He starred on the popular 1960s medical drama “Dr. Kildare” and later in the miniseries “Shogun” and “The Thorn Birds.” ...

But he is best remembered as the ambitious Australian priest in the high-rated TV miniseries adaptation of Colleen McCullough’s weighty romance novel “The Thorn Birds.” “Shogun,” based ...

Actor Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward in scene from the minieries The Thorn Birds, filmed on location in Australia. Picture: Supplied Richard Chamberlain and Amanda Donohoe in the Thornbirds ...