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Christopher Gable

Acting
Known For

58 Years Old

Christopher Michael Gable, CBE (13 March 1940 – 23 October 1998) was an English ballet dancer, choreographer and actor. Born in London, Gable studied at the Royal Ballet School, joining the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1957. He was promoted to soloist in 1959 and principal in 1961. Gable's roles included Romeo in the Kenneth MacMillan production of Romeo and Juliet, Mercury in Offenbach's comic operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, and Colas in La fille mal gardée. Gable frequently partnered with Lynn Seymour. Gable suffered from a chronic rheumatoid condition in his feet and left the Royal Ballet in 1967 to pursue a career in acting. Gable appeared in a number of television and film productions directed by Ken Russell. These included Song of Summer (1968) and Dance of the Seven Veils (1970) for BBC television, and the films Women in Love (1969), The Music Lovers (1971), The Boy Friend (1971), The Lair of the White Worm (1988), and The Rainbow (1989). His other roles included John, valet and friend of Prince Edward, in the Cinderella film musical The Slipper and the Rose (1976), the composer Peter Cornelius in Wagner (1983), Mercury in the BBC television production of Orpheus in the Underworld (1983), ambiguous villain Sharaz Jek in the Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani (1984), and Arthur Ainsley in the miniseries A Woman of Substance (1985).

Born

on 13th March 1940

Died

23rd October 1998

All Credits

Doctor Who Image
Doctor Who
Sharaz Jek
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BBC Play of the Month
Bassanio
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BBC Play of the Month
Trofimov
The Lair of the White Worm Image
The Lair of the White Worm
Joe Trent
The Slipper and the Rose Image
The Slipper and the Rose
John
Twiggy Image
Twiggy
(archival footage)
The Rainbow Image
The Rainbow
Will Brangwen
Women in Love Image
Women in Love
Tibby Lupton
The Boy Friend Image
The Boy Friend
Tony
The Devil's Crown Image
The Devil's Crown
The Music Lovers Image
The Music Lovers
Count Anton Chiluvsky
Song of Summer Image
Song of Summer
Eric Fenby
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani Image
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Sharaz Jek
The Merchant of Venice Image
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Image
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pierre Gringoire
Dance of the Seven Veils Image
Dance of the Seven Veils
Richard Strauss
The Cherry Orchard Image
The Cherry Orchard
Trofimov
High Summer Image
High Summer
Jack
Orpheus in the Underworld Image
Orpheus in the Underworld
Mercury
A Simple Man Image
A Simple Man
L.S. Lowry
Creating Sharaz Jek Image
Creating Sharaz Jek