
Acting
Richard Chamberlain
Born March 31, 1934 · Beverly Hills, California, USA · Died March 29, 2025
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

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Twin Peaks
Bill Kennedy

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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Councilman Banks

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Desperate Housewives
Glenn

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Chuck
Adelbert De Smet

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The Towering Inferno
Simmons

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Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Highfather (voice)

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Will & Grace
Clyde

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Nip/Tuck
Arthur Stiles

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King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain

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Leverage
Archie Leach

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The Three Musketeers
Aramis

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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain

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Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Mirari

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Clay Pine

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ThunderCats
Zigg (voice)

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Shōgun
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san

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The Four Musketeers
Aramis

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The Last Wave
David Burton

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The Swarm
Dr. Hubbard

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Brothers and Sisters
Jonathan Byrold
Filmography
- 2024Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood BowlSelfMovie
- 2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensNatMovie
- 2019Finding JuliaIgorMovie
- 2018Nightmare CinemaDr. MirariMovie
- 2017The Black GhiandolaCreepy OncologistMovie
- 2015Justice League: Gods and MonstersHighfather (voice)Movie
- 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - ActorMovie
- 2012Christmas Around the World with Perry ComoSelfMovie
- 2012We Are the HartmansMr. HartmanMovie
- 2012Three Days of HamletPoloniusMovie
- 2011ThunderCatsZigg (voice)Series
- 2011The Perfect FamilyMonsignor MurphyMovie
- 2008LeverageArchie LeachSeries
- 2007Strength and HonourDenis O'LearyMovie
- 2007ChuckAdelbert De SmetSeries
- 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & LarryCouncilman BanksMovie
- 2006Brothers and SistersJonathan ByroldSeries
- 2006BlackbeardGouverneur Charles EdenSeries
- 2004Desperate HousewivesGlennSeries
- 2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarratorMovie
- 2004Japan: Memoirs of a Secret EmpireNarratorSeries
- 2004HustleJames Whittaker Wright IIISeries
- 2003The Making of ShōgunMovie
- 2003Nip/TuckArthur StilesSeries
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelfMovie
- 2000The PavilionHuddlestoneMovie
- 2000Endangered HawaiʻiNarratorMovie
- 1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeBernard LaffertySeries
- 1998Will & GraceClydeSeries
- 1997River Made to Drown InThaddeus MacKenzieMovie
- 1997All the Winters that Have BeenDane CorvinMovie
- 1997The ViewSelfSeries
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1997The Lost DaughterAndrew McCrackenMovie
- 1996Bird of PreyJonathan GriffithMovie
- 1996The Thorn Birds: The Missing YearsRalph de BricassartMovie
- 1995The Drew Carey ShowMaggie WickSeries
- 1994Touched by an AngelJack Clay / Everett ClaySeries
- 1993Ordeal in the ArcticCaptain John CouchMovie
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1991Night of the HunterHarry PowellMovie
- 1991The AstronomersNarratorSeries
- 1991Aftermath: A Test of LoveRoss ColburnMovie
- 1990Twin PeaksBill KennedySeries
- 1989Island SonSeries
- 1989The Return of the MusketeersAramisMovie
- 1988The Bourne IdentityJason BourneSeries
- 1987Sacrée soiréeSelfSeries
- 1987CasanovaGiacomo CasanovaMovie
- 1986Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan QuatermainMovie
- 1986Dream WestJohn Charles FremontSeries
- 1985King Solomon's MinesAllan QuatermainMovie
- 1985Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryRaoul WallenbergSeries
- 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleFrederick CookMovie
- 1983The Thorn BirdsRalph de BricassartSeries
- 1982Murder by PhoneNat BridgerMovie
- 1982Na sowas!SelfSeries
- 1982Night of 100 StarsSelfMovie
- 1982Champs-ElyséesSelfSeries
- 1981Entertainment TonightSelfSeries
- 1981Wetten, dass..?SelfSeries
- 1980ShogunJohn BlackthorneMovie
- 1980ShōgunPilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-sanSeries
- 1979Musical Comedy TonightMovie
- 1978The Good DoctorAnton Chekhov / Various RolesMovie
- 1978CentennialAlexander McKeagSeries
- 1978Challenge of the Super FriendsSeries
- 1978The SwarmDr. HubbardMovie
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm'SelfMovie
- 1977The Last WaveDavid BurtonMovie
- 1977The Man in the Iron MaskLouis XIV / PhilippeMovie
- 1976The Slipper and the RosePrince EdwardMovie
- 1975The Christmas MessengerChristmas MessengerMovie
- 1975The Count of Monte-CristoEdmond DantèsMovie
- 1974The Towering InfernoSimmonsMovie
- 1974The Lady's Not for BurningThomas MendipMovie
- 1974The Four MusketeersAramisMovie
- 1974Dinah!SelfSeries
- 1974The Little MermaidNarratorMovie
- 1974F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the BellesF. Scott FitzgeraldMovie
- 1973The Three MusketeersAramisMovie
- 1972Lady Caroline LambGeorge Gordon, Lord ByronMovie
- 1972The Woman I LoveKing Edward VIIIMovie
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1971The Music LoversPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyMovie
- 1971Great PerformancesAnton ChekhovSeries
- 1970HamletHamletMovie
- 1970Julius CaesarOctavius Caesar / AugustusMovie
- 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe ReverendMovie
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreHamletSeries
- 1968Hold On: It's The Dave Clark FiveThe DirectorMovie
- 1968PetuliaDave DannerMovie
- 1968The Portrait of a LadyRalph TouchettSeries
- 1968Petulia: The Uncommon MovieSelfMovie
- 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 1965Joy in the MorningCarl BrownMovie
- 1963Twilight of HonorDavid MitchellMovie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
- 1961Dr. KildareDr. James KildareSeries
- 1961A Thunder of DrumsLt. PorterMovie
- 1960The Secret of the Purple ReefDean ChristopherMovie
- 1960ThrillerLarry CarterSeries
- 1959Mr. LuckyAlecSeries
- 1959Bourbon Street BeatDale WellingtonSeries
- 1959The DeputyJerry KirkSeries
- 1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelfSeries
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host, Self - Host/Performer, Self - PresenterSeries
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsClay PineSeries
- 1955GunsmokePeteSeries
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- 1952TodaySelfSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameHamletSeries
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowClarence NarrowSeries
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelfSeries
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery GuestSeries
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - WinnerSeries