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Richard Chamberlain, TV’s Dr. Kildare, ‘Shogun,’ ‘Thorn Birds’ Star, Dies at 90
Richard Chamberlain, star of TV's 'Dr. Kildare,” 'Shogun' and 'The Thorn Birds,' has died. He was 90.
He starred in several notable films including “Petulia,” “The Three Musketeers,” “The Music Lovers” and Peter Weir’s “The Last Wave.” But his forte continued to be the small screen, where he played everyone from England’s Edward VIII and novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald to WWII hero Raoul Wallenberg. He used his status to segue into a minor recording career with the 1962 release of “Richard Chamberlain Sings” and, later, “The Theme From Dr. Kildare.” He also appeared on the soundtracks of “Twilight of Honor” and “Joy in the Morning,” two MGM soap opera features in which he starred during the early ’60s. For a time he moved to England and continued his studies, making his debut in the title role of “Hamlet” in 1970 at the Birmingham Rep to surprisingly good notices; he was the first American to attempt the troubled Dane on British soil since John Barrymore four decades previous.
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