‘Dr. Kildare’ and ‘Shōgun’ star Richard Chamberlain dies, aged 90
nme.comDr. Kildare and Shōgun, has died at the age of 90.The news was confirmed by his publicist Harlan Boll, who said he passed away on Saturday (March 29) in Waimanalo, Hawaii after complications following a stroke.Chamberlain’s partner Martin Rabbett said in a statement: “Our beloved Richard is with the angels now.
He is free and soaring to those loved ones 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.”The actor was a three-time Golden Globe winner across his lengthy career, picking up his first for his beloved title role in the NBC medical drama Dr.
Kildare from 1961 to 1966, the show that made him a household name in the US.His second Globe win came for the 1980 television adaptation of Shōgun, in which he played John Blackthorne, the lead character reprised by Cosmo Jarvis in the acclaimed 2024 FX version of the James Clavell novel.
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