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List of Richard Chamberlain Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
31
5
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
G
31
5
Role:
Prince Edward
Starring:
Edith Evans, Annette Crosbie, Gemma Craven, Christopher Gable
Directed By:
Bryan Forbes
2. The Last Wave (1977)
23
3
The Last Wave
PG
23
3
Role:
David Burton
Starring:
David Gulpilil, Olivia Hamnett, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray
Directed By:
Peter Weir
3. The Three Musketeers (1973)
22
7
The Three Musketeers
PG
22
7

The Three Musketeers is an action adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.  The film tells the story of a young man from the countryside, who comes to Paris, after learning swordsmanship from his father. He soon faces several adventures along with his Musketeer friends.

Role:
Aramis
Directed By:
Richard Lester
4. Petulia (1968)
18
4
Petulia
R
18
4
Role:
David Danner
Starring:
Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Shirley Knight, Arthur Hill
Directed By:
Richard Lester
5. The Music Lovers (1971)
20
7
The Music Lovers
R
20
7
Role:
Tchaikovsky
Starring:
Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian, Kenneth Colley, Christopher Gable
Directed By:
8. Twilight of Honor (1963)
17
1
Twilight of Honor
TV-PG
17
1

David Mitchell, an ambitious and struggling lawyer takes up a controversial murder case of Ben Brown who is accused of killing a well-respected and illustrious town leader, Cole Clinton. As the case proceeds, there is more than what meets the eye. David is at the crossroads as this case can either make or break him. 

Role:
David Mitchell
Starring:
Linda Evans, Claude Rains, James Gregory, Nick Adams, Joan Blackman
Directed By:
Boris Sagal
9. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
16
1
The Madwoman of Chaillot
G
16
1

Adapted from Jean Giraudoux’s 1945 play La Folle de Chaillot, the movie follows Countess Aurelia and her three friends as they learn about a big conspiracy to drill oil from beneath the streets of Paris. The women decide to take action against the powerful men that include financiers, military men, and a religious opportunist by putting them on trial for crime against society.

Directed By:
Bryan Forbes
10. Joy in the Morning (1965)
17
1
Joy in the Morning
17
1
Role:
Carl Brown
Starring:
Oskar Homolka, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Davis, Yvette Mimieux
Directed By:
Alex Segal
11. Julius Caesar (1970)
12
2
Julius Caesar
G
12
2
Starring:
Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Richard Johnson
Directed By:
Stuart Burge
12. A Thunder of Drums (1961)
14
4
A Thunder of Drums
14
4

The film tells the story of Captain Stephen Maddock who is posted at a cavalry desert outpost, and Lieutenant Curtis McQuade, an officer without field experience, who joins him at the outpost. 

Starring:
Charles Bronson, Slim Pickens, George Hamilton, Arthur O'Connell, Luana Patten, Richard Boone
Directed By:
Joseph M. Newman
13. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
17
5
Lady Caroline Lamb
PG
17
5

Lady Caroline Lamb is an epic historical romantic drama film, which tells the story of Caroline Ponsonby, who is quite bored of her loveless marriage with her husband. She eventually falls in love with Lord Byron, who is also a poet, and the two begin a scandalous affair. 

Role:
Lord Byron
Starring:
Laurence Olivier, Sir John Mills, John Mills, Pamela Brown, Sarah Miles
Directed By:
Robert Bolt
14. The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
13
4
The Return of the Musketeers
PG
13
4
Starring:
Kim Cattrall, Billy Connolly, Michael York, Christopher Lee, Geraldine Chaplin, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay
Directed By:
Richard Lester
15. Murder by Phone (1982)
12
2
Murder by Phone
R
12
2
Role:
Nat Bridger
Starring:
John Houseman, Gary Reineke, Robin Gammell, Sara Botsford
Directed By:
Michael Anderson
16. Strength and Honour (2007)
11
3
Strength and Honour
R
11
3
Role:
Denis O'Leary
Starring:
Vinnie Jones, Michael Madsen, Patrick Bergin, Michael Rawley
Directed By:
Mark Mahon
17. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
10
6
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
PG-13
10
6

Close firefighter friends, womanizer Chuck Levine and widower Larry Valentine, get into a domestic partnership after Larry learns that he cannot name his children as beneficiaries for insurance policy. They are forced to move in together after the pension department begins investigation of possible fraud, and making things more complicated, Chuck falls for their beautiful lawyer Alex McDonough.

