Raised in Beverly Hills, Chamberlain was a rather inexperienced actor when he was hired to play James Kildare, an earnest intern with terrific bedside manner — and the mentee of Dr. Leonard ...

Scott Fitzgerald to World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg. During his years as Dr. Kildare, Chamberlain also ... “Shogun,” based on James Clavell’s novel, was also a strong miniseries vehicle ...

It barely got into production in 1999, even with James Earl Jones heading the cast. A Toronto International Film Festival screening later that year revealed the film’s singular and divisive ...

James Earl McCall, age 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2025, and now joins his beloved wife Colleen in eternal rest. Jim was born on Dec. 14, 1933, in Loudon, Tn., where he grew to ...

Chamberlain became an instant favourite with teenage girls as the compassionate physician Dr James Kildare on the TV series that aired from 1961 to 1966. The breakout role was the start of a six ...

Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series Dr Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries”, has died. He was 90. Chamberlain died ...

Chamberlain became a heartthrob as the handsome Dr James Kildare in the medical drama that ran from 1961 to 1966. Photoplay magazine named him "most popular male star" three years in a row from ...

Chamberlain’s breakout role was the title character of the television series Dr. Kildare, which ran on NBC from 1961 until 1966. In 1963, he won a Golden Globe for Best Male TV Star for his ...

He was best known for his leading role in the NBC medical drama series “Dr. Kildare,” which ran for ... “Shogun” was adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 novel and remade last year into ...

Lynn Redgrave and James Earl Jones in director Charles Burnett's "The Annihilation of Fish." (Courtesy Kino Lorber and Milestone Films) A lost little piece of film history is about to unspool at ...