Mr. Chamberlain made his debut in The Secret of Purple Reefs (1960), a crime drama produced in the Caribbean. He agreed to play the young doctor (1965) with Yvette Mimieux as “Morning Joy” (1965) (1965) to exploit his Kildale image. This does not require (or yield) particularly complex characterization. But he went on to perform several memorable film shows, and it was surprising.
They included Julie Christie's dangerous husband in “Petulia” (1968), Octavius in “Julius Caesar” (1970), Tchaikovsky in “The Music Lovers” (1971), Aramis in “The Three Musketeers” (1973) and its sequel, the cowardly electric engineer in the disaster film “The Towering Inferno” (1974) and an Australian lawyer transformed by an encounter with Peter Will (Peter) Aboriginal culture in Weir's drama The Last Wave (1977).
His stage career unfortunately began the adaptation of the disastrous Broadway musical, Tiffany's Breakfast, in 1966, also starring Mary Tyler Moore, who was closed in the preview. But he later got comments on classic characters in “Richard II” and “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Hamlet.” In the 1970s, he received two nominations for portraying a fallen minister in the square and in the circles of public theaters and Wild Bill Hickok in Tennessee Williams's The The Iguana of the Iguana (1976) and in the circles of public theaters and Wild Bill Hickok. He called Hickok a favorite character.
He returned to Broadway with a replacement for “Blithe Spirit” (1987) and “My Fair Lady” (1993) and “The Voice of Music” (1999) (1999) at least more respectable comments than, or even at least more respectable comments. (The musical reminds long-time fans that he sang the theme of “Dr. Kildale” in the 1960s.)
In addition to the mini series, he also appeared in numerous production TV movies, playing “F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles'” (1974) and “The Man of the Iron Mask” (1977). He starred in another series “Island Son” in 1989, playing another doctor, but he was not satisfied with the direction of it and lasted only for one season.
After officially coming out, Mr. Chamberlain seemed happy to portray gay or a role that played gender stereotypes. As a female character, he has appeared on the sitcom “Drew Carey Show.” He later became a guest star for “Will & Grace” and made a cameo appearance in the movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry” (2007).