Starring:
Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Ving Rhames, David Spade, Jessica Biel, Nick Swardson, Steve Buscemi
Directed By:
Dennis Dugan
18. King Solomon's Mines (1985)
19
3
King Solomon's Mines
PG-13
19
3

An expedition into uncharted African territory is lead by adventurer Allan Quartermain in an attempt to locate an explorer, Henry, who went missing while he was searching King Solomon's legendary treasure. However, when they come across the dangerous tribesmen, they are torn between survival or locating the source of the unimaginable wealth.

Role:
Allan Quatermain
Starring:
John Rhys-Davies, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, Ken Gampu
Directed By:
J. Lee Thompson
19. The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
12
1
The Secret of the Purple Reef
12
1

The Secret of the Purple Reef is a crime drama film which revolves around Mark and Dean, two brothers who set off on a voyage to solve the mystery around their father’s drowning death in the Caribbean. They soon encounter an unruly gang of pirates who seem to know a lot more than what they reveal.

Role:
Dean Christophe
Starring:
Peter Falk, Terence de Marney, Jeff Richards, Margia Dean
Directed By:
William Witney
20. The Perfect Family (2011)
7
3
The Perfect Family
PG-13
7
3
Starring:
Kathleen Turner, Jason Ritter, Emily Deschanel, June Squibb
Directed By:
Anne Renton
21. Nightmare Cinema (2018)
7
8
Nightmare Cinema
R
7
8
Role:
Dr. Mirari
Starring:
Elizabeth Reaser, Mickey Rourke, Adam Godley, Eric Nelsen
Directed By:
Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Alejandro Brugués, David Slade
22. The Swarm (1978)
8
5
The Swarm
PG
8
5

The Swarm is a horror thriller film which tells the story of Brad Crane, a scientist who teams up with General Slater in order to stop a huge swarm of bees, that are spreading terror over American cities and killing countless people.

Role:
Dr. Hubbard
Starring:
Fred MacMurray, Lee Grant, Richard Widmark, Olivia de Havilland, Katharine Ross, Henry Fonda, Michael Caine
Directed By:
Irwin Allen
23. Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
11
4
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
PG
11
4

The discovery of a mysterious old gold piece sends Allan Quatermain on a quest to find his long-lost brother, who had gone missing in the wilds of Africa.

Role:
Allan Quatermain
Starring:
Cassandra Peterson, James Earl Jones, Sharon Stone, Robert Donner, Henry Silva
Directed By:
Gary Nelson
24. We Are the Hartmans (2011)
11
4
We Are the Hartmans
11
4
Role:
Hartman
Starring:
Ben Curtis, Jennifer Restivo, Jonah Spear, Joy Suprano
Directed By:
Laura Newman
25. The Black Ghiandola (2017)
10
6
The Black Ghiandola
10
6
Role:
Creepy Oncologist
Starring:
Johnny Depp, David Lynch, Laura Dern, J.K. Simmons
Directed By:
Sam Raimi, Theodore Melfi, Catherine Hardwicke
26. The Pavilion (2004)
15
1
The Pavilion
15
1
Role:
Huddlestone
Starring:
Bianca Lawson, Craig Sheffer, Patsy Kensit, Dwight Ewell
Directed By:
C. Grant Mitchell
27. River Made to Drown In (1997)
8
4
River Made to Drown In
8
4
Role:
Thaddeus MacKenzie
Starring:
Talia Shire, Austin Pendleton, Ute Lemper, James Duval
Directed By:
Alan Smithee, James Merendino
28. Bird of Prey (1995)
9
3
Bird of Prey
R
9
3
Role:
Jonathan Griffith
Starring:
Jennifer Tilly, Robert Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Lenny von Dohlen
Directed By:
Temístocles López

TV Movie(s)

