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valleyrogue

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24. I always got him mixed up with James Franciscus.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 02:55 PM

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Both of them looked a great deal alike, but Chamberlain was noticeably taller than Franciscus, as I recall.

Chamberlain was a good actor, and he had a good life. RIP.

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