Richard Chamberlain, the actor who starred in Dr Kildare and Shogun, has died, aged 90. The screen and stage star died in Waimanalo, Hawaii on Saturday, March 29 of complications following a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to Variety.

Richard Chamberlain, the award-winning actor who played TV's "Dr. Kildare" and starred in "The Thorn Birds," has died just short of his 91st birthday.

Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama "Dr. Kildare" and starred in the mini-series "Shogun" and "The Thorn Birds" has died at the age of 90,