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Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Actor · Died March 29, 2025, aged 90 · Beverly Hills, California, USA

George Richard Chamberlain (March 31, 1934 – March 29, 2025) was an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made for TV movie "The Bourne Identity". Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Chamberlain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 31, 1934
Died
March 29, 2025 (aged 90)
From
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 90 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Richard Chamberlain's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Morality
20%
Self
16%
Survival
12%
Power
12%
Ideas
7%
Society
4%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themePower5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 10 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 20 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 11

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 26 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 26
Shadow
5 of 26
Ally
3 of 26
Herald
1 of 26
Trickster
1 of 26
Mentor
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
17
Thrilling
6
Absurd
6
Warm
6
Other
31

How their films linger

Bittersweet17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Chamberlain's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Chamberlain's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

90 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 28 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens(2020)

    as Nat

  • Finding Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Igor

  • Nightmare Cinema(2018)

    as Dr. Mirari

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Creepy Oncologist

  • Justice League: Gods and Monsters(2015)

    as Highfather (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • We Are the Hartmans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mr. Hartman

  • Three Days of Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Polonius

  • ThunderCats(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Zigg (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Perfect Family(2011)

    as Monsignor Murphy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Archie Leach

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Strength and Honour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Denis O'Leary

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Adelbert De Smet

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry(2007)

    as Councilman Banks

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Brothers & Sisters(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jonathan Byrold

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Blackbeard(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gouverneur Charles Eden

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Narrator

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as James Whittaker Wright III

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Making of Shōgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Stiles

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Pavilion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Huddlestone

  • Endangered Hawaiʻi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Narrator

  • Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · as Bernard Lafferty

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Clyde

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • River Made to Drown In(1997)

    as Thaddeus MacKenzie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • All the Winters That Have Been(1997)

    as Dane Corvin

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Lost Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Andrew McCracken

  • Bird of Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jonathan Griffith

  • The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years(1996)

    as Ralph de Bricassart

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Drew Carey Show(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maggie Wick

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Clay / Everett Clay

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Ordeal in the Arctic(1993)

    as Captain John Couch

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Night of the Hunter(1991)

    as Harry Powell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Astronomers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Aftermath: A Test of Love(1991)

    as Ross Colburn

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill Kennedy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Island Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 18 episodes · Producer · Actor

  • The Return of the Musketeers(1989)

    as Aramis

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jason Bourne

  • Casanova(1987)

    as Giacomo Casanova

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold(1986)

    as Allan Quatermain

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Dream West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Charles Fremont

  • King Solomon's Mines(1985)

    as Allan Quatermain

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Raoul Wallenberg

  • Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Frederick Cook

  • The Thorn Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ralph de Bricassart

  • Murder by Phone(1982)

    as Nat Bridger

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shogun(1980)

    as John Blackthorne

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Shogun(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne / Anjin-san

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Musical Comedy Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • The Good Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Anton Chekhov / Various Roles

  • Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 12 episodes · as Alexander McKeag

  • Challenge of the Super Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • The Swarm(1978)

    as Dr. Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Last Wave(1977)

    as David Burton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1977)

    as Louis XIV / Philippe

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella(1976)

    as Prince Edward

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Christmas Messenger

  • The Count of Monte-Cristo(1975)

    as Edmond Dantès

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Towering Inferno(1974)

    as Simmons

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Lady's Not for Burning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Thomas Mendip

  • The Four Musketeers(1974)

    as Aramis

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Little Mermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'(1974)

    as F. Scott Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers(1973)

    as Aramis

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Lady Caroline Lamb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as George Gordon, Lord Byron

  • The Woman I Love(1972)

    as King Edward VIII

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Music Lovers(1971)

    as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Anton Chekhov

  • Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Hamlet

  • Julius Caesar(1970)

    as Octavius Caesar / Augustus

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)

    as The Reverend

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamlet

  • Hold On: It's The Dave Clark Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as The Director

  • Petulia(1968)

    as Dave Danner

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Portrait of a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ralph Touchett

  • Joy in the Morning(1965)

    as Carl Brown

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as David Mitchell

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 191 episodes · as Dr. James Kildare

  • A Thunder of Drums(1961)

    as Lt. Porter

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Purple Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dean Christopher

  • Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Carter

  • Mr. Lucky(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Alec

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bourbon Street Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Wellington

  • The Deputy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Kirk

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Pine

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Pete

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Hamlet

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence Narrow

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles from 1951 to 2020; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

$187M worldwide

Highest rated

Shogun (1980)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Shogun (1980)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19512020

Peak 1985 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 90: 89 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 90: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s7 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s22 · acting1980s13 · 13 acting · 1 crew1990s14 · acting2000s14 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% of 20 roles
617686

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Chamberlain's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of the 32 of 33 with a score; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

18 of their 48 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

River Made to Drown In (1997)

79th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shogun (1980)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Chamberlain's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles33–84 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles19–59 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Chamberlain work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Chamberlain's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexandre Dumas shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles