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Richard Chamberlain
(1934-)
Who Is Richard Chamberlain?
Actor Richard Chamberlain starred as the title character in the popular medical drama Dr. Kildare, which aired from 1961 to 1966. He later moved to England, where he played serious roles in various British stage productions, including Hamlet. Upon his return to the United States, Chamberlain assumed the role of romantic leading man in a number of TV films and miniseries, including Shogun (1980), The Thorn Birds (1983) and The Bourne Identity (1988).
Early Life
Born on March 31, 1934, in Los Angeles, California, Chamberlain starred in the popular 1960s medical series Dr. Kildare and several hit miniseries, including Shogun and The Thorn Birds. He grew up in Beverly Hills with his parents Chuck and Elsa and his older brother Bill. An actress and singer, his mother had many creative talents. His father’s battle with alcoholism, however, cast a shadow over Chamberlain’s childhood.
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Richard was born George Richard Chamberlain on the 31 March 1934 (not 1935 as stated in a lot of articles) in Beverly Hills, to parents Charles and Elsa Chamberlain. He was their second child, their first son was Bill aged 6 at the time of Richard's birth. His father Charles was a salesman for a company which made fittings for chain stores, which made the family reasonably well off.
Richard at 18 months old
Richard's mother and father, Elsa and Charles Chamberlain, and brother Bill
Two years after Richard was born his parents moved the few miles from Los Angeles to Hollywood into a seven-roomed house in Beverly Hills.
Richard at 6-years old
Richard started school at the Beverly Vista Grammer School.
Richard at 13-years old
He then went onto the Beverly Hills High School. When he graduated from school he was voted the best-mannered boy in the class. Richard then went on to study art at California's famous Pomona College in Claremont, twenty-five miles from Hollywood. T
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Richard Chamberlain
American actor (born 1934)
For other people named Richard Chamberlain, see Richard Chamberlain (disambiguation).
George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several miniseries, such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983). Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theater.
He played the role of Aramis in the film trilogy The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), and The Return of the Musketeers (1989); portrayed Allan Quatermain in both King Solomon's Mines (1985) and Lost City of Gold (1986); and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 television film The Bourne Identity.
Early life
[edit]Chamberlain was born 31 March 1934 in Beverly Hills, California,[1] the second son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon; later M