Christopher Cary
Longtime actor and director Christopher Cary died April 1 of cancer at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 65.
Cary was an avid member of the Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists, and Actors Equity. His career of more than 50 years encompassed film, television, and Broadway. He worked in front of the footlights and behind them with such fellow thesps as Judith Anderson in “Medea,” Charlton Heston in “A Man for All Seasons” and Judy Garland at the Hollywood Palace.
Born Christopher Bay Carysfort in Surrey, England, his first professional engagement was with the Sadlers Wells Ballet Co., but he soon abandoned dance for acting. He relocated permanently to America in 1955, after an invitation by Robert Montgomery to star in his anthology TV series.
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Cary was perhaps best known for his role as Goniff on “Garrison’s Gorillas” (1967), among hundreds of other TV appearances, and for the role of Mordred to Richard Burton’s King Arthur in “Camelot.”
He is survived by his wife, Ellen Orson Carysfort, two sons and two sisters.
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