Christopher Cazenove

Christopher Cazenove
Christopher Cazenove in Nottingham, August 2009
Born	Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (1943-12-17)17 December 1943 Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died	7 April 2010(2010-04-07) (aged 66) London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–2010
Television	The Duchess of Duke Street, Dynasty
Spouse	Angharad Rees ​ ​ (m. 1973; div. 1994)​
Children	2

Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (17 December 1943 – 7 April 2010) was an English film, television and stage actor.

Early life and career

He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, on 17 December 1943, the son of Brigadier Arnold de Lerisson Cazenove and Elizabeth Laura (née Gurney, 1914–1994) in Winchester, Hampshire, but was brought up in Bowlish, Somerset. He was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College, Durham University's College of the Venerable Bede and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Cazenove often portrayed British aristocrats, and first made his name in the 1972 drama series, The Regiment. Other notable roles included Charlie Tyrrell in the 1976-77 period drama series The Duchess of Duke Street, and in 1986 he appeared as Ben Carrington in the US soap opera Dynasty, which he played until the following year. From 2001-03, he had a recurring role in the British drama series Judge John Deed, playing Row Colemore.

On the stage, he appeared as Henry Higgins in the British and American productions of My Fair Lady from 2005 through to 2008. He also starred in the London West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1994 alongside Susannah York.

Personal life

Cazenove was married to actress Angharad Rees from 1973 until their divorce in 1994. They had two sons, Linford James (20 July 1974 — 10 September 1999); and Rhys William (born 1976); Linford died in a car crash on the M11 in Essex. From 2003 until his death, Cazenove's partner was Isabel Davis.

Death

In February 2010, Cazenove collapsed at his London home. He was taken to St Thomas' Hospital in London, suffering from septicaemia. He died on 7 April 2010 from the effects of the illness at St Thomas's Hospital, aged 66. The actor "died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones", said a statement released by his agent, his family and girlfriend.

Cazenove's funeral on 16 April 2010 was held at St Paul's, Covent Garden, London.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Julius Caesar	Servant to Mark Antony	Uncredited
	There's a Girl in My Soup	Nigel	Uncredited
1974	Doctor Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery	Sir Harry
1975	Royal Flash	Eric Hansen
1977	East of Elephant Rock	Robert Proudfoot
1978	La petite fille en velours bleu (aka Little Girl in Blue Velvet)	Baby
1979	Zulu Dawn	Lt. Coghill
1981	Eye of the Needle	David
	From a Far Country	Tadek
1983	Heat and Dust	Douglas Rivers, the Assistant Collector	(The Nineteen Twenties in the Civil Lines at Satipur) Merchant Ivory Film
1984	Until September	Philip
1985	Jenny's War	Capt. Preston	TV Series, 4 episodes
	Mata Hari	Karl von Bayerling
1986	The Fantasist	Inspector McMyler
1988	Windmills of the Gods	Desforges	TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes
	Tears in the Rain	Michael Bredon	TV movie
	Blind Justice	Joseph Mahoney	Also known as Hold My Hand I'm Dying
1989	Souvenir	William Root
	The Lady and the Highwayman	Rudolph Vyne	TV movie
1990	3 Men and a Little Lady	Edward Hargreave
1992	Aces: Iron Eagle III	Palmer
1996	The Proprietor	Elliott Spencer	Merchant Ivory Film
1998	Shadow Run	Melchior
2000	Contaminated Man	President of Clarion
2001	A Knight's Tale	John Thatcher
	Beginner's Luck	Andrew Fontaine
2004	La Femme Musketeer	Athos	TV Mini-Series, 2 episodes
2009	Hotel Babylon	Damien Rushby	TV Series, 1 episode
2010	Alexander the Great from Macedonia	Aristotle	(final film role)

Television

• The Regiment (1972–1973)
• Omnibus: The British Hero (1973 BBC TV documentary/selected dramatised scenes) - Heroes: Tom Brown, Richard Hannay, Beau Geste, Bulldog Drummond and James Bond
• Thriller (1974) Episode: "K is for Killing" - Sunny Garrick
• Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill (1974) - George Cornwallis-West
• Duchess of Duke Street (1976–77) - Charles "Charlie" Tyrrell
• Hammer House of Horror (1980) Episode: "Children of the Full Moon" - Tom Martin
• Ladykillers (1981) Episode: A Smile is Sometimes Worth a Million Dollars - Ronald True
• The Letter (1982 film) - Officer Withers
• Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) Episode: "In Possession" - Frank Daly
• Kane & Abel (1985) - The Baron
• Dynasty (1986–1987) - Ben Carrington
• A_Fine_Romance_(1989_TV_series) (1989) - Michael Trent
• Judge John Deed (2001-2003) - Row Colemore
• Dalziel and Pascoe (2005) - Episode: "Dead Meat", Parts 1 and 2 - Guy Latimer

External links

• Christopher Cazenove at IMDb
• BBC profile
• NY Times filmography
• Obituary in The Daily Telegraph
• Obituary in The Times