His first appearance on TV was in late 50s in TV series Chicota Landing and Riverboat. In 1960 he had episodic roles in The Secret of the Purple Reef (as Dean Christopher), Bourbon Street Beat (as Dale Wellington), Gunsmoke (as Pete), Thriller (as Larry Carter) and Rescue 8 with unknown role. However, all these roles were just nothing in comparison to his next breakthrough role of Dr. James Kildare in the medical TV series Dr. Kildare. He was just 27 years old and this sudden main role has changed his life. He became an idol for teenagers, and obtained the unlimited love of the women all around USA.

This series aired on NBC from September 28, 1961 until August 30, 1966 (191 episodes in total). This series influenced not just on Richard’s life, but on the TV industry generally. After the success of Dr. Kildare many TV channels began to create medical TV series. As for Richard, apart from love of viewers, he won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. The soundtrack to this series “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight” reached #10 on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Charts.

After ending of Dr. Kildare he spent some time working at the theatre circuit. Then from 1966 to 1975 he had mediocre roles, not bad, but not as brilliant as Dr. Kildare: The Deputy (1961), Whispering Smith (1961), Twilight of Honor (1963), Joy in the Morning (1965), The Portrait of a Lady (1967), The Music Lovers (1970), The Three Musketeers (1973) and many other.

In 1975 he received the role of Edmond Dantes in the film The Count of Monte-Cristo based upon the book The Count of Monte Cristo. He played there the main role, and for this film he was nominated on Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Soon after The Count of Monte-Cristo, Richard Chamberlain was nominated on Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. This nomination was for portraying David Burton in an Australian mystery drama The Last Wave.

While he starred in different films and TV series, he visited Sydney, Japan, Connecticut, Colorado and many other cities and countries. The photos of him in all those places you can find on the Internet and download them for free.

Richard Chamberlain is a tall man with a height 6 feet 1 inches and a weight about 87 kg. He also is quite wealthy person. According to the open sources, his net worth is about 20 million dollars.

Since Richard is a gay, he has never been married to woman. His first partner was an actor Wesley Eure. They separated in 1976 and one year later he found his next partner actor and producer Martin Rabbett. According to his official biography, they are still together.