Richard Chamberlain

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George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer who rose to fame as a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Gregor.

Kildare (1961-1966).

He appeared in several television mini-series, including Shogun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983), and was the first actor to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 film The Bourne Identity.

Chamberlain has appeared on classical stage in addition to performing in musical theatre.

Early life

Chamberlain was born in Beverly Hills, California, the second son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon; later Matthews) and Charles Axion Chamberlain, who was a salesman. Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1952 and later attended Pomona College (class of 1956). Chamberlain was recruited into the US Army, rising to the rank of sergeant when serving in Korea.

Personal life

Chamberlain was reluctant to reveal his homosexuality for the majority of his career in order to protect his anonymity and his acting opportunities. He was disqualified by the French women's magazine Nous Deux in December 1989, but did not know it until his 2003 autobiography Shattered Love: A Memoir.

In the early 1970s, Chamberlain fell in love with actor Wesley Eure.

Chamberlain began a long-term friendship with Martin Rabbett, an actor 20 years his junior, in 1977. In the 1986 film Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, Rabbett played the brother of Chamberlain's lead character. They began living in Hawaii in 1986 and celebrated their private commitment ceremony. In 2010, the two couples split amicably, with Chamberlain moving to Los Angeles. Chamberlain said in a 2014 interview that Rabbett and he "don't live together anymore, and we're much closer partners than we've ever been."

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Career

Chamberlain co-founded Company of Angels, a Los Angeles-based theatre company, and first appeared in a television series in the 1950s. In "Chicota Landing," a 1960 episode of the Riverboat, he was cast as Lt. Dave Winslow. Juan Cortilla, a Mexican bandit played by Joe De Santis, is evicted from prison. Chamberlain, as United States Army Lieutenant Winslow, has requested Grey Holden (lead series actor Darren McGavin) to transfer Cortilla and his men to a military jail jail. Cortilla takes over Holden's ship and its gunpowder, rather than Holden's. Connie Hines appears as Lucy Bridges in Chamberlain, and Ted De Corsia is depicted as another bandit.

Chamberlain's youthful intern, Dr. Kildare, appeared in the NBC/MGM television series of the same name, co-starring Raymond Massey, less than a year ago. Chamberlain's singing skills earned several hit singles in the early 1960s, including the "Theme from Dr. Kildare," which appeared on No. 1, including "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight." According to Billboard Hot 100 Charts, ten people are ranked in the top ten positions. Dr. Kildare died in 1966, the year after which Chamberlain's appearance on the theatre circuit began. He appeared opposite Mary Tyler Moore in the ill-fated Broadway musical Breakfast at Tiffany's, co-starring Priscilla Lopez, which closed after only four previews. In revivals of My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music, he appeared on Broadway three decades later.

Chamberlain spent a time in England, where he appeared in repertory theatre and in the BBC's Portrait of a Lady version, building his reputation as a serious actor at the end of the 1960s. In the film The Madwoman of Chaillot, he appeared opposite Katharine Hepburn in 1969. He performed vocal coaching and appeared in Hamlet for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1969, becoming the first American to play the role after John Barrymore in 1925. In 1970 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, he received outstanding notes and recapped the role for television. RCA Red Seal Records awarded the presentation as a Grammy Award winner.

Chamberlain's success in the 1970s as a leading man in films: The Music Lovers (1970), Lady Caroline Lamb (playing Lord Byron), The Lady Count of Monte Cristo (1975), and The Count of Monte Cristo (1975). He sang of his voice in The Slipper and the Rose (1976), a musical interpretation of the Cinderella tale starring Gemma Craven. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), a television film starring William Bast, was followed by a television film. He appeared in Peter Weir's film The Last Wave in the same year.

Chamberlain appeared in a number of popular television mini-series, including Centennial (1978–79), Shgun (1980), and The Thorn Birds (1983), with Rachel Ward and Barbara Stanwyck co-starring. In the 1980s, he appeared as the leading man with King Solomon's Mines (1985) and played Jason Bourne/David Webb in the television film version of The Bourne Identity (1988).

Chamberlain has appeared in television films, on stage, and as a guest on television shows such as The Drew Carey Show and Will & Grace. Henry Higgins appeared in My Fair Lady's 1993–1994 Broadway revival. Chamberlain appeared in the title role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Broadway National Tour of Scrooge: The Musical in the fall of 2005. Chamberlain appeared in an episode of the British drama series Hustle, as well as season 4 of Nip/Tuck in 2006. Chamberlain appeared in episode 80 (Season 4, Episode 8, "Distant Past") of Desperate Housewives as Glen Wingfield's stepfather Lynette Scavo.

In 2008 and 2009, he appeared as King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot's national tour. In 2010, he appeared as Archie Leach in season 3 of Leverage, as well as two episodes of season 4 of Chuck, where he played only as The Belgian. Chamberlain has appeared in numerous episodes of Brothers & Sisters, portraying an old friend and love interest of Saul's. In 2011, he appeared in the independent film We Are the Hartmans. In 2012, Chamberlain appeared in the Pasadena Playhouse as Dr. Sloper in the play The Heiress.

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