Film, theatre and television star Richard Chamberlain passed away on March 29th in Waimanalo, Hawaii. He was 90 years old.
Chamberlain died of complications after a stroke two days before his 91st birthday, his representative confirmed.
Beloved actor George Richard Chamberlain, known as “The King of Kings,” appeared in the scripts for “The General,” “The Thorn Birds,” “Wallenberg,” and 1988's “Bourne Identity.”
“Our beloved Richard is now with the Angels,” his longtime partner, Martin Lovett, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
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Richard Chamberlain, known as the “king of kings,” died after a stroke complication. He was 90 years old. (Screen archive)
“He is free and towering over those loved ones before us. How blessed was we to know such an incredibly loving soul? Love never dies.
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After graduating from university, after earning a bachelor's degree in the arts, he enlisted in the US military, where he served in Korea for 16 months, and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
Back in Los Angeles, Chamberlain pursued the company of Acting and co-founding Angels, a Los Angeles Theater Group. His first television appearance was at the 1959 guest spot for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Chamberlain appeared in “Dr. Kildare” from 1961 to 1966. (Bettman)
Richard Chamberlain played roles in “Son of the Island”, “Touching the Angel”, “Blackbeard” and “Nip/Tuck”. (Jason Lavelis)
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He then began appearing in popular American television series such as Gunsmoke, Mr. Lucky and Riverboat before winning the role of Dr. Kildalle, who won his first Golden Globe award in 1963.
In addition to the rise of his acting career, he became a successful singer, scoring a top 10 hits in the vocal version with Kildare's theme song “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight.”
Chamberlain previously told Fox News Digital that “Dr. Kildare” was quick to succeed. Shaw documented the adventures of a young medical intern and his surgeon mentor.
“It happened a little faster,” he said. “We started receiving fan mail at a huge rate. Something like 12,000 characters a week, that's what it is. [the network] I've never really experienced it before. Even Clark Gable received less fan mail. And of course, the studio answered it all. There was no time or energy. But it made me realize that something was going on, which could be overwhelming. ”
Richard Chamberlain worked in Hollywood for decades. (Silver Screen Collection)
“And if we took a break on our filming schedule, I was on a contract at MGM at the time – the studio will send me to promote and work,” Chamberlain continued. “Sometimes we're going to meet a crowd of pretty enthusiastic people… People lined up for miles just to get my autographs, but I didn't really know why they wanted it.
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“Shogun” won Chamberlain's accolades and another Golden Globe Award in 1981. He won another glove in 1984 for Best Actor in a TV Miniseries or Film for “The Thorn Birds.”
Chamberlain previously told Fox News Digital, a romantic first-class man, that if the public had known the truth about his sexuality it would have been “disaster” and “bad” for his career.
Screen icons did not appear as gay men until they were nearly 70 years old.
Yvette Mimew and Richard Chamberlain lie together on a mattress in the 1965 film Joy in the Morning. (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
“I had to be very careful and very careful,” he said. “The magazines have done a lot of interviews, and they have doubts. They ask questions like, “When are you married and have children?” “Well, I'm not busy yet.” I had to be careful for a long time. ”
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He said, “It was restrained, but I was used to it, so it was just habitual to be careful and vigilant in certain situations. Yes, I would have been a happy person to go out and be free. But I was already an actor and this was the main thing I've wanted from this lifetime.”
Stephanie Nolasco of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
