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About|the American actor|the 19th-century British politician|Richard Chamberlain (politician) Infobox person| name = Richard Chamberlain | image = Richard Chamberlain DF-ST-83-03559.jpg | caption = Chamberlain in December 1982 | birth_name = George Richard Chamberlain | birth_date = Birth date and age|1934|03|31| birth_place = Beverly Hills, California , United States | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1960–present | partner = nowrap|Martin Rabbett (1970s-present) George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934)California Births, 1905 - 1995, http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461? c=search& first=George& last=Chamberlain George Richard Chamberlain is an United States|American theatre|stage and film|screen actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966).
Since then, he has appeared in several mini-series such as Shogun (TV miniseries)|Shogun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (TV miniseries)|The Thorn Birds (1983), many successful films, and performed classical stage roles and worked in the musical theatre.
Early life
Chamberlain was born in 1934 in Beverly Hills, California , the son of Elsa Winnifred ( married and maiden names|née Matthews) and Charles Axiom Chamberlain, who was a salesman. http://www.filmreference.com/film/37/Richard-Chamberlain.html Film Reference biocite web|url= http://www.wargs.com/family/shattuck.html |title=Ancestry of William Shattuck |publisher=Wargs.com |date= |accessdate=2012-05-05cite web|url= http://www.richard-chamberlain.co.uk/articles/article139.htm |title=Richard Chamberlain Online Article 139 |publisher=Richard-chamberlain.co.uk |date=1935-03-31 |accessdate=2012-05-05 Chamberlain's father was well known within Alcoholics Anonymous , having traveled for years speaking at A.A. conventions. In 1952, Richard Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School and later attended Pomona College http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015884/bio Richard Chamberlain Biography @ Yahoo& #33; Movies (class of 1956).Pomona College Alumni Directory 2000, p. 40.
Career
Chamberlain co-founded a Los Angeles-based theatre group, Company of Angels, and began appearing in TV series in the 1950s. In 1961 he gained widespread fame as the young intern, Dr. Kildare, in the MGM television series of the same name. His singing ability also led to some hit singles in the early 1960s. One of them was the "Theme from Dr. Kildare" entitled "Three Stars Will Shine Tonight", which hit number 10 according to the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Dr. Kildare ended in 1966, after which Chamberlain began performing on the theatre circuit. In 1966, he was cast opposite Mary Tyler Moore in the ill-fated Broadway theatre|Broadway musical theatre|musical '' Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical)|Breakfast at Tiffany's , co-starring Priscilla Lopez , which, after an out-of-town tryout period, closed after only four previews. Decades later he returned to Broadway in revivals of My FairLady and The Sound of Music . citation needed|date=April 2010
At the end of the 1960s he spent a period in England where he played in repertory theatre and in the BBC's Portrait of a Lady adaptation, becoming recognized as a serious actor. In 1969 he starred opposite Katharine Hepburn in the film The Madwoman of Chaillot (film)|The Madwoman of Chaillot . While in England he took vocal coaching and in 1969 performed the title role in Hamlet for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre , becoming the first American to play the role there since John Barrymore in 1929. He received excellent notices and reprised the role for television, for The Hallmark Hall of Fame , in 1970.
In the 1970s, Chamberlain enjoyed success as a leading man in films such as The Music Lovers (1970), Lady Caroline Lamb (playing Lord Byron, 1973), The Three Musketeers (1973 film)|The Three Musketeers (1973), '' The Lady's Not for Burning (1974), The Towering Inferno (in a villainous turn as a dishonest engineer, 1974), The Last Wave (1977), and The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)|The Count of Monte Cristo (1975). In The Slipper and the Rose '' (1976), a musical version of the Cinderella story, co-starring Gemma Craven , he displayed his vocal talents. A TV movie, William Bast 's The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film)|The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), followed.
Chamberlain later appeared in several popular television miniseries (earning him a nickname of "King of the Miniseries"), including Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial (1978-79), Shogun (TV miniseries)|Shogun (1980), and The Thorn Birds (TV miniseries)|The Thorn Birds (1983) as Father Ralph de Bricassart with Rachel Ward co-starring. In the 1980s he appeared as leading man with '' King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)|King Solomon's Mines (1985) opposite newcomer Sharon Stone , and also played Jason Bourne in the television film version of The Bourne Identity (1988 film)|The Bourne Identity (1988).
