Christopher Gable
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Gender: Male
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 2
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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).
Most Famous Work
Doctor Who
(1963) Sharaz Jek
Play of the Month
(1965) Trofimov
Women in Love
(1969) Tibby Lupton
The Slipper and the Rose
(1976) John
The Rainbow
(1989) Will Brangwen
The Music Lovers
(1971) Count Anton Chiluvsky
Song of Summer
(1968) Eric Fenby
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
(1984) Sharaz JekActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Will Brangwen | |
| 1988 | Joe Trent | |
| 1987 | L.S. Lowry | |
| 1984 | Sharaz Jek | |
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1976 | Gringoire | |
| John | ||
| 1972 | Jack | |
| Bassanio | ||
| 1971 | Trofimov | |
| Tony | ||
| Count Anton Chiluvsky | ||
| 1970 | Richard Strauss | |
| 1969 | Tibby Lupton | |
| 1968 | Eric Fenby | |
| 1965 | Trofimov | |
| 1963 | Sharaz Jek | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Director | |
| 1992 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Choreographer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |