William Hayes Chamberlain is the brother of iconic actor Richard Chamberlain. William Hayes Chamberlain’s brother became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare. He subsequently appeared in several miniseries, such as Shōgun and The Thorn Birds, and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 television film The Bourne Identity.
William Hayes Chamberlain: Bio Summary
| Full Name | William Hayes Chamberlain |
| famous as | Richard Chamberlain’s brother |
| Date of Birth | November 5, 1927 |
| Place of Birth | United States of America |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Siblings | Richard Chamberlain |
| Parents | Charles Axiom Chamberlain, Elsa Winnifred Matthews |
Who is Richard Chamberlain’s brother?
William Hayes Chamberlain was born on November 5, 1927, in the United States of America. He is the son of Charles Axiom Chamberlain and Elsa Winnifred Matthews. William Hayes is the oldest child of the family, followed closely by his famous younger brother Richard. William was named after his paternal grandfather, William O. Chamberlain (1873-1951), and his great-uncle A. Hayes Chamberlain (1876-1958).
The siblings attended and graduated from Beverly Hills High School and Richard later attended Pomona College (class of 1956). Their father Charles Axiom died in January 1985 of emphysema at his Laguna Beach home, LATimes reported. He was 82 years old at the time of his passing. According to the outlet, he had worked with recovering alcoholics for 39 years, hundreds of whom paid their respects to him at a memorial service in Laguna Beach last week, a family member said.
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According to the LATimes, William Hayes Chamberlain’s father was active in real estate and supermarket development before buying City Refrigerator Inc. in 1956 which made the family reasonably well off. William and his father Charles ran the business for 14 years before Charles retired in 1970.
According to findagrave, He was married to his wife Patricia. The couple had 2 sons: William III & Michael. Williams’s famous brother Richard came out as gay in 2003 in his autobiography Shattered Love: A Memoir. Richard Chamberlain was not open about his homosexuality for most of his career, to protect his privacy and his acting opportunities. He was outed by the French women’s magazine Nous Deux in December 1989 before he confirmed it in 2003.
What happened to William Hayes Chamberlain?
According to ancestry, William Hayes Chamberlain passed away in Mercer Island, King, Washington, USA. However, the date and cause of his death were not revealed by the outlet. According to Findagrave, he was cremated, but enough information was not given about the circumstance of his death.
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William Hayes Chamberlain’s son, William (Bill) Chamberlain III also passed away in 2016. He was 61 years old at the time of his passing. The cause of his death was not also not revealed. According to Independent, the younger Bill was “A gifted athlete and sensitive beautiful soul.”
Where is Richard Chamberlain now?
Richard Chamberlain began a long-term relationship with Martin Rabbett who was 20 years his junior in 1977. Rabbett played the brother of Chamberlain’s lead character in the 1986 film Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold. They began living together in Hawaii in 1986 and had a private commitment ceremony.
The couple split amicably in 2010, with Chamberlain moving to Los Angeles. In a 2014 interview, the actor said that while he and Rabbett were no longer intimately involved, they remained close friends. Chamberlin who was born in March 1934 is 89 years old as of 2023.
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