Mark Chamberlin (June 2, 1955 – March 22, 2011) 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
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's ''
Ghost Story
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'' (1981). His final feature film was
John Carpenter
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's ''
The Ward'' (2011), before his death following a bicycling accident in 2011.
Life and career
Mark Chamberlin was born in
Portland, Oregon
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,
[ and raised in ]Lake Oswego
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. He attended Whitman College
Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1.
Founded as a seminary by a territorial l ...
in Walla Walla, Washington
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, from which he graduated in 1977.
Chamberlin began his career in the 1980s, appearing in the horror films '' Christmas Evil'' (1980) and ''Ghost Story
A ghost story is any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them."Ghost Stories" in Margaret Drabble (ed.), ''Oxford Companion to English Literature''. ...
'' (1981). He also appeared in the television film ''Kent State'', and the thriller ''Edge of Honor
''Edge Of Honor'' is a 1991 drama / thriller movie directed by Michael Spence who also directed ''The Dread'' (2007). The film stars Corey Feldman, Don Swayze, Scott Reeves, Ken Jenkins, and Steve Buckley.
Plot
The film begins with an acc ...
'' (1991). He also appeared in a lead role in the Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
** Broadway Theatre (53rd Stre ...
production of ''84 Charing Cross Road
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'' alongside Ellen Burstyn
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in 1982, which ran for 96 performances.
Chamberlin spent the majority of his later career working onstage and teaching acting, and was on the board of the University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...
's School of Drama. His last feature film credit was in John Carpenter
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's '' The Ward'' (2011).
Death
On March 20, 2011, Chamberlin sustained injuries after falling from his bicycle while cycling. He was hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center is a public hospital located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It is owned by King County and managed by UW Medicine.
Overview
Harborview Medical Center is the designated Disast ...
, where he died two days later from a pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of an pulmonary artery, artery in the lungs by a substance that has moved from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Symptoms of a PE may include dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain ...
. 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
Select stage credits
References
External links
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1955 births
2011 deaths
American male film actors
American male stage actors
Male actors from Portland, Oregon
Cycling road incident deaths
Deaths from pulmonary embolism
Whitman College alumni