Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain (Beverly Hills (Los Angeles), 31 March 1934) is an American actor. He began actingat a very young age. One of his most famous roles is ' Ralph de Bricassart ' in the popular miniseries The Thorn Birds (Dutch: the thorn birds). For the general public, he was already known in the title role of the TV version of Dr. Kildare (1961-1966) and he grew into a teen idol.

He lives in Hawaii with his partner Martin Rabbett. It has long been an open secret that Chamberlain is homosexual, but in 2003 he came out openly in his biography thereShattered Love. In it he describes, among other things, that it was necessary for his acting career to hide his orientation. ==Filmography[ Edit] ==
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series – Clay Pine (Afl., Road Hog, 1959)
 * Mr. Lucky Television series – Alec (episode, Operation Fortuna, 1960)
 * Gunsmoke TV series-Pete (Afl., The Bobsy Twins, 1960)
 * Thriller TV series-Larry Carter (Afl., The Watcher, 1960)
 * The Secret of The Purple Reef (1960)-Dean Christopher
 * The Deputy TV series-Jerry Kirk (Afl., The Edge of Doubt, 1961)
 * Whispering Smith TV series-Chris Harrington (Afl., Stain or Justice, 1961)
 * A Thunder of Drums (1961)-Lt. Porter
 * Dr. Kildare TV series-Dr. James Kildare (1961-1966)
 * The Eleventh Hour TV series-Dr. James Kildare (Afl., Four Feet in the Morning, 1963)
 * Twilight of Honor (1963)-David Mitchell
 * Joy in the Morning (1965)-Carl Brown
 * The Portrait of a Lady (Television film, 1968) – Ralph Touchett
 * Petulia (1968)-David Danner
 * The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)-Roderick
 * Julius Caesar (1970)-Octavius Caesar
 * Hallmark Hall of Fame TV series-Hamlet ( Hamlet, episodes, 1970)
 * The Music lovers (1970)-Tchaikovsky
 * Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)-Lord Byron
 * The Woman I Love (Television film, 1972)-King Edward VII
 * The Three Musketeers (1973)-Aramis
 * F. Scott Fitzgerald and ' The Last of The Belles ' (TV, 1974)-f. Scott Fitzgerald
 * The Lady's Not for Burning (TV, 1974)-Thomas Mendip
 * The Towering Inferno (1974)-Roger Simmons
 * The Four Musketeers (1974) (1974)-Aramis
 * The Christmas Messenger (TV film, 1975)-Christmas-Messenger
 * The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV film, 1975)-Edmond Dantes
 * The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)-the Prince
 * The Man in the Iron Mask (Television film, 1977)-King Louis XIV/Philippe
 * The Last Wave (1977)-David Burton
 * The Swarm (1978)-Dr. Hubbard
 * Centennial (Mini-series, 1978)-Alexander McKeag
 * The Good Doctor (TV movie, 1978)-Anton Chekhov/various roles
 * Shogun (Mini-series, 1980)-Mate-major John Blackthorne/Anjin-san
 * Murder by Phone (1982)-Nat Bridger
 * The Thorn Birds (Mini-series, 1983)-Ralph de Bricassart
 * Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (TV film, 1983)-Frederick Cook
 * The Miracle (TV movie, 1985)-Role unknown
 * Wallenberg: A hero's Story (TV movie, 1985)-Raoul Wallenberg
 * King Solomon's Mines (1985)-Allan Quatermain
 * Dream West (Mini-series, 1986)-John Charles Fremont
 * River Song: A Natural History of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon (Video, 1987)-Narrator
 * Casanova (TV movie, 1987)-Giacomo Casanova
 * Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)-Allan Quatermain
 * The Little Mermaid (Video, 1987)-unknown Role (voice)
 * The Bourne Identity (TV movie, 1988)-Jason Bourne
 * The Return of The Musketeers (1989) (1989)-Aramis
 * Island Son TV series-Dr. Daniel Kulani (Afl. unknown, 1989-1990)
 * Aftermath: A Test of Love (TV film, 1991)-Ross Colburn
 * Night of the Hunter (TV film, 1991)-Harry Powell
 * Ordeal in the Arctic (TV movie, 1993)-Captain John Couch
 * Bird of Pray (1995)-Jonathan Griffith
 * The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (Television film, 1996)-Ralph de Bricassart
 * A River Made to Drown In (1997)-Thaddeus MacKenzie
 * The Lost Daughter (TV film, 1997)-Andrew McCracken
 * All the Winters That Have Been (TV film, 1997)-Dane Corvin
 * The Pavilion (1999)-Huddlestone
 * Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (Television film, 1999)-Bernard Lafferty
 * Touched by an Angel TV series-Everett/Jack Clay (Afl., The Face on the Bar Room Floor, 2000)
 * The Drew Carey Show TV series-Maggie Wick (Afl., The Curse of the Mummy, 2002 |Look Mom, One Hand!, 2002)
 * Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire TV series-Narrator (Afl., The Way of The Samurai, 2004 |The Will of the Shogun, 2004 |The Return of The Barbarian, 2004)
 * Will & Grace TV series-Clyde (Afl., Steams Like Old Times, 2005)
 * Hustle TV series-James Whittaker Wright III (Episode 3.3, 2006)
 * Blackbeard (TV movie, 2006)-Governor Charles Eden
 * Scurvy Knaves and Scoundrels, Scallywags, (Video, 2006)-Role unknown
 * Nip/Tuck TV series-Arthur (Afl., Blu Mondae, 2006)
 * Strength and honor (2006)-Denis O'Leary
 * I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)-Councilman Banks
 * Desperate Housewives (TV series 2007)-Glen
 * Leverage (TV series 2010) – Archie Leach
 * Chuck (TV series 2010)-Adelbert de Smet, aka the Belgian
 * Brothers and Sisters -(TV series 2011)-Jonathan