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Christopher Gable

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
27

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 13, 1940 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

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).

Known For

Acting

2025Twiggyas (archival footage)
2001Creating Sharaz Jekas
1989The Rainbowas Will Brangwen
1988The Lair of the White Wormas Joe Trent
1987A Simple Manas L.S. Lowry
1985A Woman of Substanceas Arthur Ainsley
1984Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzanias Sharaz Jek
1983Orpheus in the Underworldas Mercury
1978Tycoonas Charles Clark
1978The Devil's Crownas Charles Auguste
1978The Devil's Crownas Philippe Auguste
1976The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Pierre Gringoire
1976The Slipper and the Roseas John
1974Churchill's Peopleas Jack Cleveland
1972High Summeras Jack
1972The Merchant of Veniceas Bassanio
1971The Cherry Orchardas Trofimov
1971The Boy Friendas Tony
1971The Music Loversas Count Anton Chiluvsky
1970Dance of the Seven Veilsas Richard Strauss
1969Women in Loveas Tibby Lupton
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Willy
1968Song of Summeras Eric Fenby
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Bassanio
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Trofimov
1963Doctor Whoas Sharaz Jek
1956Armchair Theatreas Jack

Production

1994A Christmas Carol...Director
1992Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol...Director
1971The Boy Friend...Choreographer