave Danner
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Movie · as Self
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
Movie · as The Director
The Portrait of a Lady
TV · as Ralph Touchett · 6 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Joy in the Morning
Movie · as Carl Brown
Twilight of Honor
Movie · as David Mitchell
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 10 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 10 eps
A Thunder of Drums
Movie · as Lt. Porter
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. James Kildare · 191 eps
The Secret of the Purple Reef
Movie · as Dean Christopher
Thriller
TV · as Larry Carter · 1 ep
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · as Dale Wellington · 1 ep
Mr. Lucky
TV · as Alec · 1 ep
The Deputy
TV · as Jerry Kirk · 1 ep
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Host/Performer, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Pete · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Clay Pine · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Hamlet · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Clarence Narrow · 1 ep
The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Winner · 5 eps