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Richard Chamberlain Dies: ‘Dr. Kildare’ & ‘Shōgun’ Star Was 90
Richard Chamberlian, the actor known for such shows as 'Dr. Kildare', 'Shōgun' and 'The Thorn Birds', has died. He was 90.
The 3x Golden Globe winner died of complications following a stroke on Saturday afternoon in Waimanalo, Hawaii, according to multiple outlets, just days before his 91st birthday on Monday. After founding the LA-based theater group Company of Angels in 1959, Chamberlain got his onscreen star in episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Gunsmoke and Riverboat. Over the years, Chamberlain also starred in such films as The Three Musketeers(1973), The Towering Inferno(1974), The Count of Monte Cristo(1975), The Man in the Iron Mask(1977) and The Swarm(1978), as well as shows like The Bourne Identity, Touched by an Angel, Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, Desperate Housewives and Twin Peaks: The Return.
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