Richard Chamberlain
Acting1934Beverly Hills, California, USA
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2019
Finding Julia
as Igor
2018
Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Mirari
2017
The Black Ghiandola
as Creepy Oncologist
Twin Peaks
TVas Bill Kennedy• 1 eps
2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Highfather (voice)
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
2012
We Are the Hartmans
as Mr. Hartman
Three Days of Hamlet
as Polonius
2011
The Perfect Family
as Monsignor Murphy
ThunderCats
TVas Zigg (voice)• 1 eps
2010
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Jonathan Byrold• 5 eps
Chuck
TVas Adelbert De Smet• 2 eps
Leverage
TVas Archie Leach• 2 eps
2007
Strength and Honour
as Denis O'Leary
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Councilman Banks
Desperate Housewives
TVas Glenn• 1 eps
2006
Nip/Tuck
TVas Arthur Stiles• 1 eps
Blackbeard
TVas Gouverneur Charles Eden
Hustle
TVas James Whittaker Wright III• 1 eps
2005
Will & Grace
TVas Clyde• 1 eps
2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
as Narrator
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
TVas Narrator
2002
The Drew Carey Show
TVas Maggie Wick• 2 eps
2000
The Pavilion
as Huddlestone
Endangered Hawaiʻi
as Narrator
Touched by an Angel
TVas Jack Clay / Everett Clay• 1 eps
1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
TVas Bernard Lafferty
1997
River Made to Drown In
as Thaddeus MacKenzie
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Daughter
as Andrew McCracken
All the Winters that Have Been
as Dane Corvin
The View
TVas Self
1996
Bird of Prey
as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as Ralph de Bricassart
1995
Wetten, dass..?
TVas Self• 1 eps
1993
Ordeal in the Arctic
as Captain John Couch
1991
Night of the Hunter
as Harry Powell
Aftermath: A Test of Love
as Ross Colburn
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
The Astronomers
TVas Narrator
1990
Sacrée Soirée
TVas Self• 2 eps
1989
1988
The Bourne Identity
TVas Jason Bourne• 2 eps
Champs-Elysées
TVas Self• 1 eps
1987
Casanova
as Giacomo Casanova
1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Allan Quatermain
Na sowas!
TVas Self• 1 eps
Dream West
TVas John Charles Fremont
1985
King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quatermain
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
TVas Raoul Wallenberg
1984
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
1983
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Frederick Cook
The Thorn Birds
TVas Ralph de Bricassart• 4 eps
1982
Murder by Phone
as Nat Bridger
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1981
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Host• 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TVas Self• 1 eps
1980
Shōgun
TVas Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san• 5 eps
1978
The Swarm
as Dr. Hubbard
The Good Doctor
as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
Centennial
TVas Alexander McKeag• 12 eps
Great Performances
TVas Anton Chekhov• 1 eps
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Louis XIV / Philippe
Black Rain
as David Burton
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
as Prince Edward
1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Edmond Dantès
The Christmas Messenger
as Christmas Messenger
Dinah!
TVas Self• 3 eps
1974
The Four Musketeers
as Aramis
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Little Mermaid
as Narrator
The Lady's Not for Burning
as Thomas Mendip
The Towering Inferno
as Simmons
1973
The Three Musketeers
as Aramis
1972
Lady Caroline Lamb
as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love
as King Edward VIII
1971
The Music Lovers
as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Film '72
TVas Self
1970
Julius Caesar
as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Reverend
1968
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
as The Director
Petulia
as Dave Danner
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
as Himself
The Portrait of a Lady
TVas Ralph Touchett
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
TVas Clarence Narrow• 1 eps
1965
Joy in the Morning
as Carl Brown
1963
Twilight of Honor
as David Mitchell
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
1962
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TVas Self• 1 eps
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 1 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
A Thunder of Drums
as Lt. Porter
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. James Kildare• 191 eps
The Deputy
TVas Jerry Kirk• 1 eps
1960
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Dean Christopher
Thriller
TVas Larry Carter• 1 eps
Gunsmoke
TVas Pete• 1 eps
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
TVas Dale Wellington
Mr. Lucky
TVas Alec
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Clay Pine• 1 eps
1952
Today
TVas Self
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Hamlet