- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSimon John Cadell
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Simon Cadell was born on July 19, 1950 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Watership Down (1978), The Cold Light of Day (1996) and Enemy at the Door (1978). He was married to Rebecca Croft. He died on March 6, 1996 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- SpouseRebecca Croft(1985 - March 6, 1996) (his death, 2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesSelina Cadell(Sibling)Guy Siner(Cousin)Jean Cadell(Grandparent)Perceval Clarke(Grandparent)
- Lopsided face: his right eyebrow was higher than the left one, and the right side of his mouth was lower than the left side
- He smoked up to 80 cigarettes a day until his heart attack in January 1993.
- Older brother of Selina Cadell and the grandson of actress Jean Cadell. Son-in-law of the comedy writer and director, David Croft.
- Suffered a near-fatal heart attack in January 1993 and underwent triple bypass surgery.
- Was the voice of Celeborn in the BBC radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
- Was best friends with fellow actor Jeremy Sinden, who also died from lung cancer, at the same age of 45, just three months after Cadell in 1996.
- I am happy - genuinely so. I can get depressed, anybody can. But overall I've had a wonderful life. It's been great fun.
- It's a rat race my profession and I am an absolute workaholic - most of us are. You have to be indomitably tunnel-visioned to succeed.
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