Richard Chamberlain, star of Irwin Allen’s The Towering Inferno and The Swarm passed away late evening on 29th March 2025 in Hawaii, just 2 days short of his 91st birthday. Aside from his adventures in Irwin Allen movies, Richard was well known for his starring roles in Dr. Kildare in the early 1960s and in television movie series such as The Thorn Birds and Shogun in the early 1980s.
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Variety – Richard Chamberlain, TV’s Dr. Kildare, ‘Shogun,’ ‘Thorn Birds’ Star, Dies at 90