1. Shogun (1980)
43
5
Shogun
43
5
Role:
Pilot-Major John Blackthorne
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune, Orson Welles, Anne Bancroft, John Rhys-Davies, Alan Badel, Toshirô Mifune
Directed By:
Jerry London
2. Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
17
6
Musical Comedy Tonight
17
6
Role:
Himself
Starring:
Carol Burnett, John Davidson, Sandy Duncan, Agnes de Mille
Directed By:
Stan Harris
3. The Lady's Not for Burning (1974)
13
7
The Lady's Not for Burning
13
7
Role:
Thomas Mendip
Starring:
John Carradine, Jacques Aubuchon, Keene Curtis, Eileen Atkins
Directed By:
Joseph Hardy
4. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
38
2
The Count of Monte-Cristo
38
2
Role:
Edmond Dantes
Starring:
Tony Curtis, Louis Jourdan, Trevor Howard, Donald Pleasence
Directed By:
David Greene
5. Hold On: It's the Dave Clark Five (1968)
14
6
Hold On: It's the Dave Clark Five
14
6
Starring:
Dave Clark, Mike Smith, Lenny Davidson, Denis West Payton
Directed By:
Dave Clark
6. The Woman I Love (1972)
16
5
The Woman I Love
16
5
Role:
King Edward VIII
Starring:
Faye Dunaway, Patrick Macnee, Eileen Herlie, Henry Oliver
Directed By:
Paul Wendkos
7. The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
31
3
The Man in the Iron Mask
31
3
Role:
Phillipe / Louis
Starring:
Ian Holm, Louis Jourdan, Patrick McGoohan, Jenny Agutter
Directed By:
Mike Newell
8. Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
16
3
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
16
3
Role:
Frederick Cook
Starring:
Rod Steiger, Diane Venora, Michael Gross, Samm-Art Williams
Directed By:
Robert Day
9. F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974)
13
3
F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles'
13
3
Role:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Starring:
Susan Sarandon, Blythe Danner, David Huffman, Ernest Thompson
Directed By:
George Schaefer
10. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
25
3
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
25
3
Role:
Raoul Wallenberg
Starring:
Bibi Andersson, Lena Olin, Kenneth Colley, Stuart Wilson, Melanie Mayron
Directed By:
Lamont Johnson
11. The Miracle (1985)
11
3
The Miracle
11
3
Starring:
Anthony Quayle, Keith Michell
Directed By:
Dick Ross
12. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)
39
4
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
39
4
Role:
Ralph de Bricassart
Starring:
Maximilian Schell, Paul Bertram, Julia Blake, Amanda Donohoe
Directed By:
Kevin James Dobson
13. Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999)
15
1
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
15
1
Role:
Bernard Lafferty
Starring:
Janel Parrish, Hayden Panettiere, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Lauren Bacall, Kathleen Quinlan, Lindsay Frost
Directed By:
John Erman
14. The Lost Daughter (1997)
15
1
The Lost Daughter
15
1
Role:
Andrew McCracken
Starring:
Helmut Griem, Christoph M. Ohrt, Susanna Simon, Clare Sims
Directed By:
Roger Cardinal
15. Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991)
15
3
Aftermath: A Test of Love
15
3
Role:
Ross Colburn
Starring:
Michael Learned, Zeljko Ivanek, Doug Savant, Lisanne Falk
Directed By:
Glenn Jordan
16. Casanova (1987)
13
2
Casanova
13
2
Role:
Giacomo Casanova
Starring:
Ornella Muti, Sylvia Kristel, Faye Dunaway, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Hanna Schygulla
Directed By:
Simon Langton
17. All the Winters That Have Been (1997)
24
1
All the Winters That Have Been
TV-PG
24
1
Role:
Dane Corvin
Starring:
Hal Holbrook, Ken Pogue, Karen Allen, Sheila Tousey
Directed By:
Lamont Johnson
18. Ordeal in the Arctic (1993)
12
1
Ordeal in the Arctic
PG
12
1
Role:
Captain John Couch
Starring:
Nathan Fillion, Scott Hylands, Melanie Mayron, Catherine Mary Stewart
Directed By:
Mark Sobel
19. Night of the Hunter (1991)
6
6
Night of the Hunter
6
6
Role:
Harry Powell
Starring:
Diana Scarwid, Ray McKinnon, Amy Bebout, Reid Binion
Directed By:
David Greene

Animation(s)

The Christmas Messenger (1975)
The Christmas Messenger
Role:
Christmas Messenger
Starring:
David Essex, Dorothy Davis, Mark Gagne, Anna Kralis
Directed By:
Peter Sander
The Little Mermaid (1974)
The Little Mermaid
Plot:

Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid is an animated short film that tells the story of a young mermaid who falls in love with a human being. In order to become a human and be with her lover, she is even willing to give up her life in the sea.

Role:
Narrator (voice)
Directed By:
Peter Sander
Thundercats (2011)
Thundercats
TV-PG
Starring:
Miguel Ferrer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jim Cummings, Tara Strong, Matthew Mercer, Corey Burton
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
PG-13
Plot:

Justice League: Gods and Monsters is an animated superhero film which takes us to an alternate universe, where alternate versions of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman exist, who operate outside of the law. Things get complicated when they are framed for a few murders, and they are forced to go on the run, when the government decides to take them out.

