Actor Richard Chamberlain, best-remembered for roles in the hit 1980s' television miniseries "Shōgun" and "The Thorn Birds," has died at the age of 90. The actor died on Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii from complications following a stroke, according to publicist Harlan Boll.

An overnight star as Dr. Kildare in the 1960s, he achieved new acclaim two decades later as the omnipresent leading man of mini-series.

Richard Chamberlain, the acclaimed actor known as the "King of the Miniseries," has died. The cause of his death, which occurred in Hawaii on Saturday, March 29, was complications from a stroke, his publicist said.