George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer best known for his breakout role as TV's Dr. Kildare (1961-66), and for his portrayal of a romantic leading man in numerous films and high-profile TV miniseries such as The Thorn Birds, Shogun, Centennial, Wallenberg: A Hero's Story, and the first filmed adaptation of The Bourne Identity.
His success in various television projects gave him the affectionate title of "King of the Miniseries." TV Guide ranked him #18 on their list of the "Greatest TV Stars of All Time."
He had a brief, but moderately successful recording career in the 1960s, with his first single, "Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)" reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 2003, he came out publicly as gay in his New York Times bestselling autobiography Shattered Love, and has received acclaim for his depictions of LGBT characters in Brothers and Sisters and Desperate Housewives.
Film Roles
- The Secret Of The Purple Reef as Dean Christopher
- A Thunder Of Drums as Lt. Porter
- Twilight Of Honor as David Mitchell
- Joy In The Morning as Carl Brown
- Petulia as David Danner
- The Madwoman of Chaillot as Roderick
- Julius Caesar (1970) as Octavius Caesar/Augustus
- The Music Lovers as Tchaikovsky
- Lady Caroline Lamb as Lord Byron
- The Three Musketeers (1973) and as Aramis
- Reprises his role in The Four Musketeers and The Return of the Musketeers
- The Towering Inferno as Roger Simmons
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 version) as Edmond Dantes
- The Slipper and the Rose as Prince Edward
- The Man In The Iron Mask 1977 as Phillipe/Louis
- The Last Wave as David Burton
- The Swarm as Dr. Hubbard
- Murder By Phone as Nat Bridger
- King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain
- Allan Quartermain And The Lost City Of Gold as Allan Quatermain
- A River Made To Drown In as Thaddeus MacKenzie
- The Pavillion as Huddlestone
- Strength And Honor as Denis O'Leary
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry as Councilman Banks
- The Perfect Family as Monsigner Murphy
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters as Highfather
- Nightmare Cinema as Dr. Mirari
Television Roles
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Clay Pine (1 episode)
- Gunsmoke as Pete (1 episode)
- Thriller as Larry Carter (1 episode)
- Dr. Kildare as Dr. James Kildare
- The Deputy as Jerry (1 episode)
- Whispering Smith as Chris Harrington (1 episode)
- The Portrait of a Lady as Ralph Touchett
- Centennial as Alexander McKeag
- Shogun as Pilot-Major John Blackthorne
- The Thorn Birds as Father Ralph de Bricassart
- Cook And Peary The Race To The Pole as Frederick Cook
- Wallenberg: A Hero's Story as Raoul Wallenberg
- Dream West as John Charles Fremont
- Casanova (1987) as Giacomo Casanova
- The Bourne Identity as Jason Bourne
- Island Son as Dr. Daniel Kulani (19 episodes)
- The Night of the Hunter (1991) as Reverend Harry Powell
- Touched by an Angel as Everett/Jack Clay (1 episode)
- The Drew Carey Show as Maggie Wick (2 episodes)
- Will & Grace as Clyde (1 episode)
- Hustle as James Whittaker Wright III (1 episode)
- Nip/Tuck as Arthur Stiles (1 episode)
- Desperate Housewives as Glen Wingfield (1 episode)
- Leverage as Archie Leach (2 episodes)
- Chuck as Adelbert De Smet (2 episodes)
- Brothers and Sisters as Johnathan Byrold (5 episodes)
- ThunderCats (2011) as Zigg (1 episode)
- Twin Peaks as Bill Kennedy (1 episode)
