Richard Chamberlain death: The Thorn Birds star dies aged 90

Iconic actor and The Thorn Birds star Richard Chamberlain has died on the age of 90.

The American star, recognized for the likes of 1963’s Twilight of Honor, The Thorn Birds TV miniseries, Shōgun and Dr. Kildare, died from issues following a stroke, his publicist Harlan Boll confirmed to Selection.

The late star, born George Richard Chamberlain, died in Hawaii.

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His companion Martin Rabbett additionally shared a touching assertion following his demise, which was picked up by Selection and varied US shops, saying that he’s “with the angels now”.

“Our beloved Richard is with the angels now,” he stated.

“He’s free and hovering to these family members earlier than us. How blessed have been we to have recognized such a tremendous and loving soul.”

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He added: “Love by no means dies. And our love is underneath his wings lifting him to his subsequent nice journey.”

One in all his most iconic roles was in The Thorn Birds, a sequence aired on ABC, which adopted the story of a priest within the Australian outback.

It was based mostly on the novel of the identical identify by Australian creator Colleen McCullough and likewise starred the likes of actress Rachel Ward.

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Lately, he made appearances in reveals together with Touched By an Angel and Nip/Tuck and Chuck.

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His final appearing credit score, in accordance with IMDb, was in 2019’s Discovering Julia movie. 

The late star got here out as homosexual in 2003, in his memoir known as Shattered Love.

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