Christopher Gable
Born Mar 13 1940• Died Oct 23 1998
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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 co…
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Doctor Who
Sharaz Jek
BBC Play of the Month
Trofimov
Churchill's People
Jack Cleveland
A Woman of Substance
Arthur Ainsley
The Lair of the White Worm
Joe Trent
Tycoon
Charles Clark
Women in Love
Tibby Lupton
Twiggy
(archival footage)
Armchair Theatre
Jack
The Slipper and the Rose
John
The Devil's Crown
Philippe Auguste
The Rainbow
Will Brangwen
The Music Lovers
Count Anton Chiluvsky
The Boy Friend
Tony
The Merchant of Venice
Bassanio
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pierre Gringoire
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Sharaz Jek
Orpheus in the Underworld
Mercury
Song of Summer
Eric Fenby
The Cherry Orchard
Trofimov
High Summer
Jack
Dance of the Seven Veils
Richard Strauss
Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol
Directing
A Simple Man
L.S. Lowry
A Christmas Carol
Directing
Creating Sharaz Jek