Personal Info
Christopher Gable
Acting
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 B…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Twiggy
as (archival footage)
Creating Sharaz Jek
The Rainbow
as Will Brangwen
The Lair of the White Worm
as Joe Trent
A Simple Man
as L.S. Lowry
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
as Sharaz Jek
Orpheus in the Underworld
as Mercury
The Slipper and the Rose
as John
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Pierre Gringoire
High Summer
as Jack
TV Shows
A Woman of Substance
as Arthur Ainsley · 3 ep.
The Devil's Crown
as Charles Auguste · 8 ep.
Tycoon
as Charles Clark · 13 ep.
Churchill's People
as Jack Cleveland · 1 ep.
BBC Play of the Month
as Bassanio · 1 ep.
Doctor Who
as Sharaz Jek · 4 ep.
Armchair Theatre
as Jack · 1 ep.