Chamberlain died late on Saturday in Hawaii from complications from a stroke, he said in a statement on Sunday.
The breakout role was the start of a six decade-career that spanned theater, films and television.
He also was the original Jason Bourne in the 1988 mini-series “The Bourne Identity.”
PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE
Most of his roles were as romantic leading men, which is why he did not publicly reveal he was a homosexual until he was 68 years old. He feared it would ruin his career. For much of his life he said he pretended to be someone else. “When you grow up in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s being gay, it’s not only ain’t easy, it’s just impossible,“ he told the New York Times in 2014. “I assumed there was something terribly wrong with me. And even becoming famous and all that, it was still there.”
“I had no fear left,“ he said in a 2019 interview. “It was a wonderful experience. People were open, friendly and sweet.”
Born George Richard Chamberlain on March 31, 1934, in Los Angeles, he was the youngest of two sons. He had hoped to be an artist but switched to acting after attending Pomona College in California.
The success of the TV show led to a brief singing career and film roles opposite Julie Christie in “Petulia” (1968) and “The Madwoman of Chaillot” (1969) with Katherine Hepburn. He had a brief run in the musical “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” with Mary Tyler Moore. The show closed after four previews.
“Dr. Kildare was a huge hit in England, and I heard that all the London reviewers were coming to rip this interloper to pieces,“ he said in an interview. “But we got very good reviews.”
Throughout his career he mixed roles in Broadway plays, including Tennessee Williams’ “The Night of the Iguana,“ with musicals, TV and films.
The actor released a book of haiku poetry in 2012 and narrated Audubon environmental television specials.
“He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul,“ Rabbett said in a statement.
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