Richard Chamberlain

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Desperate Housewives

The Mike Douglas Show

The View

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (64)

Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl2024 · as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens2020 · as Nat
Finding Julia2019 · as Igor
Nightmare Cinema2018 · as Dr. Mirari
The Black Ghiandola2017 · as Creepy Oncologist
Justice League: Gods and Monsters2015 · as Highfather (voice)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Self - Actor
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como2012 · as Self
We Are the Hartmans2012 · as Mr. Hartman
Three Days of Hamlet2012 · as Polonius
The Perfect Family2011 · as Monsignor Murphy
Strength and Honour2007 · as Denis O'Leary
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007 · as Councilman Banks
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire2004 · as Narrator
The Making of Shōgun2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration2003 · as Self
The Pavilion2000 · as Huddlestone
Endangered Hawaiʻi2000 · as Narrator
River Made to Drown In1997 · as Thaddeus MacKenzie
All the Winters that Have Been1997 · as Dane Corvin
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997 · as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Daughter1997 · as Andrew McCracken
Bird of Prey1996 · as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years1996 · as Ralph de Bricassart
Ordeal in the Arctic1993 · as Captain John Couch
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire1991 · as Self (archive footage)
Night of the Hunter1991 · as Harry Powell
Aftermath: A Test of Love1991 · as Ross Colburn
The Return of the Musketeers1989 · as Aramis
Casanova1987 · as Giacomo Casanova
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold1986 · as Allan Quatermain
King Solomon's Mines1985 · as Allan Quatermain
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole1983 · as Frederick Cook
Murder by Phone1982 · as Nat Bridger
Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
Shogun1980 · as John Blackthorne
Musical Comedy Tonight1979
The Good Doctor1978 · as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
The Swarm1978 · as Dr. Hubbard
Inside 'the Swarm'1978 · as Self
The Last Wave1977 · as David Burton
The Man in the Iron Mask1977 · as Louis XIV / Philippe
The Slipper and the Rose1976 · as Prince Edward
The Christmas Messenger1975 · as Christmas Messenger
The Count of Monte-Cristo1975 · as Edmond Dantès
The Towering Inferno1974 · as Simmons
The Lady's Not for Burning1974 · as Thomas Mendip
The Four Musketeers1974 · as Aramis
The Little Mermaid1974 · as Narrator
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles1974 · as F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Three Musketeers1973 · as Aramis
Lady Caroline Lamb1972 · as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love1972 · as King Edward VIII
The Music Lovers1971 · as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hamlet1970 · as Hamlet
Julius Caesar1970 · as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
The Madwoman of Chaillot1969 · as The Reverend
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five1968 · as The Director
Petulia1968 · as Dave Danner
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie1968 · as Himself
Joy in the Morning1965 · as Carl Brown
Twilight of Honor1963 · as David Mitchell
A Thunder of Drums1961 · as Lt. Porter
The Secret of the Purple Reef1960 · as Dean Christopher

All TV Shows (59)

ThunderCats2011 · as Zigg (voice)
Leverage2008 · as Archie Leach
Chuck2007 · as Adelbert De Smet
Brothers and Sisters2006 · as Jonathan Byrold
Blackbeard2006 · as Gouverneur Charles Eden
Desperate Housewives2004 · as Glenn
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire2004 · as Narrator
Hustle2004 · as James Whittaker Wright III
Nip/Tuck2003 · as Arthur Stiles
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke1999 · as Bernard Lafferty
Will & Grace1998 · as Clyde
The View1997 · as Self
The Drew Carey Show1995 · as Maggie Wick
Touched by an Angel1994 · as Jack Clay / Everett Clay
The Astronomers1991 · as Narrator
Twin Peaks1990 · as Bill Kennedy
Island Son1989
The Bourne Identity1988 · as Jason Bourne
Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
Dream West1986 · as John Charles Fremont
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story1985 · as Raoul Wallenberg
The Thorn Birds1983 · as Ralph de Bricassart
Na sowas!1982 · as Self
Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
Shōgun1980 · as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Centennial1978 · as Alexander McKeag
Challenge of the Super Friends1978
Dinah!1974 · as Self
Film '721971 · as Self
Great Performances1971 · as Anton Chekhov
ITV Saturday Night Theatre1969 · as Hamlet
The Portrait of a Lady1968 · as Ralph Touchett
The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. James Kildare
Thriller1960 · as Larry Carter
Mr. Lucky1959 · as Alec
Bourbon Street Beat1959 · as Dale Wellington
The Deputy1959 · as Jerry Kirk
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Host
Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Host/Performer
Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Clay Pine
Gunsmoke1955 · as Pete
The Oscars1953 · as Self
Today1952 · as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Hamlet
The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Clarence Narrow
The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Mystery Guest
Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Winner