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