Since 1990
Since the 1990s, Chamberlain has mostly appeared in television movies, on stage and as a guest star on series including The Drew Carey Show and Will & Grace . He starred as Henry Higgins in the 1993-94 Broadway revival of My FairLady . In the fall of 2005, Chamberlain appeared in the title role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Broadway National Tour of Scrooge: The Musical . In 2006, Chamberlain guest starred in an episode of the BBC drama series Hustle (TV series)|Hustle as well as season 4 of Nip/Tuck . In 2007, Chamberlain guest starred in episode 80 (Season 4, Episode 8, "Distant Past") of Desperate Housewives as Glen Wingfield, Lynette Scavo's stepfather. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared as King Arthur in the national tour of Monty Python 's Spamalot . In 2010, he appeared as Archie Leach in season 3, episode 3 of the series Leverage (TV series)|Leverage , http://www.theatermania.com/touring-productions/news/11-2008/richard-chamberlain-to-join-spamalot-tour-in-chica_16324.html Theatermania.com notice of Chamberlain's national tour in Spamalot as well as two episodes of season 4 of Chuck (TV series)|Chuck where he played a villain known only as The Belgian.cite web|author=Posted by DarkUFO |url= http://www.spoilertv.com/2010/11/chuck-episode-409-chuck-versus-phase.html |title=Chuck - Episode 4.09 - Chuck versus Phase Three - Synopsis (Spoilers) |publisher=Spoilertv.com |date=2010-11-02 |accessdate=2012-05-05 Chamberlain has also appeared in several episodes of Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters , playing an old friend and love-interest of Saul Holden|Saul's .cite web|url= http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/10/12/brothers-sisters-richard-chamberlain|title='Brothers & Sisters' Exclusive: Richard Chamberlain joins the cast as... Saul's ex? |author=Michael Ausiello He also appeared in the indie film We Are the Hartmans in 2011.. In 2012 Chamberlain appeared on stage in the Pasedena Playhouse as Dr. Sloper in the play The Heiress.
Personal life
Chamberlain was romantically involved with television actor Wesley Eure in the early 1970s. He resided in Hawaii with his partner, actor-writer-producer Martin Rabbett, from 1976 to 2010. Rabbett and Chamberlain starred together, among others, in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold , in which they played brothers Allan and Robeson Quatermain. In the spring of 2010 Chamberlain moved from Maui to Los Angeles because of work possibilities, leaving Rabbett in Hawaii, at least temporarily.cite news |publisher=Belfast Telegraph |title=Richard Chamberlain returns to LA |url= http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/entertainment/richard-chamberlain-returns-to-la-14764530.html |date=April 12, 2010 |accessdate=June 18, 2010
Chamberlain was outing|outed by the French women's magazine Nous Deux in December 1989 at the age of 55, but it was not until 2003 that he officially came out as gay in his autobiography, Shattered Love (ISBN 0060087439).
Honors and awards
In 1962 Chamberlain won the Golden Apple award for Most Cooperative actor. In 1963 he won a Golden Globe award for Best TV Star - Male for: Dr. Kildare (1961). He won the Photoplay Award for Most Popular Male Star for three consecutive years, including 1962, 1963, 1964.
In 1980 he won the Golden Apple award for Male Star of the Year. In 1981 he won a Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama for: Shogun (1980). In 1982 he won the Clavell de Plata award at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival as Best Actor for The Last Wave (1977). In 1984 he won a Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: The Thorn Birds (1983). In 1985 he won the Aftonbladet TV Prize (Sweden) for Best Foreign TV Personality - Male.
On 12 March 2011, Chamberlain received the Steiger Award (Germany) for accomplishments in the arts.
' From Richard Chamberlain Sings : - UK Albums Chart|UK #8cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 99
" Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) " (1962) - UK Singles Chart|UK #12
" Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender " (1962) - Billboard Hot 100|US #21; UK #15
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