Richard Chamberlain, Shogun star and birds hide to die, died at 90 years old

The one called the “King of the Mini-series” also played Aramis in the three musketeers or Jason Bourne.

He was one of the major television stars around the world in the 1980s: the American actor Richard Chamberlainrevealed in the 1960s thanks to the medical series Dr. Kildaredied yesterday at the age of 90. His death was confirmed by his press officer, Harlan Boll, with Variety. Richard Chamberlain died on Saturday March 29 in Waimalo, Hawaii, of complications after a stroke.

He will remain like the “King of the Mini-series” with the successes Shogun And Birds hide to die,, who marked the 1980s.

But before becoming one of the most famous actors on the small screen, Richard Chamberlain stood out in the cinema. He notably interpreted the architect Roger Simmons in the catastrophe film The infernal tower (1974), and embodied the Aramis of Richard Lester In The three musketeers (1973), We called him Milady (1974) and The return of the musketeers (1989). Then he turned into ersatz d‘Indiana Jones In the shoes of the adventurer Allan Quatermain. First in Allan Quatermain and the mines of King Solomon (1985) then Allan Quatermain and the Cité de l’Or lost (1986), helping to reveal a certain Sharon Stone. These adventure films, inspired by the character of H. Rider Haggard, have had commercial success and remain classics of the genre. He was also the first to embody Jason Bourne In Memory in the skin (1988), a television adaptation of Robert Ludlum’s novel.

“Our beloved Richard is now among the angels” said Martin Rabbetthis longtime companion, in a press release. “He is free and flies to those who preceded us. How lucky we had to know such an incredible and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings, carrying him towards his next great adventure.”