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Christopher Gable
Actor
Born March 13, 1940Died October 23, 1998 (58 years)
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).
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).
Filmography
| 2024 | Twiggy · as (archival Footage) |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion · as Sharez Jek |
| 2010 | The Flames of Sarn · as Sharez Jek |
| 2007 | Being Doctor Who · as Sharaz Jek |
| 2005 | Revelation Exhumed · as Sharez Jek |
| 2001 | |
| 1989 | The Rainbow · as Will Brangwen |
| 1988 | The Lair of the White Worm · as Joe Trent |
| 1984 | A Woman of Substance (TV Series) · as Arthur Ainsley |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani · as Sharaz Jek |
| 1983 | Wagner (TV Series) · as Peter Cornelius |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown (TV Series) |
| 1976 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Pierre Gringoire |
| 1976 | |
| 1974 | Pianorama · as Cast |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Simon Purbeck |
| 1972 | The Merchant of Venice · as Bassanio |
| 1971 | The Boy Friend · as Tony |
| 1971 | The Music Lovers · as Count Anton Chiluvsky |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · as Danseur Nobel |
| 1969 | Women in Love · as Tibby Lupton |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Willy |
| 1968 | Song of Summer · as Eric Fenby |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Eric Fenby |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Trofimov |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as Eric Fenby |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Sharaz Jek |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Jack |