
Read more about Richard Chamberlain's fears at The New York Post. Richard and Martin have joined us several times over the years. That's RichardChamberlain on the left with our MattJisa and Richard's friend and former partner MartinRabbett here at GreensAndVines 12/30/13. There are very few openly gay actors in Hollywood, with Sir Ian McKellen and Neil Patrick Harris among those who have talked about their sexuality. Actor Richard Chamberlain turns 83 today (born March 31, 1934). He is the son of Elsa Winnifred Benzon and salesman.
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Advertisement The 85-year-old actor started to get greys over 20 years ago and now has a head full of it. Please, don't pretend that we're suddenly all wonderfully, blissfully accepted." Richard Chamberlain was born George Richard Chamberlain on March 31, 1934, in Beverly Hills, California. While its fairly common to find beautiful women who have somehow managed to retain their age-defying looks over the years, Richard Chamberlain is proving that men can stay gorgeous too. "Look at what happened in California with Proposition 8. "Despite all the wonderful advances that have been made, it's still dangerous for an actor to talk about that in our extremely misguided culture," he said. He made the admission in his autobiography, Shattered Love. Kildare on the titular show in the 1960s.

He came out only in 2003, at the age of 69. by apost team Share on Facebook Richard Chamberlain was a star of the screen in his younger days when he got his big break playing Dr. Richard Chamberlain was born on March 31, 1934, in Beverly Hills, California. 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. "Personally, I wouldn't advise a gay leading man-type actor to come out."Ĭhamberlain, 76, shot to fame in the early 1960s as the impossibly handsome Dr Kildare in the show of the same name. He made many a housewife swoon with his performances in popular TV mini-series such as The Thorn Birds and Shogun.ĭepsite rumours of his his homosexuality swirling Hollywood for years, Chamberlain chose not to talk about being gay for fear of losing many of his leading man roles. This is the story of the wonderful Richard Chamberlain and this is him today, age 88.

Advertisement Richard Chamberlain was loved in the world of showbiz. The actor, who was married to a man, and was scared to reveal his sexuality later confessed how hiding it made him feel. "For an actor to be working is a kind of miracle, because most actors aren't, so it's just silly for a working actor to say, 'Oh, I don't care if anybody knows I'm gay' - especially if you're a leading man. Richard Chamberlain lived his life pretending to be someone else.
