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Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable

Biography

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).

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Birthday

1940-03-13

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The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

19716.6 / 10

The Rainbow

The Rainbow

19895.7 / 10

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

19766.9 / 10

The Music Lovers

The Music Lovers

19716.6 / 10

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

19710.0 / 10

Song of Summer

Song of Summer

19686.2 / 10

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

19765.0 / 10

The Lair of the White Worm

The Lair of the White Worm

19885.9 / 10

Women in Love

Women in Love

19696.5 / 10

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

19849.7 / 10

Orpheus in the Underworld

Orpheus in the Underworld

19838.0 / 10

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

19727.0 / 10

Dance of the Seven Veils

Dance of the Seven Veils

19708.0 / 10

A Simple Man

A Simple Man

19870.0 / 10

High Summer

High Summer

19720.0 / 10

Twiggy

Twiggy

20257.2 / 10

Creating Sharaz Jek

Creating Sharaz Jek

20010.0 / 10

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol

Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol

19929.7 / 10

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

199410.0 / 10

The Boy Friend

The Boy Friend

19716.6 / 10