Richard Chamberlain, 'Shogun' and 'The Thorn Birds' Actor, Dead at 90

Richard Chamberlain, The Prolific Golden Globe-Winning Actor Who Starred in Minisseries Like Shogun and and The Thorn BirdsHas Diad at the age of 90.

Chamberlain's Publicist Confirmed the Actor's Death to Varietyadding that he died saturday night in in Waimanalo, Hawai'i – Where Chamberlain Resided Since the 1980s – From Complications Following in Stroke.

AFTER HIS Acting Debut in 1959 in An Episode of Alfred Hitchcock PresentsChamberlain Appeted in minor roles in a handful of movies and television show Before Landing His Breakout Role as the title character in the medical drama Dr. Kildare In 1961. The series Rand for Five Seasons and Nearly 200 Episode, with chamberlain Earning His First Golden Globe for Best Television Star – Male in 1962. While Starring On Dr. KildareChamberlain Also Embarked On a Music Career, Scoring A Top 10 Hit With The Theme From The Series in 1963.

Dubbed the King of the Miniseries, Chamberlain Starred As the English Sailor Marooned in 1600s Japan in 1980's Shogunwhich inspired the acclaimed 2024 remake. The Actor Also Led The Massively Successful 1983 Minisseries The Thorn Birds; Both Roles Resulted in Chamberlain Winning Best Actor at the Respective Golden Globes, AS Well As Emmy Nominations for Both Turns.

Chamberlain was alo the first actor to portray the spy jason bourne on screen, which he did in the 1986 television movie The Bourne Identity. ALthough His Move To Hawaii in the Eighties Slowed His Output, Chamberlain Continued to make guest appearances on TV Shows in the 2000s, Including His Final appearance in an episode of David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017.

On the big screen, Chamberlain was among the All-Star Ensemble in 1974's The Towering InfernoPortrayed Aramis in Three Films Inspired by The Three MusketeersPlayed Allan Quatermain in a pair of films about that fictional adventurer (1985's King Solomon's Diamonds and 1986's Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold) and Stared in Director Peter Weir's Apocalyptic Mystery The Last Wave.

“Our Beloved Richard is with the angels now,” Martin Rabbett, Chamberlain's Longtime Partner, Aided in A Statement. “He is free and soaring to those love one before us. How Blessed Were We to have Known Such An Amazing and Loving Soul. Love Never Dies. And Our Love is under His Wings Lifting Him To His Next Great Adventure.”