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George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966). He subsequently appeared in several miniseries, such as ShÅgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983).
Like the earlier MGM film series (1938–1942), the TV series initially told the story of young intern Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) working at the fictional large metropolitan "Blair General Hospital" and trying to learn his profession, deal with patients' problems, and win the respect of the senior Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Raymond Massey).
"Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)" is a song written by Jerry Goldsmith and Pete Rugolo with lyrics by Hal Winn. [1] The song was the theme for the television series Dr. Kildare. The series' lead actor, Richard Chamberlain, released it in 1962 as a single in his first venture into a singing career.
Dr. James Kildare (Richard Chamberlain) Dr. Kildare (1961-66, NBC). Signature style: The young intern emphasized diagnostics over high drama as he dealt with his patients’ problems and tried to ...
Dr. Kildare is a helpless bystander as a brilliant but plain woman (Colleen Dewhurst) is faced with cancer surgery. She's afraid that her worried husband ( Tom Bosley ), whom she married based more on a fear of being alone than for love, will reject her.
A Dr. Kildare daily comic strip based on the 1960s television series, distributed by King Features Syndicate, and drawn by Ken Bald also premiered on October 15, 1962. [64] [65] [6] Bald was required to base his drawing of Dr. Kildare on photos of Richard Chamberlain, but made up his own drawings of other characters, including Dr. Gillespie.
Beverly Garland, Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey in the first episode of Dr. Kildare (1961) Massey portrayed Jonathan Brewster in the film version of Arsenic and Old Lace. The character had been created by Boris Karloff for the stage version, and a running gag in the play and the film was the character's resemblance to Karloff.
Young Dr. Kildare is a syndicated medical drama television series which originally ran from September 21, 1972, for a total of 24 episodes. It was a remake of the Richard Chamberlain series Dr. Kildare which in turn was based on fictional doctor characters originally created by author Max Brand in the 1930s and previously used by MGM in a popular film series and radio drama.