Richard Chamberlain

6 Nominations
3 Wins

George Richard Chamberlain (born in Beverly Hills, California, March 31, 1934) became known for playing the titular doctor in the television series Dr. Kildare (1961-1966), where he also sang the theme “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight.” He acted in movies like The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) with Katherine Hepburn, The Music Lovers (1971) directed by Ken Russell where he played Russian composer Tchaikovsky, Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) as Lord Byron, The Three Musketeers (1973) by Richard Lester, The Last Wave (1977) by Peter Weir, King Solomon’s Mines (1985). On television he acted in The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975), The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), Centennial (1979-1979), Shōgun (1980) with Toshiro Mifune, The Thorn Birds (1983) with Rachel Ward and Barbara Stanwyck, Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story (1985), The Bourne Identity (1988), Island Son (1989-1990), Blackbeard 2006).

 

Golden Globe Awards

Awards Database

1984 Winner

1984 Winner

Best Actor - Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Thorn Birds, The

1981 Winner

1981 Winner

Best Television Actor - Drama Series
Shōgun

1963 Winner

1963 Winner

Actor In A Television Series
Dr. Kildare

1989 Nominee

1989 Nominee

Best Actor - Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Bourne Identity, The

1986 Nominee

1986 Nominee

Best Actor - Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1980 Nominee

1980 Nominee

Best Television Actor - Drama Series
Centennial