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A little tribute to Gary Bond
Gary James Bond was born in Hampshire on 7 February 1940, to parents originally from Cardiff. His father was a soldier and opposed his son's wish to be an actor, but his death when Gary was 16 freed him to follow his ambitions. Quickly developing a dramatic and musical interest he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London before taking on his first television appearance in 1963 in Granada Television's 'War and Peace', in which he played Nicolai Rostov. His first film appearance was in the company of war epic 'Zulu' (1964) as Private Cole - he is the young soldier who asks 'why us?' at Rorke's Drift, to receive the reply 'because there's no one else, lad'.
His film and television appearances were few, and in many ways he was a very underused actor despite being marketed at one point as 'the new Peter O'Toole'. Although his episodes of Z Cars, the Indian army series 'Frontier' (1968, for Thames Television), Blackmail (the intriguingly named 'I Love Ivor Diver ... Why The Devil Doesn't He Love Me?'), Thirty Minute Theatre, Theatre 625 and No Hiding Place are now lost, the 1967 BBC production of 'Great Expectations', where he played Pip opposite Francesca Annis as Estella, survives, as well as the Armchair Theatre play 'The Education of Corporal Halliday' (1967), his appearance as Brian Staples in 'Redcap: Misfire' (1964) and his appearance as the sinister invisible whistling man in 'The Avengers: Stay Tuned' (1969). Two major film appearances were as ill-fated minstrel Mark Smeaton in 'Anne of the Thousand Days' (1969), and perhaps his best work as John Grant, the arrogant schoolteacher experiencing a dark night of the soul in the Australian outback in 'Wake in Fright' (1971) - this film was recently restored and re-released on Region 4 DVD after being lost for over thirty years.
For television Gary was effective opposite Eileen Atkins in an adaptation of 'The Duchess of Malfi' in 1972, and rather sweet as Robert Merton (Merton Denscher) in an episode of 'Affairs of the Heart' called 'Milly' which interpreted Henry James' 'The Wings of a Dove' (1975). He also appeared in the Granada TV series 'Crown Court: Death for Sale' as Peter Fisher, a businessman accused of conspiracy.
A little tribute to Gary Bond
Gary James Bond was born in Hampshire on 7 February 1940, to parents originally from Cardiff. His father was a soldier and opposed his son's wish to be an actor, but his death when Gary was 16 freed him to follow his ambitions. Quickly developing a dramatic and musical interest he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London before taking on his first television appearance in 1963 in Granada Television's 'War and Peace', in which he played Nicolai Rostov. His first film appearance was in the company of war epic 'Zulu' (1964) as Private Cole - he is the young soldier who asks 'why us?' at Rorke's Drift, to receive the reply 'because there's no one else, lad'.
His film and television appearances were few, and in many ways he was a very underused actor despite being marketed at one point as 'the new Peter O'Toole'. Although his episodes of Z Cars, the Indian army series 'Frontier' (1968, for Thames Television), Blackmail (the intriguingly named 'I Love Ivor Diver ... Why The Devil Doesn't He Love Me?'), Thirty Minute Theatre, Theatre 625 and No Hiding Place are now lost, the 1967 BBC production of 'Great Expectations', where he played Pip opposite Francesca Annis as Estella, survives, as well as the Armchair Theatre play 'The Education of Corporal Halliday' (1967), his appearance as Brian Staples in 'Redcap: Misfire' (1964) and his appearance as the sinister invisible whistling man in 'The Avengers: Stay Tuned' (1969). Two major film appearances were as ill-fated minstrel Mark Smeaton in 'Anne of the Thousand Days' (1969), and perhaps his best work as John Grant, the arrogant schoolteacher experiencing a dark night of the soul in the Australian outback in 'Wake in Fright' (1971) - this film was recently restored and re-released on Region 4 DVD after being lost for over thirty years.
For television Gary was effective opposite Eileen Atkins in an adaptation of 'The Duchess of Malfi' in 1972, and rather sweet as Robert Merton (Merton Denscher) in an episode of 'Affairs of the Heart' called 'Milly' which interpreted Henry James' 'The Wings of a Dove' (1975). He also appeared in the Granada TV series 'Crown Court: Death for Sale' as Peter Fisher, a businessman accused of conspiracy.
After turning forty he played more jobbing roles in 'Tales of the Unexpected: The Last Bottle in the World' (1981, as French wine critic Max de Marechal, complete with dodgy accent), 'Hammer House of Horror: Growing Pains' (1980, as scientist Terence Morton who has a devil child a la Omen), 'Lytton's Diary: What a Wonderful World' (1986, as Dan 'Mr Wonderful' Hinton who actually turns out to be cheating the charity he represents), 'Hannay: The Hazards of the Die' (1988, in a tiny role as Ned Jollifant whose party piece is splitting a bullet by firing at an axe embedded in a piece of wood), 'After the War: Partners' (1989, where he plays an egotistical singer-songwriter called Aubrey Jellinek) and his final role in 'Bergerac: All The Sad Songs' (1990, as Tony Hubbard, an alcoholic singer who finds his best days are behind him - the best thing about this episode is that he gets to sing on screen for one last time, with Diane Langton).
His stage debut was at the Connaught Theatre in 1962, in 'Not in the Book' and then as Dr Simon Sparrow in 'Doctor in the House'. The year after he took over as young officer Pip Thompson ('the one with the smart alec eyes and the posh voice') in Arnold Wesker's 'Chips for Everything' first at the Royal Court, London then Broadway - happily, extracts from this production were filmed for American television's 'Camera Three' which was broadcast in February 1964, and which survives. The company for 'Chips' also included Corin Redgrave, Derek Fowlds, Barry Evans, and John Noakes.
