George Richard Chamberlain (March 31, 1934 March 29, 2025) was an American actor of stage and screen who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (19611966). He subsequently appeared in several TV mini-series, such as Shgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983) and was the first to play Jason Bourne in the 1988 made for ... ... ( read more! ) Kumamoto City-born Shimada Yoko is best known in the west as Mariko from the 1980 mini-series Shogun. The lady-in-waiting role created an interest in Japan and its culture overseas and introduced Japanese history to foreign audiences. She won the Golden Globe For Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama category and was nominated for a ... ... ( read more! )