Craig Zablo

Richard Chamberlain died on March 29, 2025, just two days short of his 91st birthday.  The cause of death was complications from a stroke.

Mr. Chamberlain graduated from Beverly Hills High School.  He then attended Pomona College where he earned a bachelor’s degree in art history and painting.  Richard Chamberlain was drafted and served two years in the army.  He attained the rank of sergeant before his discharge.

In 1959, Ricard Chamberlain co-founded Company of Angels, a LA-based theater group.  Mr. Chamberlain also began to get acting roles on television.  Richard Chamberlain’s breakout role came in 1961 when he was cast in the starring role on Dr. Kildare.  For the rest of his career Richard Chamberlain alternated between television, the stage and feature films.

Some of the television projects that feature Richard Chamberlain include: Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Rescue 8; Bourbon Street Beat; Gunsmoke; Mr. Lucky; Thriller; Riverboat; The Deputy; Whispering Smith; Dr. Kildare (191 episodes); The Red Skelton Hour; The Portrait of a Lady (6 episodes); Petulia; Hold On: It’s the Dave Clark Five; The Woman I Love; The Lady’s Not for Burning; The Count of Monte-Cristo; The Christmas Messenger; The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella; The Man in the Iron Mask; The Last Wave; Great Performances; The Good Doctor; Centennial (12 episodes); Shogun (movie); Shogun (5 episodes); The Thorn Birds (4 episodes); Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story; The Miracle; Dream West (3 episodes); Alfred Hitchcock Presents; The Bourne Identity (4 episodes); Island Son (19 episodes); Night of the Hunter; The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years; Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (2 episodes); Touched by an Angel; The Drew Carey Show (2 episodes); Will & Grace; Hustle; Blackbeard (3 episodes); Nip & Tuck; Desperate Housewives; Brothers & Sisters (5 episodes); Thundercats; Leverage (2 episodes); Justice League: Gods and Monsters (video) and Twin Peaks.

Some of the feature films that Richard Chamberlain appeared in include: A Thunder of Drums; Twilight of Honor; The Eleventh Hour; Julius Caesar; The Music Lovers; The Three Musketeers; The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge; The Towering Inferno; The Swarm; King Solomon’s Mines; Alan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold;  The Return of the Musketeers; Bird of Prey; We Are the Hartmans and Finding Julia.

Although I was too little to watch Dr. Kildare, I do remember the popularity of the show with mothers in the neighborhood (including mine). My favorite Richard Chamberlain performance is in Shogun.  

Out thoughts and prayers go out to Richard Chamberlain’s family, friends and fans.

Bruce Glover died on March 12, 2025of natural causes.  Mr. Glover was 92.

Mr. Glover is best known for his role in Diamonds Are Forever.  He played Mr. Wint, a professional assassin who attempted to kill James Bond.   The role of Mr. Windt was just one of the over 100 credits on Bruce Glover’s resume for a career that lasted over 60 years!

Some of the television projects that feature Bruce Glover include: The Verdict is Yours; Car 54, Where Are You?; The DuPont Show of the Week; Route 66 (2 episodes); The Doctors and the Nurses; 12 O’Clock High; Perry Mason; My Favorite Martian; Hawk; The Danny Thomas Hour; Rat Patrol; Run for Your Life; The Good Guys (3 episodes); The Big Valley; The Guns of Will Sonnett (2 episodes); The Outsider; The Over-the-Hill Gang; Adam-12; Paris 7000; Bonanza; Mission Impossible (2 episodes); Mod Squad (2 episodes); Yuma; The Psychiatrist; Bearcats; The Partners; Gunsmoke (2 episodes); This Is The West That Was; The Blue Knight (3 episodes); S.W.A.T. (2 episodes); Harry O; Kojak; Switch (2 episodes); The Streets of San Francisco (2 episodes); The Six Million Dollar Man (4 episodes); Barney Miller; Battlestar Galactica; Police Story (2 episodes); Big Shamus, Little Shamus; CHiPs (3 episodes); Vega$; The Magical World of Disney; B.J. and the Bear (2 episodes); Hart to Hart; No Soup, Radio (2 episodes); Benson; The Dukes of Hazard; TJ Hooker; The Facts of Life; The A-Team; Santa Barbara; Murder, She Wrote; 

Some of the feature films that Bruce Glover appeared in include: Never Steal Anything Small; Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster; The Thomas Crown Affair; CC and Company; Bless the Beasts and the Children; Diamonds are Forever; Walking Tall; One Little Indian; Chinatown; Hard Times; Part Two: Walking Tall; Final Chapter: Walking Tall; Big Bad Mama II; Ghost World and Scammerhead.

It’s hard to say where I first saw Bruce Glover perform because he appeared in so many shows I watched as a kid.  If I had to bet it was probably Car 54, Where Are You? or Route 66.  I do know that I began to recognize Mr. Glover when he’d show up.  I also knew that his appearance often meant trouble for the series or movie’s star… which was fun for the audience.

Out thoughts and prayers go out to Bruce Glover’s family, friends and fans.