PHOTOS: Looking back on the life & career of late Hollywood heartthrob Richard Chamberlain

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Over the weekend, it was announced that out actor Richard Chamberlain had passed at the age of 90 due to complications from a stroke. Rest in peace to a true Hollywood heartthrob.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Chamberlain began acting in his twenties after a stint serving in the U.S. Army, and had his breakthrough with the NBC medical drama Dr. Kildare in the titular role, which firmly cemented him as a teen idol of the era, as women and men alike swooned over his all-American good looks and deep baritone voice.

Over the next few decades, he became known as “the king of the miniseries” thanks to his frequently popular work in the TV medium, from the original adaptation

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