- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1934
- Place of Birth
- Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Died
- March 29, 2025
Richard Chamberlain
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.
Filmography
movieHenry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024 · Self
movieElegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020 · Nat
movieFinding Julia
2019 · Igor
movieNightmare Cinema
2018 · Dr. Mirari
movieThe Black Ghiandola
2017 · Creepy Oncologist
movieJustice League: Gods and Monsters
2015 · Highfather (voice)
movieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Self - Actor
movieChristmas Around the World with Perry Como
2012 · Self
We Are the Hartmans
2012 · Mr. Hartman
movieThree Days of Hamlet
2012 · Polonius
tvThunderCats
2011 · Zigg (voice)
movieThe Perfect Family
2011 · Monsignor Murphy
tvLeverage
2008 · Archie Leach
movieStrength and Honour
2007 · Denis O'Leary
tvChuck
2007 · Adelbert De Smet
movieI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · Councilman Banks
tvBrothers and Sisters
2006 · Jonathan Byrold
tvBlackbeard
2006 · Gouverneur Charles Eden
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Glenn
movieJapan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004 · Narrator
tvJapan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004 · Narrator
tvHustle
2004 · James Whittaker Wright III
The Making of Shōgun
2003
tvNip/Tuck
2003 · Arthur Stiles
movieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003 · Self
movieThe Pavilion
2000 · Huddlestone
Endangered Hawaiʻi
2000 · Narrator
tvToo Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999 · Bernard Lafferty
tvWill & Grace
1998 · Clyde
movieRiver Made to Drown In
1997 · Thaddeus MacKenzie
movieAll the Winters that Have Been
1997 · Dane Corvin
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Lost Daughter
1997 · Andrew McCracken
movieBird of Prey
1996 · Jonathan Griffith
movieThe Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996 · Ralph de Bricassart
tvThe Drew Carey Show
1995 · Maggie Wick
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Jack Clay / Everett Clay
movieOrdeal in the Arctic
1993 · Captain John Couch
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991 · Self (archive footage)
movieNight of the Hunter
1991 · Harry Powell
tvThe Astronomers
1991 · Narrator
movieAftermath: A Test of Love
1991 · Ross Colburn
tvTwin Peaks
1990 · Bill Kennedy
tvIsland Son
1989 · , Producer
movieThe Return of the Musketeers
1989 · Aramis
tvThe Bourne Identity
1988 · Jason Bourne
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
movieCasanova
1987 · Giacomo Casanova
movieAllan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986 · Allan Quatermain
tvDream West
1986 · John Charles Fremont
movieKing Solomon's Mines
1985 · Allan Quatermain
tvWallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985 · Raoul Wallenberg
movieCook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983 · Frederick Cook
tvThe Thorn Birds
1983 · Ralph de Bricassart
movieMurder by Phone
1982 · Nat Bridger
Na sowas!
1982 · Self
movieNight of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvWetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
movieShogun
1980 · John Blackthorne
tvShōgun
1980 · Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
movieMusical Comedy Tonight
1979
movieThe Good Doctor
1978 · Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
tvCentennial
1978 · Alexander McKeag
tvChallenge of the Super Friends
1978
movieThe Swarm
1978 · Dr. Hubbard
movieInside 'the Swarm'
1978 · Self
movieThe Last Wave
1977 · David Burton
movieThe Man in the Iron Mask
1977 · Louis XIV / Philippe
movieThe Slipper and the Rose
1976 · Prince Edward
movieThe Christmas Messenger
1975 · Christmas Messenger
movieThe Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Edmond Dantès
movieThe Towering Inferno
1974 · Simmons
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974 · Thomas Mendip
movieThe Four Musketeers
1974 · Aramis
tvDinah!
1974 · Self
movieThe Little Mermaid
1974 · Narrator
movieF. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974 · F. Scott Fitzgerald
movieThe Three Musketeers
1973 · Aramis
movieLady Caroline Lamb
1972 · George Gordon, Lord Byron
movieThe Woman I Love
1972 · King Edward VIII
Film '72
1971 · Self
movieThe Music Lovers
1971 · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Anton Chekhov
movieHamlet
1970 · Hamlet
movieJulius Caesar
1970 · Octavius Caesar / Augustus
movieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · The Reverend
tvITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Hamlet
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
1968 · The Director
moviePetulia
1968 · Dave Danner
tvThe Portrait of a Lady
1968 · Ralph Touchett
moviePetulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968 · Himself
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest
movieJoy in the Morning
1965 · Carl Brown
movieTwilight of Honor
1963 · David Mitchell
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvDr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. James Kildare
movieA Thunder of Drums
1961 · Lt. Porter
movieThe Secret of the Purple Reef
1960 · Dean Christopher
tvThriller
1960 · Larry Carter
tvMr. Lucky
1959 · Alec
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959 · Dale Wellington
tvThe Deputy
1959 · Jerry Kirk
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Host/Performer, Self - Presenter
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Clay Pine
tvGunsmoke
1955 · Pete
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvToday
1952 · Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Hamlet
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951 · Clarence Narrow
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Winner