Richard Chamberlain

Person

Richard Chamberlain

Born 31 March 1934 Died 29 March 2025, aged 90 Beverly Hills, California, USA TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1951)
69years on screen and counting
4credits in 1978, their busiest year
85dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens poster Age: 86

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020
as Nat
Finding Julia poster Age: 85

Finding Julia

2019
as Igor
Nightmare Cinema poster Age: 84

Nightmare Cinema

2018
as Dr. Mirari
The Black Ghiandola poster Age: 83

The Black Ghiandola

2017
as Creepy Oncologist
Justice League: Gods and Monsters poster Age: 81

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

2015
as Highfather (voice)
No poster
Age: 78

We Are the Hartmans

2012
as Mr. Hartman
Three Days of Hamlet poster Age: 78

Three Days of Hamlet

2012
as Polonius
The Perfect Family poster Age: 77

The Perfect Family

2011
as Monsignor Murphy
Strength and Honour poster Age: 73

Strength and Honour

2007
as Denis O'Leary
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry poster Age: 73

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

2007
as Councilman Banks
No poster
Age: 69

The Making of Shōgun

2003
The Pavilion poster Age: 66

The Pavilion

2000
as Huddlestone
River Made to Drown In poster Age: 63

River Made to Drown In

1997
as Thaddeus MacKenzie
All the Winters that Have Been poster Age: 63

All the Winters that Have Been

1997
as Dane Corvin
The Lost Daughter poster Age: 62

The Lost Daughter

1997
as Andrew McCracken
Bird of Prey poster Age: 62

Bird of Prey

1996
as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years poster Age: 61

The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years

1996
as Ralph de Bricassart
Ordeal in the Arctic poster Age: 58

Ordeal in the Arctic

1993
as Captain John Couch
Night of the Hunter poster Age: 57

Night of the Hunter

1991
as Harry Powell
Aftermath: A Test of Love poster Age: 56

Aftermath: A Test of Love

1991
as Ross Colburn
The Return of the Musketeers poster Age: 55

The Return of the Musketeers

1989
as Aramis
Casanova poster Age: 52

Casanova

1987
as Giacomo Casanova
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold poster Age: 52

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986
as Allan Quatermain
King Solomon's Mines poster Age: 51

King Solomon's Mines

1985
as Allan Quatermain
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole poster Age: 49

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

1983
as Frederick Cook
Murder by Phone poster Age: 48

Murder by Phone

1982
as Nat Bridger
Shogun poster Age: 46

Shogun

1980
as John Blackthorne
Musical Comedy Tonight poster Age: 45

Musical Comedy Tonight

1979
The Good Doctor poster Age: 44

The Good Doctor

1978
as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
The Swarm poster Age: 44

The Swarm

1978
as Dr. Hubbard
The Last Wave poster Age: 43

The Last Wave

1977
as David Burton
The Man in the Iron Mask poster Age: 43

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977
as Louis XIV / Philippe
The Slipper and the Rose poster Age: 41

The Slipper and the Rose

1976
as Prince Edward
The Christmas Messenger poster Age: 41

The Christmas Messenger

1975
as Christmas Messenger
The Count of Monte-Cristo poster Age: 41

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975
as Edmond Dantès
The Towering Inferno poster Age: 40

The Towering Inferno

1974
as Simmons
No poster
Age: 40

The Lady's Not for Burning

1974
as Thomas Mendip
The Four Musketeers poster Age: 40

The Four Musketeers

1974
as Aramis
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles poster Age: 39

F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles

1974
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 39

The Three Musketeers

1973
as Aramis
Lady Caroline Lamb poster Age: 38

Lady Caroline Lamb

1972
as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love poster Age: 38

The Woman I Love

1972
as King Edward VIII
The Music Lovers poster Age: 36

The Music Lovers

1971
as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Hamlet poster Age: 36

Hamlet

1970
as Hamlet
Julius Caesar poster Age: 36

Julius Caesar

1970
as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
The Madwoman of Chaillot poster Age: 35

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969
as The Reverend
No poster
Age: 34

Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five

1968
as The Director
Petulia poster Age: 34

Petulia

1968
as Dave Danner
Joy in the Morning poster Age: 31

Joy in the Morning

1965
as Carl Brown
Twilight of Honor poster Age: 29

Twilight of Honor

1963
as David Mitchell
A Thunder of Drums poster Age: 27

A Thunder of Drums

1961
as Lt. Porter
The Secret of the Purple Reef poster Age: 26

The Secret of the Purple Reef

1960
as Dean Christopher
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TV credits

Newest first
ThunderCats poster Age: 77

ThunderCats

2011
as Zigg (voice)
Leverage poster Age: 74

Leverage

2008
as Archie Leach
Chuck poster Age: 73

Chuck

2007
as Adelbert De Smet
Brothers and Sisters poster Age: 72

Brothers and Sisters

2006
as Jonathan Byrold
Blackbeard poster Age: 72

Blackbeard

2006
as Gouverneur Charles Eden
Desperate Housewives poster Age: 70

Desperate Housewives

2004
as Glenn
Hustle poster Age: 69

Hustle

2004
as James Whittaker Wright III
Nip/Tuck poster Age: 69

Nip/Tuck

2003
as Arthur Stiles
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke poster Age: 64

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999
as Bernard Lafferty
Will & Grace poster Age: 64

Will & Grace

1998
as Clyde
The Drew Carey Show poster Age: 61

The Drew Carey Show

1995
as Maggie Wick
Touched by an Angel poster Age: 60

Touched by an Angel

1994
as Jack Clay / Everett Clay
Twin Peaks poster Age: 56

Twin Peaks

1990
as Bill Kennedy
Island Son poster Age: 55

Island Son

1989
The Bourne Identity poster Age: 54

The Bourne Identity

1988
as Jason Bourne
Dream West poster Age: 52

Dream West

1986
as John Charles Fremont
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story poster Age: 51

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985
as Raoul Wallenberg
The Thorn Birds poster Age: 48

The Thorn Birds

1983
as Ralph de Bricassart
Shōgun poster Age: 46

Shōgun

1980
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Centennial poster Age: 44

Centennial

1978
as Alexander McKeag
Challenge of the Super Friends poster Age: 44

Challenge of the Super Friends

1978
Great Performances poster Age: 36

Great Performances

1971
as Anton Chekhov
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 34

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Hamlet
The Portrait of a Lady poster Age: 33

The Portrait of a Lady

1968
as Ralph Touchett
Dr. Kildare poster Age: 27

Dr. Kildare

1961
as Dr. James Kildare
Thriller poster Age: 26

Thriller

1960
as Larry Carter
Mr. Lucky poster Age: 25

Mr. Lucky

1959
as Alec
Bourbon Street Beat poster Age: 25

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
as Dale Wellington
The Deputy poster Age: 25

The Deputy

1959
as Jerry Kirk
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 21

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Clay Pine
Gunsmoke poster Age: 21

Gunsmoke

1955
as Pete
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 17

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Hamlet
The Red Skelton Show poster Age: 17

The Red Skelton Show

1951
as Clarence Narrow
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