Christopher Gable

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-03-13

Day of death

1998-10-23 (58 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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The Slipper and the Rose

    The Slipper and the Rose

  • A Simple Man

    A Simple Man

  • The Lair of the White Worm

    The Lair of the White Worm

  • Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

    Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani

  • The Rainbow

    The Rainbow

  • Creating Sharaz Jek

    Creating Sharaz Jek

  • Orpheus in the Underworld

    Orpheus in the Underworld

  • Twiggy

    Twiggy

  • Dance of the Seven Veils

    Dance of the Seven Veils

  • The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

  • Women in Love

    Women in Love

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • The Devil's Crown

    The Devil's Crown

  • The Devil's Crown

    The Devil's Crown

  • The Music Lovers

    The Music Lovers

  • Tycoon

    Tycoon

  • The Boy Friend

    The Boy Friend

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Song of Summer

    Song of Summer

  • High Summer

    High Summer