Christopher Gable
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday13 March 1940
Died23 October 1998 (age 58)
Known credits27
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…
Twiggy
2025 · (archival footage)
Creating Sharaz Jek
2001
A Christmas Carol
1994 · Director
Northern Ballet's A Christmas Carol
1992 · Director
The Rainbow
1989 · Will Brangwen
The Lair of the White Worm
1988 · Joe Trent
A Simple Man
1987 · L.S. Lowry
A Woman of Substance
1985 · Arthur Ainsley
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
1984 · Sharaz Jek
Orpheus in the Underworld
1983 · Mercury
Tycoon
1978 · Charles Clark
The Devil's Crown
1978 · Philippe Auguste
The Devil's Crown
1978 · Charles Auguste
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976 · Pierre Gringoire
The Slipper and the Rose
1976 · John
Churchill's People
1974 · Jack Cleveland
High Summer
1972 · Jack
The Merchant of Venice
1972 · Bassanio
The Cherry Orchard
1971 · Trofimov
The Boy Friend
1971 · Tony
The Boy Friend
1971 · Choreographer
The Music Lovers
1971 · Count Anton Chiluvsky
Dance of the Seven Veils
1970 · Richard Strauss
Women in Love
1969 · Tibby Lupton
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Willy
Song of Summer
1968 · Eric Fenby
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Trofimov
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Bassanio
Doctor Who
1963 · Sharaz Jek
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Jack
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