History's Hottest TV Actors:

From:  Boy Culture

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#90 

Richard Chamberlain 

(1934—) 

More so for women even than for gay men, Mr. Chamberlain has kept TV viewers hot and bothered for decades, primarily in scrubs as "Dr. Kildare" and later in a priest's frock as "Ralph de Bricassart" in The Thorn Birds, one of the most successful mini-series of all time. When he came out late it life, it was confirmation of a long-repeated rumor, and a consummation of a million gay ex-children's dreams. 

Dr. Kildare (1961—1966), The Portrait of a Lady (1968), Centennial (1978—1979), The Thorn Birds (1983), Island Son (1989—1990), Brothers and Sisters (2010—2011)