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Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

24 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard Chamberlain was an American actor and singer whose stage, television, and film work lasted more than six decades. He helped found the Los Angeles theater group Company of Angels and began with television guest roles. Dr. Kildare (1961 to 1966) made him a teen idol, and later miniseries like Centennial, Shogun (1980), and The Thorn Birds earned him the nickname King of the Mini-Series. He played Aramis in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), then returned to the role for The Return of the Musketeers (1989). He was Allan Quatermain in Lost City of Gold (1986) and in King Solomon's Mines (1985). He starred in Peter Weir's The Last Wave (1977), which brought an AACTA Award nomination, and he was the first actor to portray Jason Bourne, in the television film The Bourne Identity (1988). His honors included three Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy nominations, two Drama Desk nominations, and a Grammy nomination.

90years old at death

  • Born Beverly Hills
  • Died Waimānalo
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • George Richard Chamberlain (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
24
Career span
57 years1961 to 2018

Genres

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  1. A first

    Chamberlain was the first American to play Hamlet at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre since John Barrymore in 1925, a performance that earned strong reviews and was later televised.

  2. Beyond film

    In the early 1960s, Chamberlain's singing led to hit singles, among them the "Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)," which climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts.

Richard Chamberlain movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. King Solomon's Mines1985 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Allan Quatermain

    IMDb rating 5.217K votes

  2. The Last Wave1977 Drama, Fantasy, Mysteryas David Burton

    IMDb rating 6.913K votes

  3. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007as Councilman Banks

    IMDb rating 5.9162K votes

  4. The Three Musketeers1973as Aramis

    IMDb rating 7.121K votes

  5. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold1986as Allan Quatermain

    IMDb rating 4.612K votes

  6. The Towering Inferno1974as Simmons

    IMDb rating 7.054K votes

  7. The Four Musketeers1974as Aramis

    IMDb rating 6.913K votes

  8. The Count of Monte-Cristo1975as Edmond Dantès

    IMDb rating 6.96.6K votes

Most often with

Richard Lester directed four of these films, Bryan Forbes two. Christopher Lee appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Richard Chamberlain's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$364 million

10 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 24 films: 10 worldwide figure; 5 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007as Councilman Banks
    $187M51.4% of the total
  2. 2
    The Towering Inferno1974as Simmons
    $116M31.8% of the total
  3. 3
    $22M6.0% of the total
  4. 4
    King Solomon's Mines1985as Allan Quatermain
    $15M4.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Four Musketeers1974as Aramis
    $8.8M2.4% of the total
  6. 6
    The Swarm1978as Dr. Hubbard
    $7.7M2.1% of the total
  7. 7
    $3.8M1.0% of the total
  8. 8
    The Last Wave1977as David Burton
    $2.1M0.6% of the total
Petulia (1968), $1.6 millionThe Perfect Family (2011), $107,721

$1.7 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors.

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Richard Chamberlain's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
1982Sitges Film Festival Best Actor awardThe Last WaveWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored
Steiger AwardWon

Online

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