Christopher Gable
Birthday
1940/03/13
Day of death
1998/10/23 (58 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
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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 wi...Read more
Acting
(1971) The Boy Friend
as Tony
(1989) The Rainbow
as Will Brangwen
(1976) The Slipper and the Rose
as John
(1971) The Music Lovers
as Count Anton Chiluvsky
(1971) The Cherry Orchard
as Trofimov
(1968) Song of Summer
as Eric Fenby
(1976) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Pierre Gringoire
(1988) The Lair of the White Worm
as Joe Trent
(1969) Women in Love
as Tibby Lupton
(1984) Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
as Sharaz Jek
(1983) Orpheus in the Underworld
as Mercury
(1972) The Merchant of Venice
as Bassanio
(1970) Dance of the Seven Veils
as Richard Strauss
(1987) A Simple Man
as L.S. Lowry
(1972) High Summer
as Jack
(2025) Twiggy
as (archival footage)
(2001) Creating Sharaz Jek
as ---
(1963) Doctor Who
as Sharaz Jek
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Trofimov
(1965) BBC Play of the Month
as Bassanio
(1978) Tycoon
as Charles Clark
(1978) The Devil's Crown
as Philippe Auguste
(1978) The Devil's Crown
as Charles Auguste
(1974) Churchill's People
as Jack Cleveland