Starring:
Benjamin Bratt, Michael C. Hall, C. Thomas Howell, Tamara Taylor, Paget Brewster
Directed By:
Sam Liu

TV Shows and Videos

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV-14
Starring:
John Banner, Peter Lorre, Robert Redford, Ed Asner, George Peppard, Bert Convy, Art Carney
Directed By:
Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, Herschel Daugherty, Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock
Centennial (1978)
Centennial
Role:
Alexander McKeag (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Starring:
Andy Griffith, George Clooney, Mark Harmon, Timothy Dalton, Raymond Burr, Lynn Redgrave, Brian Keith
Directed By:
Virgil W. Vogel, Paul Krasny, Harry Falk
Rescue 8 (1958)
Rescue 8
Starring:
Harry Dean Stanton, Denver Pyle, John Carradine, Robert Redford, Anne Gwynne, Paul Frees
Thriller (1960)
Thriller
Starring:
Elizabeth Montgomery, Leslie Nielsen, Mary Tyler Moore, William Shatner, Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Ursula Andress
Directed By:
John Newland, Herschel Daugherty, Gerald Mayer, Paul Henreid, John Brahm
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
The Red Skelton Show
TV-G
Starring:
Arthur Godfrey, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Julie London, Cliff Robertson, Jane Russell, Eva Gabor
Directed By:
Seymour Berns, Bill Hobin, John Gaunt, Terry Kyne, Martin Rackin
Shogun (1980)
Shogun
Role:
Anjin-san / ... (5 episodes, 1980)
Starring:
Orson Welles, John Rhys-Davies, Toshiro Mifune, Alan Badel, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada
Directed By:
Jerry London
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Twin Peaks (2017)
Twin Peaks
TV-MA
Starring:
Monica Bellucci, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Jim Belushi, Francesca Eastwood, Michael Cera, Tim Roth
Directed By:
David Lynch
Mr. Lucky (1959)
Mr. Lucky
Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Gavin MacLeod, Bobby Troup, Ross Martin, John Vivyan, Tom Brown, Joe Scott
Directed By:
Jack Arnold, Alan Crosland Jr., Jerry Hopper, Lamont Johnson, Boris Sagal
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Bourbon Street Beat
Starring:
Adam West, James Coburn, Rita Moreno, Scatman Crothers, Mary Tyler Moore, Denver Pyle, Richard Long
Directed By:
William J. Hole Jr., Leslie H. Martinson, James V. Kern, Reginald Le Borg, Charles R. Rondeau
The Eleventh Hour (1962)
The Eleventh Hour
Starring:
Leonard Nimoy, Telly Savalas, Kurt Russell, Jean Stapleton, James Franciscus, Eddie Albert, Diahann Carroll
Directed By:
Jack Arnold, Richard Donner, Paul Nickell, Don Medford
The Thorn Birds (1983)
The Thorn Birds
Role:
Ralph de Bricassart (4 episodes, 1983)
Starring:
Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Simmons, Christopher Plummer, Mare Winningham, Rachel Ward
Directed By:
Daryl Duke
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Gunsmoke (1955)
Gunsmoke
TV-PG
Starring:
James Doohan, Martin Landau, Tom Skerritt, Jack Klugman, John Drew Barrymore, Richard Dreyfuss, James Arness
Directed By:
Andrew V. McLaglen, Harry Harris, Ted Post, Bernard McEveety, Vincent McEveety
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
Starring:
Anthony Hopkins, Paul Sorvino, Kevin Kline, Nathan Lane, Hugo Weaving, Maggie Smith, Linda Hunt
Directed By:
Brian Large, David Horn, Kirk Browning, Gary Halvorson, Matthew Diamond
Riverboat (1959)
Riverboat
Starring:
Burt Reynolds, Vincent Price, Anne Baxter, Buddy Ebsen, Gena Rowlands, George Harris Kennedy, Jr, Claude Akins
Directed By:
John Rich, Hollingsworth Morse, William Witney, R.G. Springsteen, David Lowell Rich
Chuck (2007)
Chuck
TV-14
Starring:
Scott Bakula, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Swoosie Kurtz, Summer Glau, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Richie
Directed By:
Robert Duncan McNeill, Allan Kroeker, Patrick R. Norris, Peter Lauer, Jay Chandrasekhar
Hustle (2004)
Hustle
