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Richard Chamberlain

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Richard Chamberlain

Born March 31, 1934 in Beverly Hills, California, USADied March 29, 202552 films

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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Towering Inferno poster7.0The Towering Inferno1974I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry poster6.1I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007The Three Musketeers poster6.7The Three Musketeers1973The Last Wave poster6.7The Last Wave1977The Count of Monte-Cristo poster6.8The Count of Monte-Cristo1975The Four Musketeers poster6.5The Four Musketeers1974King Solomon's Mines poster5.4King Solomon's Mines1985Nightmare Cinema poster5.8Nightmare Cinema2018

Filmography

52 films as actor
  1. 2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensNat
  2. 2019Finding JuliaIgor
  3. 2018Nightmare CinemaDr. Mirari
  4. 2017The Black GhiandolaCreepy Oncologist
  5. 2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersHighfather (voice)
  6. 2012We Are the HartmansMr. Hartman
  7. 2012Three Days of HamletPolonius
  8. 2011The Perfect FamilyMonsignor Murphy
  9. 2007Strength and HonourDenis O'Leary
  10. 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryCouncilman Banks
  11. 2000The PavilionHuddlestone
  12. 1997River Made to Drown InThaddeus MacKenzie
  13. 1997All the Winters that Have BeenDane Corvin
  14. 1997The Lost DaughterAndrew McCracken
  15. 1996Bird of PreyJonathan Griffith
  16. 1996The Thorn Birds: The Missing YearsRalph de Bricassart
  17. 1993Ordeal in the ArcticCaptain John Couch
  18. 1991Night of the HunterHarry Powell
  19. 1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveRoss Colburn
  20. 1989The Return of the MusketeersAramis
  21. 1987CasanovaGiacomo Casanova
  22. 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quatermain
  23. 1985King Solomon's MinesAllan Quatermain
  24. 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleFrederick Cook
  25. 1982Murder by PhoneNat Bridger
  26. 1980ShogunJohn Blackthorne
  27. 1979Musical Comedy Tonight
  28. 1978The Good DoctorAnton Chekhov / Various Roles
  29. 1978The SwarmDr. Hubbard
  30. 1977The Last WaveDavid Burton
  31. 1977The Man in the Iron MaskLouis XIV / Philippe
  32. 1976The Slipper and the RosePrince Edward
  33. 1975The Christmas MessengerChristmas Messenger
  34. 1975The Count of Monte-CristoEdmond Dantès
  35. 1974The Towering InfernoSimmons
  36. 1974The Lady's Not for BurningThomas Mendip
  37. 1974The Four MusketeersAramis
  38. 1974The Little MermaidNarrator
  39. 1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesF. Scott Fitzgerald
  40. 1973The Three MusketeersAramis
  41. 1972Lady Caroline LambGeorge Gordon, Lord Byron
  42. 1972The Woman I LoveKing Edward VIII
  43. 1971The Music LoversPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  44. 1970HamletHamlet
  45. 1970Julius CaesarOctavius Caesar / Augustus
  46. 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Reverend
  47. 1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveThe Director
  48. 1968PetuliaDave Danner
  49. 1965Joy in the MorningCarl Brown
  50. 1963Twilight of HonorDavid Mitchell
  51. 1961A Thunder of DrumsLt. Porter
  52. 1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDean Christopher