Cavan Kendall

Cavan Spencer Kendall McCarthy (22 May 1942 – 29 October 1999) was a British actor.[1]

Cavan Kendall
Kendall in 1963
Born
Cavan Spencer Kendall McCarthy

(1942-05-22)22 May 1942
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died29 October 1999(1999-10-29) (aged 57)
Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActor
RelativesKay Kendall (paternal half-sister)
Marie Kendall (paternal grandmother)

Life

Kendall was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother died when he was seventeen. His father was the son of music hall comedian and actress Marie Kendall (1873-1964).[2] Through his father, Kendall was also a half-brother of actress Kay Kendall.[3]

He died of cancer in Gloucestershire at the age of 57.[4]

Career

Amongst his theatre work, Kendall appeared opposite Sarah Miles in the original West End production of Vivat! Vivat Regina! at the Piccadilly Theatre, and in Justice is a Woman at the Vaudeville (as well as its subsequent TV version opposite Margaret Lockwood).[5][2][6] He acted in many television series, including the BBC's 1957 version of The Railway Children, and the Doctor Who story The Myth Makers in the role of Achilles.[7][8] He appeared in the films Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Eureka (1983), The Clandestine Marriage (1999) and Sexy Beast (2000).[9] Kendall died shortly after the filming of Sexy Beast and did not see the critically acclaimed film which has become a cult classic. [10]

References
  1. "KENDALL, Cavan". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. "Cavan Kendall - photographer 1942-1999". cavankendall.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. Golden, Eve (5 December 2013). The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813146560 – via Google Books.
  4. Anastasia, George; Macnow, Glen (27 September 2011). The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time. Running Press. ISBN 9780762443703 – via Google Books.
  5. "Production of Vivat! Vivat Regina! - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. "Justice Is a Woman (1969)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  7. "Saviours of the Train (1957)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  8. "The Myth Makers ★★★★".
  9. "Cavan Kendall - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  10. "Sexy Beast". Rotten Tomatoes. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2022.


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