Starring:
David Walliams, Indira Varma, Tamzin Outhwaite, Martin Kemp, Colin Baker, Angel Coulby, Mel Smith
Directed By:
Minkie Spiro, Iain B. MacDonald, Stefan Schwartz, John Strickland, Alrick Riley
Whispering Smith (1961)
Whispering Smith
Starring:
Robert Redford, John Harmon, Audie Murphy, Kay Stewart
Leverage (2008)
Leverage
TV-PG
Starring:
Adam Baldwin, Danny Glover, Wil Wheaton, Lauren Holly, Luke Perry, Beth Riesgraf, Peter Stormare
Directed By:
John Harrison, John Rogers, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Tawnia McKiernan, Arvin Brown
Nip/Tuck (2003)
Nip/Tuck
TV-MA
Starring:
Famke Janssen, Veronica Cartwright, Boris Kodjoe, Larry Hagman, Wayne Knight, Catherine Deneuve, Aisha Tyler
Directed By:
Michael M. Robin, Elodie Keene, Ryan Murphy, Charles Haid, Craig Zisk
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Starring:
Eli Wallach, Lois Maxwell, Rory Calhoun, Marion Ross, Season Hubley, Erik Estrada, Shaun Cassidy
Directed By:
Timothy Bond, Roger Young, Bill Corcoran, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Crowe
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Dr. Kildare
Role:
Dr. James Kildare (191 episodes, 1961-1966)
Starring:
Barbara Eden, Lee Marvin, Teri Garr, Bob Denver, James Whitmore, Dina Merrill, Tom Bosley
Directed By:
Leo Penn, Corey Allen, John Newland, Jack Arnold, Paul Stanley
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Male
The Deputy (1959)
The Deputy
Starring:
Anna Kashfi, Sydney Pollack, Vivian Vance, Mary Tyler Moore, Henry Fonda, James Coburn, Robert Redford
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty, Tay Garnett, Louis King, Otto Lang, Robert B. Sinclair
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Desperate Housewives
TV-14
Starring:
Helena Mattsson, Tahj Mowry, Drea de Matteo, Lyndsy Fonseca, Marcia Cross, Doris Roberts, Laurie Metcalf
Directed By:
David Grossman, Larry Shaw, David Warren, Arlene Sanford, Bethany Rooney
Scoundrels, Scallywags, and Scurvy Knaves (2006)
Scoundrels, Scallywags, and Scurvy Knaves
Starring:
Stacy Keach, Angus Macfadyen, Mark Umbers
Directed By:
Max Schonenburg
Brothers & Sisters (2006)
Brothers & Sisters
TV-PG
Starring:
Garry Marshall, Joel Grey, Meredith Baxter, Marin Hinkle, Cheryl Hines, Calista Flockhart, Kelly Ripa
Directed By:
Ken Olin, Michael Morris, Michael Schultz, Bethany Rooney, Laura Innes
Will & Grace (1998)
Will & Grace
TV-14
Starring:
Alan Arkin, Wanda Sykes, Kristin Davis, Harry Connick Jr., George Takei, Bebe Neuwirth, Adam Goldberg
Directed By:
James Burrows
The Portrait of a Lady (1968)
The Portrait of a Lady
Role:
Ralph Touchett (6 episodes, 1968)
Starring:
Beatrix Lehmann, Suzanne Neve, Rachel Gurney, Sarah Brackett
Island Son (1989)
Island Son
Role:
Dr. Daniel Kulani (19 episodes, 1989-1990)
Starring:
Clyde Kusatsu, Brynn Thayer, Timothy Carhart, Betty Carvalho
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
The Drew Carey Show
TV-PG
Starring:
Kevin Federline, Kevin Pollak, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Nelson Reilly, A. J. Langer, Eugene Levy, Joe Walsh
Directed By:
Gerry Cohen, Sam Simon, Bob Koherr, Brian K. Roberts, Steve Zuckerman
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Starring:
Sean Connery, Corin Redgrave, Laurence Harvey, Alan Bennett, Michael Crawford, Connie Booth, Brian Blessed
Directed By:
John Jacobs, Marc Miller, Valerie Hanson, Barry Davis, John Sichel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Touched by an Angel
TV-G
Starring:
Kirk Cameron, Celine Dion, Brie Larson, Jane Kaczmarek, Debra Jo Rupp, Scott Baio, Alanna Ubach
Directed By:
Peter H. Hunt, Timothy Van Patten, Victor Lobl, Bethany Rooney, Stuart Margolin

Richard Chamberlain Awards

Golden Globe Awards
The Thorn Birds Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television 1984
Shogun Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama 1981
Dr. Kildare Best TV Star - Male 1963