Farewell... Richard Chamberlain 1934-2025
Author: Rebecca Fletcher, Natasha Holt
Best known for... Playing the titular heart-throb medic in US drama Dr. Kildare (above) from 1961 to 1966 helped propel Richard to global fame. In the 1980s, he went on to appear in hit TV miniseries The Thorn Birds and Shōgun. More recently, he was in Brothers & Sisters, Hustle and Will & Grace. Other achievements... Richard also starred in films in the 1970s and 1980s, including The Towering Inferno, The Slipper and the Rose and The Count of Monte Cristo. Family life... Richard died in Hawaii ...