Richard Chamberlain, who starred in the TV medical drama “Dr Kildare” and the 1980s mini-series “Shogun”, has died at the age of 90, his publicist said.

Chamberlain became a heartthrob as the handsome Dr James Kildare in the medical drama that ran from 1961 to 1966.

Photoplay magazine named him “most popular male star” three years in a row from 1963 to 1965.

His breakout role in Dr Kildare marked the start of a six-decade career that spanned theatre, films and television.

The…