Simon Cadell

Simon Cadell

Infobox actor
name = Simon Cadell



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birthname = Simon John Cadell
birthdate = birth date|1950|07|19
birthplace = London, England
deathdate = death date and age|1996|03|06|1950|07|19
deathplace = Westminster, London, England
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Simon John Cadell (July 19 1950March 6 1996) was an English actor.

Born in London, he was the grandson of the Scottish character actor Jean Cadell and the brother of the actor Selina Cadell. He was educated at Bedales School at Petersfield where his close friends included the writer and broadcaster (and one time Member of the British Parliament) Gyles Brandreth, who remained a friend until Cadell's death. Cadell trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career

His first successes were found in the theatre in the mid to late 1970s. He then provided the voice of Blackberry in "Watership Down", the animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel of the same name, and went on to play parts in a number of British television programmes, including series such as "Enemy at the Door". He also appeared in a few films.

He is most remembered for his role as the well-meaning but out-of-place holiday camp manager Jeffrey Fairbrother in the BBC Situation comedy "Hi-de-Hi!", and for playing the disingenuous civil servant Dundridge in the screen adaptation of "Blott on the Landscape", both in the mid-1980s.

On radio he played the elven-king Celeborn in the 1981 BBC adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. He starred in the BBC sitcom "Life Without George" alongside Carol Royle which ran for two series.

He appeared in the British comedy series "Singles" and cameoed in several shows, including "Minder", "Bergerac", "The Kenny Everett Television Show", and Roald Dahl's "Tales of the Unexpected". He was also in heavy demand as a voice-over for television commercials.

Personal life

Cadell married actress Rebecca Croft in 1985.

Death

On March 6 1996 Cadell died from cancer at the age of 45 (4 months before his 46th birthday) His death had shocked the nation. [GRO Register of Deaths: MAR 1996 A38C 170 WESTMINSTER - Simon John Cadell, DoB 19 Jul 1950, aged 45]

Television Roles

Drama

Comedy

References

External links

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* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=10128 "New York Times" Movies entry for Simon Cadell]


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