Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain advises other gay actors to stay safely in the closet. Chamberlain also clears up recent breakup rumors about his longtime relationship. In a recent conversation with The Advocate’s Brandon Voss, Chamberlain talks about whether leading actors should come out: ADVOCATE: You were a wildly successful closeted actor during a period of time when coming out was unheard of, but the climate of acceptance has significantly changed in recent years. How do you feel about gay actors...Read Full Story

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 Acting legend Richard Chamberlain, known for his roles in "The Thorn Birds" and "King Solomon's Mines," has taken on a new role as a boxing coach in the Mark Mahon film "Strength and Honour." Celebrity News Service got a chance to sit down with award winning actor on Friday at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival to discuss his character and the challenges the role brought."Strength and Honour" tells the story of an Irish-American boxer who accidentally kills...Read Full Story

Actor George Richard Chamberlain, who managed to keep his homosexuality a secret for decades, has advised other gay men who are in the same profession as him to “stay in the closet”. Chamberlain, 76, who gained fame in the early 1960s as the impossibly handsome Dr. Kildare, had worked as a romantic leading man on TV without revealing his homosexuality. “There’s still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture,” the New York Post quoted him as telling The Advocate, a monthly magazine...Read Full Story

SELLER: Richard ChamberlainLOCATION: Kihei, HIPRICE: $19,000,000SIZE: 6,150 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 5.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: This bit of bizness was first reported back in May of 2010, which means Your Mama is far from the first to arrive at this particular celebrity real estate soiree. However, since we recently received a query about this posh property from Wahini Wantstoknow and since we so rarely get to discuss dwellings owned by famous folks in Hawaii, we're going to turn back...Read Full Story

Richard Chamberlain is back in Los Angeles after leaving behind his Hawaiian "dream house" and says the move has proved a good one.He quickly landed a role in the TNT series "Leverage," playing a dashing thief named Archie Leech. The character is a tip of the hat to Cary Grant, born Archibald Leach, and his role in Alfred Hitchcock's classic "To Catch A Thief.""I wouldn't dream of trying to do a Cary Grant takeoff, but he (Leech) is very well-dressed, in any case, and kind of sophisticated...Read Full Story