Gary Bond

Gary James Bond was an English actor and singer, born in Liss, Hampshire, in 1940. Although his father and uncles were all in the Army, he always had ambitions to become an actor, and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama on a scholarship in the late 1950s.

His professional debut was in ‘Not By The Book’ at the Connaught Theatre in 1962. Seasons with the Royal Court, the Prospect Theatre Company, and the Royal Shakespeare Company followed, and in 1966 he made his musical debut in ‘On the Level’, followed by leading roles in Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ (as Joseph) and ‘Evita’ (as Che).

On television he made his debut in 1963 in ‘War and Peace’ and played a number of leading roles through the 1960s-80s, including Pip in ‘Great Expectations’ in 1967. He also appeared in three films, ‘Zulu’ (as Private Cole), ‘Anne of the Thousand Days’ (as Mark Smeaton), and ‘Wake in Fright’ (in which he played the lead, John Grant).

Gary Bond died in Ealing Hospital, West London, at the age of 55 following a long battle with HIV/AIDS. He left behind his long-term partner of sixteen years, the American artist E.J. Taylor.

Past productions

George Dillingham, Aspects of Love 1992 – 15^th January 1994, Bristol Hippodrome and Prince of Wales Theatre, London.
The Count, The Rehearsal, Almeida Theatre Company and The Theatre Division 13^th September 1990 – 13^th July 1991, Garrick Theatre, London and Almeida Theatre, Islington, London.
Arnold Champion-Cheney, The Circle 30^th July – 15^th September 1990, Theatre Royal, Bath and Birmingham Hippodrome.
Mr Lycett Green, The Royal Baccarat Scandal 1988 – 22^nd July 1989, Theatre Royal, Bath, Chichester Festival Theatre, and other locations.
Maxim de Winter, Rebecca 25^th – 30^th May 1987, Arts Theatre, Cambridge.
Rosmersholm 1986 – 1987, New Vic, Bristol.
Otto, Design for Living, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Duncan C Weldon with Paul Gregg and Lionel Becker for Triumph Apollo Productions, and Greenwich Theatre 4^th August 1982 – 5^th February 1983, Globe (Shaftesbury Ave), London (now Gielgud Theatre, London).
Otto, Design for Living, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Greenwich Theatre 16^th June – 24^th July 1982, Greenwich Theatre, London.
Otto, Design for Living, Birmingham Repertory Company and Greenwich Theatre 13^th May – 24^th July 1982, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Greenwich Theatre, London.
Che, Evita, Robert Stigwood in association with David Land 21^st June 1978 – 8^th February 1986, Prince Edward Theatre, London.
Toby, Alice’s Boys ? – 27^th May 1978, Oxford Playhouse and Savoy Theatre, London.
Marcus Brutus, Julius Caesar, Chichester Festival Theatre 4^th July – 16^th September 1977, Chichester Festival Theatre.
Paluche, The Scenario, Triumph Theatre Productions Ltd started 29^th November 1976, Forum Theatre, Billingham and Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto.
Willie Oban, The Iceman Cometh, Royal Shakespeare Company 20^th May 1976 (press night), Aldwych Theatre, London.
Hevern, Zykovs, Royal Shakespeare Company 22^nd April 1976 (press night), Aldwych Theatre, London.
Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance 1975 – 1976, New Vic, Bristol.
Afore Night Come 1975 – 1976, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
Lock Up Your Daughters 1975 – 1976, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
The National Health or Nurse Norton’s Affair 1975 – 1976, Bristol Old Vic – Theatre Royal.
Edward, Old Flames, Bristol Old Vic Theatre Company 28^th October – 15^th November 1975, New Vic, Bristol.
Simon Harford, More Stately Mansions, Greenwich Theatre 19^th September – ? 1974, Greenwich Theatre, London.
Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat started October 1972, Young Vic, London.
Oswald Alving, Ghosts, Cambridge Theatre Company 17^th February – 18^th March 1972, Cambridge Arts Theatre, New Theatre, Oxford, and other locations.
Antipholus of Edinburgh, The Comedy of Errors, National Theatre at the Young Vic started 1971, Young Vic, London and Edinburgh Haymarket Ice Rink.
A Talent to Amuse, Martin Tickner 15^th December 1969, Phoenix Theatre, London.
Giles Cadwallader, The Man Most Likely To…, Windsor Theatre Company 6^th – 25^th November 1967, Theatre Royal, Windsor.
Joe, On the Level, Martin Landau for Marlan Productions 19^th April – 30^th July 1966, Saville Theatre, London.
Adam, Bible One: The Creation to Jacob dates unknown, Young Vic, London.

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