{"id":10041,"date":"2025-03-31T18:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10041"},"modified":"2025-03-31T18:41:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T18:41:59","slug":"last-photos-of-richard-chamberlain-before-he-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=10041","title":{"rendered":"Last photos of Richard Chamberlain before he died"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-main-thumbnail size-main-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092425\/chamber12-664x350.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092425\/chamber12-664x350.jpg 664w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092425\/chamber12-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092425\/chamber12-412x216.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092425\/chamber12.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"350\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Richard Chamberlain, the beloved \u2018Dr. Kildare,\u2019 is gone. The actor, who captivated audiences for decades, passed away at the age of 90 on March 30.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"ncrzv69f60a68bf9d5\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ncrzv69f60a68bf9d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ncrzv69f60a68bf9d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ncrzv69f60a68bf9d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and 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child<\/h2>\n<p>People all around the world, both young and old, fell in love with Richard Chamberlain when he rose as a popular actor in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>In my mind, he was the single biggest heartthrob on television at the time, and had roles in numerous popular shows and movies. He portrayed several eminent characters but, at the same time, led a tough life. He\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/donna-douglas-elly-may-on-the-beverly-hillbillies-opened-up-on-relation-with-buddy-ebsen-before-passing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loved the fame<\/a>, but it was also something he couldn\u2019t escape from.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-d634f9fc28b0fea6cc9952756ccf6c41\" class=\"newsner-d634f9fc28b0fea6cc9952756ccf6c41 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-819271854\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chamberlain\u2019s life was also marked by self-loathing \u2014 he despised himself as a child and carried the burden of hiding a major secret for many, many years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167221\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31090059\/GettyImages-71047933.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31090059\/GettyImages-71047933.jpg 819w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31090059\/GettyImages-71047933-768x960.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silver Screen Collection\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throughout his glorious career,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/richard-chamberlain\/\">Richard<\/a>\u00a0set young hearts on fire as Dr. Kildare and as Father Ralph in\u00a0<em>The Thorn Birds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As the king of the TV mini-series, his job was to be a \u201chetero heartthrob,\u201d but in reality, his friends and nearly everyone in the industry knew he was gay. In 2003, he released his memoir\u00a0<em>Shattered Love<\/em>, in which he came out as a gay man at age 69.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhen you grow up in the \u201930s, \u201940s and \u201950s being gay, it not only ain\u2019t easy, it\u2019s just impossible,\u201d Chamberlain told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/11\/30\/fashion\/at-80-richard-chamberlain-is-ready-to-speak-volumes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-920379309\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-a66b5edc8e979625434d789422eb0ce1\" class=\"newsner-a66b5edc8e979625434d789422eb0ce1 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou cannot do it, that being gay was the worst thing you can possibly be. I assumed there was something terribly wrong with me. And even becoming famous and all that, it was still there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Chamberlain had years of therapy, going through various spiritual-raising experiences as well, to help him find his identity. No matter what, he was brave and showed great courage in coming out, especially at the age of almost 70 years old.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-made-a-decision-before-his-death\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Made a decision before his death<\/h2>\n<p>Chamberlain never regretted hiding his sexuality to protect his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free,\u201d he admitted in one of his final interviews with\u00a0<em>El Pais<\/em>\u00a0in 2024. \u201dBut I had other motives that made me happy. I was a working actor and for me, that was most important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Hollywood\u2019s relative tolerance allowed Chamberlain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.stories.newsner.com\/celebrities\/richard-chamberlain-had-an-affair-with-a-younger-actor-then-broke-his-heart-by-falling-for-another-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to date<\/a>\u00a0men openly. In the 1970s, he was romantically involved with actor Wesley Eure.<\/p>\n<p>In 1977, Chamberlain began a long-term relationship with actor and producer Martin Rabbett, who, like Eure, was 20 years his junior. Rabbett played the brother of Chamberlain\u2019s lead character in the 1986 film\u00a0<em>Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold<\/em>. The couple moved in together in Hawaii in 1986, where they held a private commitment ceremony. They remained together until 2010, when they separated amicably, with Chamberlain relocating to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167228\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092031\/GettyImages-494103319.