Chamberlain, who shot to fame in the 1960s as the lead in TV hit Dr Kildare and starred in the beloved Musketeers film trilogy, has passed away aged 90
He died Saturday afternoon in Hawaii of complications following a stroke, Boll said in a statement, just hours before he would have turned 91.
Richard Chamberlain dead at the age of 90.
The TV acting legend starred in Dr. Kildare, Thorn Birds, Shogun, The Bourne Identity. Big screen turns in Three Musketeers, Towering Inferno, as well as adventure romps King Solomon’s Mines & Allan Quatermain & the Lost City of Gold! pic.twitter.com/e1odP9eyPH— Movies In Focus (@moviesinfocus) March 30, 2025
The star also played the role of Aramis in the iconic 1973 film The Three Musketeers and its two sequels, The Four Musketeers (1974) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989).
He was also the first actor to play agent Jason Bourne in the 1988 TV film The Bourne Identity – before Hollywood star Matt Damon took on the role.
“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now,” said Chamberlain’s partner Martin Rabbett.
“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 also guest-starred in the British television series “Hustle” as James Whittaker Wright III, a con artist seeking revenge on a bank that ruined his grandfather.
