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{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Simon Cadell
| image = Simon Cadell.jpg
| caption = Undated publicity photograph
| birth_name = Simon John Cadell
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|07|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|03|06|1950|07|19|df=y}}
| death_place = London, England
| years_active = 1975–1996
| resting_place = [[Dean Cemetery]]<br>[[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| spouse = {{marriage|Rebecca Croft|1986}}
| children = 2
| occupation = Actor
| television = ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Selina Cadell]] (sister)|[[Jean Cadell]] (grandmother)|[[Francis Cadell (artist)|Francis Cadell]] (great uncle)}}
}}

'''Simon John Cadell''' (19 July 1950 – 6 March 1996) was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Jeffrey Fairbrother in the first five series of the [[BBC]] situation comedy ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''.

==Early life==
Born in London, he was the son of [[theatrical agent]] John Cadell, grandson of the Scottish [[character actress]] [[Jean Cadell]], great nephew of [[Francis Cadell (artist)|Francis Cadell RSA]], the brother of the actress [[Selina Cadell]] and commercials director Patrick Cadell, the cousin of the actor [[Guy Siner]] and son-in-law of the television producer [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]]. He was educated at [[Hall School (Hampstead)|The Hall School]] in [[Hampstead]] and [[Bedales School]] at [[Petersfield, Hampshire|Petersfield]] where his close friends included [[Gyles Brandreth]], who remained a friend until Cadell's death.<ref>Nicholas Shakespeare [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/6460902/The-Diary-of-a-Lifetime-by-Gyles-Brandreth-review.html "The Diary of a Lifetime by Gyles Brandreth: review"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 31 October 2009</ref>

==Career==
Cadell was a member of the [[National Youth Theatre]] and appeared with them in the 1967 production of ''[[Zigger Zagger]]''. He trained at the [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]]. His first successes were found in the theatre in the mid to late 1970s. An early television role was in Simon Gray's '[[Play for Today]]'s in 1975 ''Plaintiffs and Defendants'' and the sequel ''Two Sundays'' both opposite [[Alan Bates]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/d8b22150a1864adc8039fb79bf081e06|access-date=2021-08-21|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Broadcast - BBC Programme Index|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4bb1605f133841f6b4c98804be288295|access-date=2021-08-21|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> He then provided the voice of [[Blackberry (Watership Down)|Blackberry]] in the animated adaptation of ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'' (1978), based on the novel by [[Richard Adams (author)|Richard Adams]]. Subsequently, he had roles in television programmes such as ''[[Enemy at the Door]]'' (1978–80), and also appeared briefly in the disaster film ''[[Meteor (film)|Meteor]]'' (1979) as a TV news reporter.

He is best remembered for his role as the well-meaning holiday camp manager Jeffrey Fairbrother in the [[BBC]] situation comedy ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' (1980–84) and for playing the disingenuous civil servant Dundridge in the screen adaptation of a novel by [[Tom Sharpe]], ''[[Blott on the Landscape]]'' (1985). On radio he played the elven-king Celeborn in the BBC adaptation of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' (1981). He appeared in the BBC sitcom ''[[Life Without George]]'' (1987–1989) which ran for three series.

Cadell appeared in the 1991 British comedy series ''[[Singles (TV series)|Singles]]''. Other television credits include, ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'', ''[[The Kenny Everett Television Show]]'' and [[Roald Dahl|Roald Dahl's]] ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]''. He was also in heavy demand as a voice-over for television commercials. He narrated the children's television series ''[[Bump (British TV series)|Bump]]'' for the [[BBC]], about a baby elephant (who always bumps into things) and his friend Birdie.

==Personal life==
[[File:The grave of Francis Cadell, Dean Cemetery.jpg|thumb|The Cadell family grave in [[Dean Cemetery]], Edinburgh]]
In 1986 Cadell married actress Rebecca Croft, the daughter of ''[[Dad's Army]]'' and ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' co-creator [[David Croft (TV producer)|David Croft]].<ref name =indieobit/> The couple had two sons.<ref name =indieobit/>

==Death==
In January 1993 Cadell, a heavy smoker of up to 80 cigarettes a day,<ref name =indieobit>{{cite news |url =https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-simon-cadell-1340890.html|title =Obituary: Simon Cadell|date = 8 March 1996 |first =Alexandra |last =Younger|newspaper =The Independent}}</ref> suffered a near-fatal heart attack after giving a recital with [[Joanna Lumley]] at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], in London. He returned to the stage four months after undergoing triple heart bypass surgery, but was diagnosed with lymphoma in September 1993,<ref name =indieobit/> while being treated for [[pneumonia]].<ref>[http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12117774.Simon_Cadell_dies_after_two_year_cancer_battle/ ''Herald Scotland'']</ref><ref>[https://w.televisionheaven.co.uk/biographies/simon-cadell ''Television Heaven'']</ref>

Cadell died in London on 6 March 1996, at the age of 45.<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: MAR 1996 A38C 170 WESTMINSTER - Simon John Cadell, DoB 19 Jul 1950, aged 45</ref><ref name =indieobit/> He is buried with his father in the Cadell family grave in [[Dean Cemetery]] in western [[Edinburgh]]. The grave lies on the southern wall.

Three months after Cadell's death, his best friend [[Jeremy Sinden]], who was five weeks older than him, also died of cancer. For more than 30 years, Simon Cadell's father, John, had been the theatrical agent of Jeremy Sinden's father, [[Donald Sinden]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Simon Cadell|work=Croydon Life |date=14 June 2008}}</ref>

== Television roles ==
{|class= "wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes

|-
|1975 || ''[[Play for Today]]: Plaintiffs and Defendants'' || Sallust ||
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|1975 || ''Play for Today: Two Sundays'' || Sallust ||
|-
|1976 || ''The Dame of Sark'' || Dr Braun ||
|-
|1978–1980 || ''[[Enemy at the Door]]'' || Hauptsturmführer Reinicke ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Edward & Mrs. Simpson]]'' || Major John Aird ||
|-
|1980 || ''Play for Today: The Executioner'' || Mr. Fowler ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[Minder_(TV_series)|Minder]]'' || Simon || "All Mod Cons" (1980)
|-
|1980–1984 || ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' || Prof. Jeffrey Fairbrother ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' || Hedley Cross || "Campaign for Silence" (1981)
|-
|1981–1984 || ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' || Co-pilot <br /> Sam Luke || "Hijack" (1981)<br />"Have a Nice Death" (1984)
|-
|1985 || ''[[Blott on the Landscape]]'' || Mr. Dundridge ||
|-
|1987–1989 || ''[[Life Without George]]'' || Larry Wade ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Anything More Would Be Greedy]]'' || Narrator ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Frederick Forsyth Presents#Pride and Extreme Prejudice|Frederick Forsyth Presents: Pride and Extreme Prejudice]]'' || Wilson ||
|-
|1989 || ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' || William Pierce || "The Wrong Goodbye" (1989)
|-
|1991 || ''[[Singles (TV series)|Singles]]'' || Denis Duvall ||
|}

== Film roles ==
{|class= "wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1978 || ''[[Watership Down (film)|Watership Down]]'' || Blackberry || Voice
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|1979 || ''[[Meteor (film)|Meteor]]'' || BBC News Reporter || Uncredited
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|1996 || ''The Cold Light of Day'' || Vladimir Kozant ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0128136|Simon Cadell}}
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=10128 ''New York Times'' Movies entry for Simon Cadell]

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