Gary Bond

Biography

Gary Bond (Febr., 7, 1940 in Liss, Hampshire, England, UK – Oct., 12, 1995 in Ealing, London, England, UK) was an English film and television actor. He was best known as a theatrical actor in England, but also played a number of roles in feature films and on television. Having appeared in Zulu in 1964, he went on to star as Pip in the 1967 television production of Great Expectation and also in The Main Chance. He played Antonio in BBC Television's 1972 production of The Duchess of Malfi. Bond also had cameos in Z-Cars, The Avengers, Hart to Hart and Bergerac. He also starred in the classic Australian film Wake in Fright, filmed in 1970 and released the following year. On stage, he most famously played Joseph in the 1972 London production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Later, he succeeded David Essex as Che Guevara in the London production of Rice and Lloyd Webber's Evita, initially opposite Elaine Paige and, subsequently, Marti Webb. Personal Life Bond was the companion of actor Jeremy Brett from 1969 to 1976. He died of AIDS at the age of 55, exactly one month after Brett's death. American artist and illustrator E.J. Taylor was Bond's long-term partner from 1979 to 1995. Bond and Taylor lived together, first in Barnes and then in Ealing, London, following their initial meeting in Fire Island, New York, USA in 1979. References ^ "Facts and FAQs". The Wonderful World of Gary Bond. 12 October 1995. Retrieved 27 August 2011. ^ "Arts suffer most as Aids rages on – Home News, UK". The Independent. UK. 26 November 1995. Retrieved 27 August 2011. Filmography Actor : 1990 Bergerac (TV series) – All the Sad Songs (1990) … Tony Hubbard 1989 After the War (TV mini-series) – Partners (1989) … Aubrey Jellinek 1988 Hannay (TV series) – The Hazard of the Die (1988) … Ned Jollifant 1986 Love and Marriage (TV series) – Demons (1986) … Tom Webber 1986 Lytton's Diary (TV series) – What a Wonderful World (1986) … Dan Hinton 1985 Great Performances (TV series) – The Importance of Being Earnest (1985) … John Worthing, JP 1983 Hart to Hart (TV series) – Harts and Hounds (1983) … Arthur Lovejoy 1981 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) – The Last Bottle in the World (1981) … Max de Marechal 1980 Hammer House of Horror (TV series) – Growing Pains (1980) … Terence Morton 1976 Crown Court (TV series) – Death for Sale: Part 1 (1976) … Peter Fisher 1972-1975 The Main Chance (TV series) – Coroner's Verdict (1975) … Andrew Retford – We're the Bosses Now (1975) … Andrew Retford – War of the Tiger (1975) … Andrew Retford – By the Book (1975) … Andrew Retford – Widow's Mite (1972) … Robert Gordon 1975 Affairs of the Heart (TV series) – Milly (1975) … Robert Merton 1969-1974 ITV Playhouse (TV series) – The Couch (1974) … Max – Colombe (1969) … Julien 1972 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TV movie) Joseph 1972 Stage 2 (TV series) – The Duchess of Malfi (1972) … Antonio Bologna 1971 Wake in Fright John Grant 1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Smeaton 1969 The Avengers (TV series) – Stay Tuned (1969) … Proctor 1968 Frontier (TV series) Lt. Clive Russell - 8 episodes 1967 Escape (TV series) – Five Men for Freedom (1967) … Daley 1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series) – The Education of Corporal Halliday (1967) … Cpl. Halliday 1967 Great Expectations (TV series) Pip - 8 episodes 1965-1966 Blackmail (TV series) – I Love Ivor Diver Why the Devil doesn't He Love Me? (1966) – Take Care of Madam (1965) … Paul 1963-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series) – Variation on a Theme (1966) – War and Peace (1963) … Nicolai Rostrova 1965 Redcap (TV series) – Misfire (1965) … Pvt. Brian Staples 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series) – Monica (1965) … Simon 1965 Riviera Police (TV series) – Past Indefinite - Future Imperfect (1965) … David Cataret 1965 Love Story (TV series) – And It Wasn't Just the Feathers (1965) … Billy 1965 No Hiding Place (TV series) – Rat in a Trap (1965) … Paul Black 1965 Theatre 625 (TV series) – Try for White (1965) … Robert Matthews 1964 Z Cars (TV series) – If He Runs - Grab Him (1964) … Alfred Hughes 1964 The Wednesday Play (TV series) – Mr. Douglas (1964) … James Nash 1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series) – Only a Subaltern (1964) … Lieutenant Bobby Wick 1964 Camera Three (TV series) – Chips with Everything (1964) 1964 Zulu ........... Pvt. Cole see also : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093937/otherworks