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Dr Kildare and Shogun star Richard Chamberlain dies

March 31, 2025

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The Independent

Actor suffered complications following a stroke in Hawaii c. E ty oe

- LYDIA SPENCER-ELLIOTT

Dr Kildare and Shogun star Richard Chamberlain dies

Richard Chamberlain, star of Dr Kildare and Shogun, has died, aged 90. The screen and stage star died in Waimanalo, Hawaii, on Saturday, of complications following a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to Variety.

Chamberlain’s long-term partner, Martin Rabbett, said in a statement: “Our beloved Richard is with the angels now. He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul. Love never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure.”

Chamberlain starred in several notable films, including Richard Lester’s 1968 drama Petulia as well as his 1973 action film The Three Musketeers. The actor also appeared in Ken Russell’s The Music Lovers, as well as Peter Weir’s The Last Wave.

However, Chamberlain found his greatest success on the small screen, where he played notable figures, including Edward VIII in The Woman I Love, F Scott Fitzgerald in The Last of the Belles and Second World War hero Raoul Wallenberg in Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story. During his time starring in

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