Richard Chamberlain
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Wik...
Known For
Filmography
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
2024
as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Nat
Finding Julia
2019
as Igor
Nightmare Cinema
2018
as Dr. Mirari
The Black Ghiandola
2017
as Creepy Oncologist
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
2015
as Highfather (voice)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Actor
We Are the Hartmans
2012
as Mr. Hartman
Three Days of Hamlet
2012
as Polonius
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
2012
as Self
The Perfect Family
2011
as Monsignor Murphy
ThunderCats
2011
as Zigg (voice)
Leverage
2008
as Archie Leach
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
as Councilman Banks
Strength and Honour
2007
as Denis O'Leary
Chuck
2007
as Adelbert De Smet
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Jonathan Byrold
Blackbeard
2006
as Gouverneur Charles Eden
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004
as Narrator
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Glenn
Hustle
2004
as James Whittaker Wright III
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
2004
as Narrator
The Making of Shōgun
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Arthur Stiles
Endangered Hawaiʻi
2000
as Narrator
The Pavilion
2000
as Huddlestone
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999
as Bernard Lafferty
Will & Grace
1998
as Clyde
River Made to Drown In
1997
as Thaddeus MacKenzie
The Lost Daughter
1997
as Andrew McCracken
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
All the Winters that Have Been
1997
as Dane Corvin
The View
1997
as Self
Bird of Prey
1996
as Jonathan Griffith
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
1996
as Ralph de Bricassart
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Maggie Wick
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Jack Clay / Everett Clay
Ordeal in the Arctic
1993
as Captain John Couch
Aftermath: A Test of Love
1991
as Ross Colburn
Night of the Hunter
1991
as Harry Powell
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
The Astronomers
1991
as Narrator
Twin Peaks
1990
as Bill Kennedy
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Aramis
Island Son
1989
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Jason Bourne
Casanova
1987
as Giacomo Casanova
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
1986
as Allan Quatermain
Dream West
1986
as John Charles Fremont
King Solomon's Mines
1985
as Allan Quatermain
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
1985
as Raoul Wallenberg
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983
as Frederick Cook
The Thorn Birds
1983
as Ralph de Bricassart
Murder by Phone
1982
as Nat Bridger
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Shogun
1980
as John Blackthorne
Shōgun
1980
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
The Swarm
1978
as Dr. Hubbard
Inside 'the Swarm'
1978
as Self
The Good Doctor
1978
as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles
Centennial
1978
as Alexander McKeag
Challenge of the Super Friends
1978
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Louis XIV / Philippe
The Last Wave
1977
as David Burton
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Prince Edward
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Edmond Dantès
The Christmas Messenger
1975
as Christmas Messenger
The Towering Inferno
1974
as Simmons
The Four Musketeers
1974
as Aramis
The Little Mermaid
1974
as Narrator
The Lady's Not for Burning
1974
as Thomas Mendip
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Aramis
Lady Caroline Lamb
1972
as George Gordon, Lord Byron
The Woman I Love
1972
as King Edward VIII
The Music Lovers
1971
as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Great Performances
1971
as Anton Chekhov
Film '72
1971
as Self
Julius Caesar
1970
as Octavius Caesar / Augustus
Hamlet
1970
as Hamlet
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Reverend
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Hamlet
Petulia
1968
as Dave Danner
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1968
as Himself
Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five
1968
as The Director
The Portrait of a Lady
1968
as Ralph Touchett
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
Joy in the Morning
1965
as Carl Brown
Twilight of Honor
1963
as David Mitchell
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
A Thunder of Drums
1961
as Lt. Porter
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. James Kildare
The Secret of the Purple Reef
1960
as Dean Christopher
Thriller
1960
as Larry Carter
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
as Dale Wellington
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Alec
The Deputy
1959
as Jerry Kirk
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host/Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Gunsmoke
1955
as Pete
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Clay Pine
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Hamlet
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Clarence Narrow
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Winner