Richard Chamberlain, the rabacuori of the TV that has become serious actor, dies at 90

Chamberlain made its film debut in “The Secret of the Purple Reef” (1960), a criminal drama set in the Caribbean. He agreed to exploit his image of killed by playing a young doctor in “Joy in the Morning” (1965), a light drama on the spouses, with Yvette Mimieux. This did not require (or yield) a particularly complex characterization. But he continued to give several memorable film shows – and, at that time, surprising.

They included Julie Christie’s dangerous husband in “Petulia” (1968), Octavius ​​in “Julius Caesar” (1970), Tchaikovsky in “The Music Lovers” (1971), Aramis in “The Three Musketeers” (1973) and his sequel, the electric electric engineer in the film for the disaster “The Towerening Inferno” (1974) and 1974) and the Australian Transforms by An Australian Transformed from with Aboriginal culture in Peter Weir’s drama “The Last Wave” (1977).

His theatrical career began with the disastrous musical adaptation of Broadway from 1966 of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, with Mary Tyler Moore, who closed in previews. But he later gained reviews admired for classic roles in “Richard II” and “Cyrano de Bergerac”, as well as in “Hamlet”. In the 70s he was appointed twice for the premiums for the drama of the drama, for his representation of a minister who fell in the “The Night of the Iguana” by Tennessee Williams at Circle in The Square and Wild Bill Hickok in “Fathers and Sons” (1978) at the public theater. He called Hickok his favorite role.

He returned to Broadway, if not triumphantly at least to more than respectful reviews, in “Blithe Spirit” (1987) and “My Fair Lady” (1993), and to replace “The Sound of Music” (1999). (The musicals reminded the longtime fans to have a successful album in the 1960s, Singing the theme “Dr. Kildare”.)

In addition to the mini-series, he appeared in numerous films made for television, playing the roles of the title in “F. Scott Fitzgerald and” The Last of the Belles “(1974) and” The Man In the Iron Mask “(1977). He starred in another series,” Island Son “, in 1989, playing another doctor, but was not satisfied with his direction and only a season lasted.

After its formal exit, Mr. Chamberlain seemed to be delighted in interpreting gay characters or played with gender stereotypes. He had already appeared on the sitcom “The Drew Carey Show” in full resistance as a female character. He was later a guest of “Will & Grace” and made an apparition in the film “I Now Pronune You Chuck & Larry” (2007).