Richard Chamberlain
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
92 years
Origin
USA
Active
1944 — Present
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...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Starring as Clay Pine
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Twin Peaks
as Bill Kennedy
ThunderCats
as Zigg (voice)
Desperate Housewives
as Glenn
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Clay Pine
Hustle
as James Whittaker Wright III
Chuck
as Adelbert De Smet
Shōgun
as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
Leverage
as Archie Leach
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor
The Thorn Birds
as Ralph de Bricassart
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
112 Credits found
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
2024
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Nat
2020
Finding Julia
Igor
2019
Nightmare Cinema
Dr. Mirari
2018
The Black Ghiandola
Creepy Oncologist
2017
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Highfather (voice)
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor
2014
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self
2012
We Are the Hartmans
Mr. Hartman
2012
Three Days of Hamlet
Polonius
2012
ThunderCats
Zigg (voice)
2011
The Perfect Family
Monsignor Murphy
2011
Leverage
Archie Leach
2008
Strength and Honour
Denis O'Leary
2007
Chuck
Adelbert De Smet
2007
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Councilman Banks
2007
Brothers and Sisters
Jonathan Byrold
2006
Blackbeard
Gouverneur Charles Eden
2006
Desperate Housewives
Glenn
2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Narrator
2004
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
Narrator
2004
Hustle
James Whittaker Wright III
2004
Nip/Tuck
Arthur Stiles
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
The Pavilion
Huddlestone
2000
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Bernard Lafferty
1999
Will & Grace
Clyde
1998
River Made to Drown In
Thaddeus MacKenzie
1997
All the Winters that Have Been
Dane Corvin
1997
The View
Self
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Lost Daughter
Andrew McCracken
1997
Bird of Prey
Jonathan Griffith
1996
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
Ralph de Bricassart
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Maggie Wick
1995
Touched by an Angel
Jack Clay / Everett Clay
1994
Ordeal in the Arctic
Captain John Couch
1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991
Night of the Hunter
Harry Powell
1991
The Astronomers
Narrator
1991
Aftermath: A Test of Love
Ross Colburn
1991
Twin Peaks
Bill Kennedy
1990
Island Son
Producer
1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Aramis
1989
The Bourne Identity
Jason Bourne
1988
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
1987
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Allan Quatermain
1986
Dream West
John Charles Fremont
1986
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain
1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Raoul Wallenberg
1985
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Frederick Cook
1983
The Thorn Birds
Ralph de Bricassart
1983
Murder by Phone
Nat Bridger
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Shogun
John Blackthorne
1980
Shōgun
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san
1980