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. Kildare (1961â€"1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV
mini-series, such as ShÅ gun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was
the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made-for-TV movie The
Bourne Identity. Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles
and worked in musical theatre.Chamberlain was born in 1934 in Beverly
Hills, California, the son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon; later
Matthews) and Charles Axion Chamberlain, who was a salesman. In 1952,
Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School and later
attended Pomona College (class of 1956).Chamberlain co-founded a Los
Angelesâ€"based theatre group, Company of Angels, and began appearing
in television series in the 1950s. He was cast as Lt. Dave Winslow in
"Chicota Landing", a 1960 episode of the series Riverboat. In the
story, Juan Cortilla, a Mexican bandit played by Joe De Santis, is
stormed from jail. Chamberlain, as United States Army Lieutenant
Winslow, asks Grey Holden (lead series character played by Darren
McGavin) to transport Cortilla and his men to a military garrison.
Instead, Cortilla takes over Holden's vessel and its gunpowder. Connie
Hines appears with Chamberlain as Lucy Bridges, and Ted de Corsia is
cast as another bandit.
and singer, who became a teen idol in the title role of the television
show Dr. Kildare (1961â€"1966). He subsequently appeared in several TV
mini-series, such as ShÅ gun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was
the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made-for-TV movie The
Bourne Identity. Chamberlain has also performed classical stage roles
and worked in musical theatre.Chamberlain was born in 1934 in Beverly
Hills, California, the son of Elsa Winnifred (née von Benzon; later
Matthews) and Charles Axion Chamberlain, who was a salesman. In 1952,
Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School and later
attended Pomona College (class of 1956).Chamberlain co-founded a Los
Angelesâ€"based theatre group, Company of Angels, and began appearing
in television series in the 1950s. He was cast as Lt. Dave Winslow in
"Chicota Landing", a 1960 episode of the series Riverboat. In the
story, Juan Cortilla, a Mexican bandit played by Joe De Santis, is
stormed from jail. Chamberlain, as United States Army Lieutenant
Winslow, asks Grey Holden (lead series character played by Darren
McGavin) to transport Cortilla and his men to a military garrison.
Instead, Cortilla takes over Holden's vessel and its gunpowder. Connie
Hines appears with Chamberlain as Lucy Bridges, and Ted de Corsia is
cast as another bandit.
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