Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series Dr. Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning «king of the miniseries,» has died.
Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series Dr. Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning «king of the miniseries», has died. He was 90 and died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii, of complications following a stroke, his publicist said, per the AP. Tall with a romantic style, Chamberlain became an instant favorite with teenage girls as the compassionate physician on the TV series that aired from 1961 to 1966. Not until 2003 did he acknowledge publicly what Hollywood insiders had long known, that he was gay. He made the revelation in his autobiography.
The actor became known as «king of the TV miniseries» in 1978 when he landed the starring role in Centennial, a production 24 hours long and based on James Michener’s sprawling novel.
