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30-03-2025, 03:50 PM
[Richard Chamberlain, who starred
in the TV medical drama "Dr Kildare"
and the 1980s mini-series "Shogun",
has died at the age of 90, his publicist said.
Chamberlain became a heartthrob as the
handsome Dr James Kildare in the medical
drama that ran from 1961 to 1966.
Photoplay magazine named him
"most popular male star" three years
in a row from 1963 to 1965.
His breakout role in Dr Kildare marked the s
tart of a six-decade career that spanned theatre,
films and television.
The California-born actor was dubbed the
"king of the mini-series" after appearing in
several TV dramas in the 1980s.
This included being the original Jason Bourne
in the 1988 mini-series The Bourne Identity.
Richard Chamberlain in Dr Kildare.]
https://news.sky.com/story/dr-kildare-and-shogun-actor-richard-chamberlain-dies-13338744
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe2nv0mdv2o
He kept being Gay
his secret.
in the TV medical drama "Dr Kildare"
and the 1980s mini-series "Shogun",
has died at the age of 90, his publicist said.
Chamberlain became a heartthrob as the
handsome Dr James Kildare in the medical
drama that ran from 1961 to 1966.
Photoplay magazine named him
"most popular male star" three years
in a row from 1963 to 1965.
His breakout role in Dr Kildare marked the s
tart of a six-decade career that spanned theatre,
films and television.
The California-born actor was dubbed the
"king of the mini-series" after appearing in
several TV dramas in the 1980s.
This included being the original Jason Bourne
in the 1988 mini-series The Bourne Identity.
Richard Chamberlain in Dr Kildare.]
https://news.sky.com/story/dr-kildare-and-shogun-actor-richard-chamberlain-dies-13338744
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe2nv0mdv2o
He kept being Gay
his secret.