A TV miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain entitled Shōgun (1980) was based on a novel of the same name by James Clavell, described the fictional experiences of an English sea pilot named John Blackthorne, shipwrecked in Japan around 1600.
The Thorn Birds – made into a TV miniseries in 1983 starring Richard Chamberlain
•
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years – made into a TV miniseries in 1996 starring Richard Chamberlain.
Her Jewish heritage allowed Georgia to bring some authenticity to her roles in two productions based on the Holocaust; The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank with Mary Steenburgen and Wallenberg with Richard Chamberlain
•
Georgia began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she has worked alongside Oliver Reed (Black Arrow), Angela Lansbury (The Company of Wolves) and Richard Chamberlain (Wallenberg).
Matthew Goodgame is currently starring in The Thorn Birds (A New Musical), playing the lead role of Father Ralph de Bricassart, which Richard Chamberlain played in the iconic television miniseries.
The annual 4 July celebration was the subject of the television documentary Rebildfest 1990, which featured actor Richard Chamberlain.
Richard Nixon | Richard Wagner | Richard Strauss | Richard Branson | Cliff Richard | Richard Gere | Richard Burton | Richard Hammond | Richard | Richard Dawkins | Little Richard | Richard Feynman | Richard Attenborough | Joseph Chamberlain | Richard M. Daley | Richard I of England | Lord Chamberlain | Richard Thompson | Richard Francis Burton | Richard Thompson (musician) | Richard Pryor | Richard Linklater | Richard III of England | Richard Petty | Neville Chamberlain | Richard II | Richard II of England | Richard E. Byrd | Maurice Richard Arena | Muhal Richard Abrams |
He is best known to American television audiences for his Golden Globe and Emmy nominated role as Luke O'Neil in The Thorn Birds (1983), starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward, whom he later married.
The Hi-Fi murders were also the basis for the 1991 CBS television movie Aftermath: A Test of Love, starring Richard Chamberlain and Michael Learned.
He wrote the screenplays for the 1974 Richard Chamberlain television version of The Count of Monte Cristo as well as the original story for the Michael Caine heist movie Gambit.