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Simon Cadell (July 19 1950 - March 6 1996) was a British actor, born in London. He was the grandson of the Scottish character actress Jean Cadell and the brother of the actress Selina Cadell. He was educated at Bedales School at Petersfield and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Career Overview

His first successes were found in the theatre in the mid to late 1970s. He then provided the voice of Blackberry in Watership Down
, the animated adaptation of Richard Adams' novel of the same name, and went on to play parts in a number of British television programmes and mini-series. He also appeared in a few films.

He is most remembered for his role as the well-meaning but out-of-place holiday camp manager Jeffrey Fairbrother in the BBC Situation comedy Hi-De-Hi!, and for playing the disingeneous civil servant Dundridge in the screen adaptation of Blott on the Landscape, both in the mid 1980s.

He also appeared in the British comedy series Singles, and cameoed in several shows, including Minder, Bergerac, and Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected.

He married the actress Rachel Croft in 1985. He died from cancer on 6 March 1996 aged 45.

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