Actor Richard Chamberlain dies at 90

American actor Richard Chamberlain died on Saturday at Hawaii at the age of 90, his agent said on Sunday.

Chamberlain, a hero of the television series “Dr. Kildare”, died Saturday night in Waimanalo, due to complications resulting from a two -day stroke (stroke) to turn 91.

The actor played roles such as the television doctor “Dr. Kildare”, which aired between 1961 and 1966. Photoplay magazine appointed him the most popular male star for three consecutive years, from 1963 to 1965.

He became known as the “king of television miniseries” in 1978, when he played the lead role in “Centennial”, a 24 -hour production based on James Michener’s extensive romance.

In 1980 he participated in “Shogun”, another miniseries of great projection and expensive, based on James Clavell’s work of time on an American visitor in Japan.

He had his greatest success in miniseries in 1983 with another long-term drama, “The Thorn Birds”, based on Colleen McCullough’s bestseller, and played Father Ralph of “Bricassart”, a Roman Catholic priest in Australia who falls in love with the beautiful Meggie Cleary (Rachel Ward).

ABC production, which was also starring Barbara Stanwyck, will have attracted 100 million spectators.

Chamberlain gained golden globes for his work in « Shogun », « The Thorn Birds » and « Dr. Kildare ».

When the audience began to lose interest in miniseries, Chamberlain turned to the theater, where he displayed an excellent singer voice. It appeared as Henry Higgins in the adaptation of « My Fair Lady » to Broadway in 1994 and as Captain Von Trapp of « The Sound of Music » in 1999.

He participated in numerous films, including « The Music Lovers » (as Tchaikovsky), « The Crazy of Chaillot », « The Tower of Hell » and « The Three Musketeers » and his sequelae.