Richard Chamberlain

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.

More details

Known For

Filmography

2020

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Nat
Movie - Released: 12/1/2020

2019

Finding Julia
Finding Julia
as Igor
Movie - Released: 4/19/2019

2018

Nightmare Cinema
Nightmare Cinema
as Dr. Mirari
Movie - Released: 6/21/2018

2017

The Black Ghiandola
The Black Ghiandola
as Creepy Oncologist
Movie - Released: 4/22/2017

2015

Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
as Highfather (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/18/2015

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 10/6/2014

2012

Movie
We Are the Hartmans
as Mr. Hartman
Movie - Released: 10/2/2012
Three Days of Hamlet
Three Days of Hamlet
as Polonius
Movie - Released: 4/24/2012
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/6/2012

2011

The Perfect Family
The Perfect Family
as Monsignor Murphy
Movie - Released: 4/30/2011
ThunderCats
ThunderCats
as Zigg (voice)
TV - Released: 7/29/2011

2008

Leverage
Leverage
as Archie Leach
TV - Released: 12/7/2008

2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
as Councilman Banks
Movie - Released: 7/12/2007
Strength and Honour
Strength and Honour
as Denis O'Leary
Movie - Released: 11/19/2007
Chuck
Chuck
as Adelbert De Smet
TV - Released: 9/24/2007

2006

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
as Jonathan Byrold
TV - Released: 9/24/2006
Blackbeard
Blackbeard
as Gouverneur Charles Eden
TV - Released: 6/17/2006

2004

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 5/26/2004
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
as Glenn
TV - Released: 10/3/2004
Hustle
Hustle
as James Whittaker Wright III
TV - Released: 2/24/2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
as Narrator
TV - Released: 5/26/2004

2003

Movie
The Making of Shōgun
Movie - Released: 9/23/2003
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
TV - Released: 7/22/2003

2000

Movie
Endangered Hawaiʻi
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The Pavilion
The Pavilion
as Huddlestone
Movie - Released: 4/1/2000

1999

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Bernard Lafferty
TV - Released: 2/21/1999

1998

Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Clyde
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

River Made to Drown In
River Made to Drown In
as Thaddeus MacKenzie
Movie - Released: 10/1/1997
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter
as Andrew McCracken
Movie - Released: 3/11/1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/12/1997
All the Winters that Have Been
All the Winters that Have Been
as Dane Corvin
Movie - Released: 9/21/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
as Jonathan Griffith
Movie - Released: 10/4/1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
as Ralph de Bricassart
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1995

The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as Maggie Wick
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Jack Clay / Everett Clay
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Ordeal in the Arctic
Ordeal in the Arctic
as Captain John Couch
Movie - Released: 2/15/1993

1991

Aftermath: A Test of Love
Aftermath: A Test of Love
as Ross Colburn
Movie - Released: 3/10/1991
Night of the Hunter
Night of the Hunter
as Harry Powell
Movie - Released: 5/4/1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1991
The Astronomers
The Astronomers
as Narrator
TV - Released: 4/12/1991

1990

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
as Bill Kennedy
TV - Released: 4/8/1990

1989

The Return of the Musketeers
The Return of the Musketeers
as Aramis
Movie - Released: 4/12/1989
Island Son
Island Son
TV - Released: 9/16/1989

1988

Movie
The Bourne Identity Original film
as Jason Bourne
Movie - Released: 5/9/1988
The Bourne Identity
The Bourne Identity
as Jason Bourne
TV - Released: 5/8/1988

1987

Casanova
Casanova
as Giacomo Casanova
Movie - Released: 3/1/1987
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
as Self
TV - Released: 9/2/1987

1986

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
as Allan Quatermain
Movie - Released: 12/17/1986
Dream West
Dream West
TV - Released: 4/13/1986

1985

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quatermain
Movie - Released: 11/22/1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
as Raoul Wallenberg
TV - Released: 4/8/1985

1983

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Frederick Cook
Movie - Released: 12/13/1983
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
as Ralph de Bricassart
TV - Released: 3/27/1983

1982

Murder by Phone
Murder by Phone
as Nat Bridger
Movie - Released: 12/1/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/8/1982
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
as Self
TV - Released: 1/16/1982
TV
Na sowas!
as Self
TV - Released: 3/29/1982

1981

Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
TV - Released: 2/14/1981
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1981

1980

Shogun
Shogun
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne
Movie - Released: 11/8/1980
Shōgun
Shōgun
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
TV - Released: 9/15/1980
Shōgun
Shōgun
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1980

1979

Musical Comedy Tonight
Musical Comedy Tonight
Movie - Released: 10/1/1979

1978

The Swarm
The Swarm
as Dr. Hubbard
Movie - Released: 7/14/1978
Inside 'the Swarm'
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1978
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Movie - Released: 11/8/1978
Centennial
Centennial
as Alexander McKeag
TV - Released: 10/1/1978
Challenge of the Super Friends
Challenge of the Super Friends
TV - Released: 9/9/1978

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Louis XIV / Philippe
Movie - Released: 7/17/1977
The Last Wave
The Last Wave
as David Burton
Movie - Released: 12/15/1977

1976

The Slipper and the Rose
The Slipper and the Rose
as Prince Edward
Movie - Released: 3/25/1976

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Edmond Dantès
Movie - Released: 10/31/1975

1974

The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno
as Simmons
Movie - Released: 12/14/1974
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
as Aramis
Movie - Released: 10/31/1974
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974
Movie
The Lady's Not for Burning
as Thomas Mendip
Movie - Released: 11/18/1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Movie - Released: 1/7/1974

1973

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as Aramis
Movie - Released: 12/11/1973

1972

Lady Caroline Lamb
Lady Caroline Lamb
as George Gordon, Lord Byron
Movie - Released: 11/22/1972
The Woman I Love
The Woman I Love
as King Edward VIII
Movie - Released: 9/9/1972

1971

The Music Lovers
The Music Lovers
as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Movie - Released: 2/12/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Anton Chekhov
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
Movie - Released: 6/4/1970

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Reverend
Movie - Released: 10/12/1969

1968

Petulia
Petulia
as Dave Danner
Movie - Released: 6/10/1968
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
TV - Released: 1/6/1968

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1965

Joy in the Morning
Joy in the Morning
as Carl Brown
Movie - Released: 5/5/1965

1963

Twilight of Honor
Twilight of Honor
as David Mitchell
Movie - Released: 11/13/1963

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

A Thunder of Drums
A Thunder of Drums
as Lt. Porter
Movie - Released: 9/26/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Kildare
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Secret of the Purple Reef
The Secret of the Purple Reef
as Dean Christopher
Movie - Released: 12/11/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Larry Carter
TV - Released: 9/13/1960

1959

Bourbon Street Beat
Bourbon Street Beat
TV - Released: 10/5/1959
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
as Alec
TV - Released: 10/24/1959

1957

TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host/Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Pete
TV - Released: 9/10/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clay Pine
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

Today
Today
as Self
TV - Released: 1/14/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hamlet
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
as Clarence Narrow
TV - Released: 9/30/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944