Cavan Kendall

Cavan Kendall
Kendall in 1963
Born
Cavan Spencer Kendall McCarthy

(1942-05-22)22 May 1942
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died29 October 1999(1999-10-29) (aged 57)
Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActor
RelativesKay Kendall (paternal half-sister)
Marie Kendall (paternal grandmother)

Cavan Spencer Kendall McCarthy (22 May 1942 – 29 October 1999) was a British actor.[1]

Life

Kendall was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother, Dora Wynne (née Spencer) (25 Oct 1913 - 18 Sep 1959), died when he was seventeen. His father, Terrence McCarthy (a.k.a. Terry Kendall) (20 Jan 1901 - 03 Jan 1994), was the son of music hall comedian and actress Marie Kendall (1873–1964).[2] Through his father, Kendall was also a half-brother of actress Kay Kendall.[3]

He died of cancer in Gloucestershire at the age of 57.[4]

Career

Amongst his theatre work, Kendall appeared opposite Sarah Miles in the original West End production of Vivat! Vivat Regina! at the Piccadilly Theatre, and in Justice is a Woman at the Vaudeville (as well as its subsequent TV version opposite Margaret Lockwood).[5][2][6] He acted in many television series, including the BBC's 1957 version of The Railway Children, and the Doctor Who story The Myth Makers in the role of Achilles.[7][8] He appeared in the films Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968), Eureka (1983), The Clandestine Marriage (1999) and Sexy Beast (2000).[9] Kendall died shortly after the filming of Sexy Beast and did not see the critically acclaimed film which has become a cult classic. [10]

References

  1. ^ "KENDALL, Cavan". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Cavan Kendall - photographer 1942-1999". cavankendall.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ Golden, Eve (5 December 2013). The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813146560 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Anastasia, George; Macnow, Glen (27 September 2011). The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies: Featuring the 100 Greatest Gangster Films of All Time. Running Press. ISBN 9780762443703 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Production of Vivat! Vivat Regina! - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Justice Is a Woman (1969)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Saviours of the Train (1957)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ "The Myth Makers ★★★★". Radio Times. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Cavan Kendall - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  10. ^ "Sexy Beast". Rotten Tomatoes. 13 September 2000. Retrieved 30 November 2022.


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