Mark Chamberlin
{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mark Chamberlin
| image = File:Mark Chamberlin 2011.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|06|02}}
| death_date= {{death date and age|2011|03|22|1955|06|02|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| death_place= Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| death_cause=
| alma_mater = Whitman College
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1980–2011
| spouse = Elizabeth Chamberlin
}}
Mark Chamberlin (June 2, 1955 – March 22, 2011){{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|pages=58–59|year=2014|isbn=978-0-786-49134-6}} was an American film and stage actor. He made his feature film debut in Christmas Evil (1980), and subsequently starred in a leading role in John Irvin's Ghost Story (1981). His final feature film was John Carpenter's The Ward (2011), before his death following a bicycling accident in 2011.
Life and career
Mark Chamberlin was born in Portland, Oregon, and raised in Lake Oswego.{{cite web|url=http://www.alsa.org/news/archive/mark-chamberlin.html|work=ALS Association|title=ALS Association Evergreen Chapter Board Chair Dies|date=March 23, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708072655/http://www.alsa.org/news/archive/mark-chamberlin.html|archive-date=July 8, 2011}} He attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, from which he graduated in 1977.{{cite web|url=https://www.whitman.edu/newsroom/whitman-magazine/2010/july-2010/campus-news/hjt-50-years|work=Whitman College|title=HJT 50 years|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191223070817/https://www.whitman.edu/newsroom/whitman-magazine/2010/july-2010/campus-news/hjt-50-years|archive-date=December 23, 2019|year=2010}}
Chamberlin began his career in the 1980s, appearing in the horror films Christmas Evil (1980) and Ghost Story (1981). He also appeared in the television film Kent State, and the thriller Edge of Honor (1991). He also appeared in a lead role in the Broadway production of 84 Charing Cross Road alongside Ellen Burstyn in 1982, which ran for 96 performances.{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/84-charing-cross-road-nederlander-theatre-vault-0000002720|work=Playbill|title=84 Charing Cross Road|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}
Chamberlin spent the majority of his later career working onstage and teaching acting, and was on the board of the University of Washington's School of Drama. His last feature film credit was in John Carpenter's The Ward (2011).
Death
On March 20, 2011, Chamberlin sustained injuries after falling from his bicycle while cycling.{{cite web|work=The Seattle Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602104735/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014592592_embolismkilledactorcountysays.html|archive-date=June 2, 2011|title=Embolism killed actor, county says|date=March 24, 2011|author=The Seattle Times staff|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014592592_embolismkilledactorcountysays.html|url-status=dead}} He was hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center, where he died two days later from a pulmonary embolism.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/03/25/remembering-mark-chamberlin|work=The Stranger|date=March 25, 2011|title=Remembering Mark Chamberlin|last=Kiley|first=Brendan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012072112/https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/03/25/remembering-mark-chamberlin|archive-date=October 12, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/seattle-actor-mark-chamberlin-one-of-the-best-people-you-know/|work=The Seattle Times|title=Seattle actor Mark Chamberlin: 'one of the best people you know'|author=Gilmore, Susan|date=March 23, 2011|accessdate=March 9, 2016}} At the time of his death, he was scheduled to be released from the hospital.
He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and their two children.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| scope="row"| 1980
| Charles | |
| scope="row"| 1981
| Kent State | Tony |
| scope="row"| 1981
| Young John Jaffrey | |
| scope="row"| 1991
| Del Bronson | |
| scope="row"| 1999
| Money Buys Happiness | Mr. Jackson | |
| scope="row"| 2011
| Dr. Hudson | |
| scope="row"| 2011
|So This Priest Walks Into a Bar | Man | Short film |
Select stage credits
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes ! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| 1982
| William Humphries | Broadway; 96 performances |
| scope="row"| 2006
| Arizona Theatre Company |
| scope="row"| 2010 |
| scope="row"| 2011
| Odysseus | Taproot Theatre |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0150257}}
- {{Ibdb name|87385}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:Male actors from Portland, Oregon
Category:Cycling road incident deaths