Christopher Cazenove

Born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, [5]  the son of Arnold de Lerisson Cazenove and Elizabeth Laura (née Gurney, 1914–1994) [6]  in Winchester, Hampshire, he brought up in Bowlish, Somerset. [7]  He was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [2]

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">Cazenove often portrayed British aristocrats, and first made his name in the 1972 drama series, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> The Regiment<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">. Other notable roles included Charlie Tyrrell in the 1976-77 period drama series <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> The Duchess of Duke Street<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, and in 1986 he appeared as <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Ben Carrington<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">in the US soap opera <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Dynasty<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, which he played until the following year. From 2001-03, he had a recurring role in the British drama series <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> Judge John Deed<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">, playing Row Colemore.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">On the stage, he appeared as Henry Higgins in the British and American productions of My Fair Lady from 2005 through to 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Times_4-1" style="line-height:1em;">[5] He also starred in the London West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1994 alongside Susannah York. He died on 7 April 2010.

Filmography

 * Julius Caesar (1970) — Servant to Anthony
 * There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) — Nigel
 * 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
 * Royal Flash (1975) — Eric Hansen
 * Duchess of Duke Street (1976-77) — Charles "Charlie" Tyrrell
 * East of Elephant Rock (1977) — Robert Proudfoot
 * Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978) — Baby
 * Zulu Dawn (1979) — Lt. Coghill
 * Hammer House of Horror (1980) Episode: "Children of the Full Moon" — Tom Martin
 * Eye of the Needle (1981) — David
 * From a Far Country (1981) — Tadek
 * Heat and Dust (1983, Merchant Ivory Film) — Douglas Rivers, the Assistant Collector
 * Until September (1984) — Philip
 * Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984) Episode: "In Possession" — Frank Daly
 * Jenny's War (1985)
 * Mata Hari (1985) — Karl von Bayerling
 * The Fantasist (1986) — Inspector McMyler
 * Dynasty (1986–1987) — Ben Carrington
 * Blind Justice (aka Hold My Hand I'm Dying) (1988) — Actor
 * Windmills of the Gods (1988) — Desforges
 * Tears in the Rain (1988) — Michael Bredon
 * Souvenir (1989) — William Root
 * The Lady and the Highwayman (1989) — Rudolph Vyne
 * 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) — Edward Hargreave
 * Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992) — Palmer
 * The Proprietor (1996, Merchant Ivory Film) — Elliott Spencer
 * Shadow Run (1998) — Melchior
 * The Contaminated Man (2000) — President of Clarion
 * A Knight's Tale (2001) — John Thatcher
 * Beginner's Luck (2001) — Andrew Fontaine
 * Alexander the Great from Macedonia (2006) — Aristotle
 * Hotel Babylon (2009) — Damien Rushby