A television film, William Bast's The Man in the Iron Mask (1977), followed. In The Slipper and the Rose (1976), a musical version of the Cinderella story, co-starring Gemma Craven, he displayed his vocal talents. In the 1970s, Chamberlain enjoyed success as a leading man in films: The Music Lovers (1970), Lady Caroline Lamb (playing Lord Byron 1973), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Lady's Not for Burning (made for television, 1974), The Towering Inferno (in a villainous turn as a dishonest engineer, 1974), and The Count of Monte Cristo (1975). A recording of the presentation was released by RCA Red Seal Records and was nominated for a Grammy Award. He received excellent notices and reprised the role for television in 1970 for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. While in England, he took vocal coaching and in 1969 performed the title role in Hamlet for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, becoming the first American to play the role there since John Barrymore in 1925. In 1969, he starred opposite Katharine Hepburn in the film The Madwoman of Chaillot. Chamberlain and Mary Tyler Moore rehearsing Breakfast at Tiffany's in the mid-1960sĪt the end of the 1960s, Chamberlain spent a period of time in England, where he played in repertory theatre and in the BBC's Portrait of a Lady adaptation, becoming recognized as a serious actor. Decades later, he returned to Broadway in revivals of My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music. In 1966, he was cast opposite Mary Tyler Moore in the ill-fated Broadway musical Breakfast at Tiffany's, co-starring Priscilla Lopez, which, after an out-of-town tryout period, closed after only four previews.

Kildare ended in 1966, after which Chamberlain began performing on the theatre circuit. 10 according to the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Kildare', titled ' Three Stars Will Shine Tonight', which struck No. Chamberlain's singing ability also led to some hit singles in the early 1960s, including the 'Theme from Dr. James Kildare, in the NBC/MGM television series of the same name, co-starring with Raymond Massey. In 1961, he gained widespread fame as the young intern, Dr. Kildare in 1964Ĭhamberlain co-founded a Los Angeles–based theatre group, Company of Angels, and began appearing on television in guest roles in the early 1960s. Gillespie) from the television program Dr. Kildare), Daniela Bianchi and Raymond Massey (Dr. Chamberlain was drafted into the United States Army, attaining the rank of sergeant while serving in Korea from 1956 to 1958. In 1952, Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School and later attended Pomona College (class of 1956). Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles and worked in musical theatre.Ĭhamberlain was born in 1934 in Beverly Hills, California, the second son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon later Matthews) and Charles Axion Chamberlain, who was a salesman. He subsequently appeared in several miniseries, such as Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 television film The Bourne Identity. George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr.

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