Always happy in light comedies and romantic leads, Gary was especially effective in the works of Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde - amongst the roles he played on stage were John Worthing in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1981, with Wendy Hiller and Jeremy Clyde - again, happily filmed for television and available on Y0uTube), Otto in Coward's 'Design for Living' and an appearance in 'Family Album' and 'Red Peppers'; alongside Millicent Martin. In 1969 he was one of over 100 artists who performed in the Coward 70th birthday celebration in London called 'A Talent To Amuse' (others appearing included Anna Neagle, Joyce Grenfell, Cleo Laine, and Jeremy Brett). He also appeared as Max de Winter in a highly regarded version of Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' in 1987.
Gary also made his mark in Shakespeare, notably for the Prospect Theatre as Sebastian in 'Twelfth Night', and as Benedick in 'Much Ado About Nothing'. His cultured speaking voice was also heard to good effect on the radio, where he played Lord Peter Wimsey in two adaptations in 1986, and where he contributed comic characters to plays like Pinero's 'The Schoolmistress' (1991).
In musicals he first appeared as a singer and dancer in 'On the Level' for Brian Epstein in 1966, then achieved a hit role in the West End as Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. A shortened version of this was filmed for Christmas television in 1972, while the cast recording album from a year later still stands as one of the best versions of the production. Cast members for Joseph also included Peter Reeves, Gordon Waller, Ian Charleson, Riggs O'Hara and Paul Brooke. Gary also recorded a single written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1973 called 'Disillusion Me', but this appears to have been a failure - it can be found on the CD set 'Now and Forever'.
Other opportunities for Andrew Lloyd Webber included taking over from David Essex as Che in the original production of 'Evita' in 1980, the 'Cats' workshop at the Sydmonton Festival with Paul Nicholas and Gemma Craven (also 1980), 'Byron' at the Sydmonton Festival, and his final stage role as George Dillingham in the second touring production of 'Aspects of Love' in 1993/4, which was one of his best.
Away from the stage and screen Gary had two enduring romantic relationships, first living with fellow actor Jeremy Brett in Notting Hill through much of the 1970s, and then sharing his life in Ealing from 1979 with American artist E(lliot) J Taylor. (Brett's work needs little introduction but good surveys can be found here and here; Taylor wrote and illustrated a number of children's books in the 1980s and his beautifully intricate handmade dolls are showcased on his website here).
When he died on 12 October 1995 from complications with A1DS newspaper obituaries described Gary Bond as 'one of the most handsome actors of his generation', popular with everyone because of his mischevious sense of humour. They were right.
His stage debut was at the Connaught Theatre in 1962, in 'Not in the Book' and then as Dr Simon Sparrow in 'Doctor in the House'. The year after he took over as young officer Pip Thompson ('the one with the smart alec eyes and the posh voice') in Arnold Wesker's 'Chips for Everything' first at the Royal Court, London then Broadway - happily, extracts from this production were filmed for American television's 'Camera Three' which was broadcast in February 1964, and which survives. The company for 'Chips' also included Corin Redgrave, Derek Fowlds, Barry Evans, and John Noakes.
Always happy in light comedies and romantic leads, Gary was especially effective in the works of Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde - amongst the roles he played on stage were John Worthing in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1981, with Wendy Hiller and Jeremy Clyde - again, happily filmed for television and available on Y0uTube), Otto in Coward's 'Design for Living' and an appearance in 'Family Album' and 'Red Peppers'; alongside Millicent Martin. In 1969 he was one of over 100 artists who performed in the Coward 70th birthday celebration in London called 'A Talent To Amuse' (others appearing included Anna Neagle, Joyce Grenfell, Cleo Laine, and Jeremy Brett). He also appeared as Max de Winter in a highly regarded version of Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebecca' in 1987.
Gary also made his mark in Shakespeare, notably for the Prospect Theatre as Sebastian in 'Twelfth Night', and as Benedick in 'Much Ado About Nothing'. His cultured speaking voice was also heard to good effect on the radio, where he played Lord Peter Wimsey in two adaptations in 1986, and where he contributed comic characters to plays like Pinero's 'The Schoolmistress' (1991).
In musicals he first appeared as a singer and dancer in 'On the Level' for Brian Epstein in 1966, then achieved a hit role in the West End as Joseph in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'. A shortened version of this was filmed for Christmas television in 1972, while the cast recording album from a year later still stands as one of the best versions of the production. Cast members for Joseph also included Peter Reeves, Gordon Waller, Ian Charleson, Riggs O'Hara and Paul Brooke. Gary also recorded a single written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1973 called 'Disillusion Me', but this appears to have been a failure - it can be found on the CD set 'Now and Forever'.
Other opportunities for Andrew Lloyd Webber included taking over from David Essex as Che in the original production of 'Evita' in 1980, the 'Cats' workshop at the Sydmonton Festival with Paul Nicholas and Gemma Craven (also 1980), 'Byron' at the Sydmonton Festival, and his final stage role as George Dillingham in the second touring production of 'Aspects of Love' in 1993/4, which was one of his best.
Away from the stage and screen Gary had two enduring romantic relationships, first living with fellow actor Jeremy Brett in Notting Hill through much of the 1970s, and then sharing his life in Ealing from 1979 with American artist E(lliot) J Taylor. (Brett's work needs little introduction but good surveys can be found here and here; Taylor wrote and illustrated a number of children's books in the 1980s and his beautifully intricate handmade dolls are showcased on his website here).
When he died on 12 October 1995 from complications with A1DS newspaper obituaries described Gary Bond as 'one of the most handsome actors of his generation', popular with everyone because of his mischevious sense of humour. They were right.