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092031\/GettyImages-494103319.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/31092031\/GettyImages-494103319-768x531.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Chamberlain, Neil Patrick Harris and Martin Rabbett pose backstage at \u201cHedwig and The Angry Inch\u201d on Broadway at The Belasco Theater on May 27, 2014 in New York City. (Bruce Glikas\/FilmMagic)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a 2014 interview, Chamberlain shared that while he and Rabbett were no longer romantically involved, they remained close friends. \u201cWe don\u2019t live together anymore, and we\u2019re much better friends than we\u2019ve ever been,\u201d Chamberlain explained. \u201cSo I\u2019m in the business of advising people who are married, etc., to get another house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But according to his New York Times obituary, Chamberlain and Rabbett had resumed living together in Hawaii before his death. Rabbett was considered to be his \u201donly immediate survivor.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-147378345\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-fd00eb45492268945aeff4e1461dbfd7\" class=\"newsner-fd00eb45492268945aeff4e1461dbfd7 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>In a statement, Rabbett, said: \u201cOur beloved Richard is with the angels now.\u00a0He is free and soaring to those loved ones before us. How blessed were we to have known such an amazing and loving soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cLove never dies. And our love is under his wings lifting him to his next great adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-last-photo-of-richard-chamberlain\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last photo of Richard Chamberlain<\/h2>\n<p>Richard Chamberlain passed away in Waim\u0101nalo, Hawaii, due to complications following a stroke. He was just days away from celebrating his 91st birthday on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>In the final years of his life, Richard Chamberlain chose to keep a relatively low profile. His last on-screen appearance came in the 2018 horror film\u00a0<em>Nightmare Cinema<\/em>, where he portrayed the character Dr. Mirari.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Chamberlain\u2019s last Instagram post was an interview he recorded in early December. Before that, he hadn\u2019t posted anything since 2022, when he shared a striking photo of himself from a shoot for a luxury magazine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CkjlJc5IG3L\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1280&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Flast-photos-of-richard-chamberlain-before-he-died%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJXwOJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHe_NemIQhPnK62da3_NtfNBYwCyi50QK23cs9IZllTDHntoNj_OBazNjog_aem_RmWXaadez-CwZWCSZg3EHA#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1227.7999999970198%7D\" height=\"940\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He occasionally revisited his past work by posting stills from his iconic movie and TV roles and his Instagram served as a nostalgic glimpse into his storied career, offering fans a chance to relive moments from his time as the heartthrob Dr. Kildare and other beloved roles.<\/p>\n<p>On March 19, 2023, music educator Ira Wong shared two Facebook photos of himself with Richard Chamberlain at the Manoa Valley Theatre in Honolulu, Hawaii. In the pictures, the\u00a0<em>Echoes of The Past<\/em>\u00a0actor was dressed casually in a black sweatsuit and gray sneakers.<\/p>\n<p>At 89 years old, Chamberlain looked both happy and healthy as he smiled and signed an autograph for Wong. Just a few days later, on March 22, 2023, Wong posted another photo featuring the actor backstage during an intermission, still looking vibrant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1471477454\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-eeaca238fc99921d311694707ae1fbb2\" class=\"newsner-eeaca238fc99921d311694707ae1fbb2 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10105109884846796&amp;set=a.656220042806&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post\" data-width=\"640\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wong described Chamberlain as a \u201cvery nice man\u201d who was \u201ctotally unpretentious.\u201d Also appearing in the same post was Martin Rabbett, who looked just as happy and healthy.<\/p>\n<p>Fans responded with enthusiasm, with one commenting on how \u201clucky\u201d Wong was to meet the star. Others praised the actor\u2019s generosity, with one fan recalling their experience working for Chamberlain\u2019s lawyer and remembering how he was \u201calways gracious and courteous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many fans also expressed excitement to see Chamberlain, with one calling him a \u201clegend,\u201d and another commenting on how nice it was to see him \u201cfinally, all dressed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The last pictures of Richard Chamberlain capture exactly what many of us suspected all along \u2014 that he lived his life with laughter, charm, and an infectious joy that never faded. Despite the ups and downs, the struggles with his identity, and the challenges of the Hollywood spotlight, Chamberlain\u2019s warmth and spirit were undeniable.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Chamberlain, the beloved \u2018Dr. Kildare,\u2019 is gone. The actor, who captivated audiences for decades, passed away at the age of 90 on March 30. 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