1. Simon Cadell was educated at The Hall School in Hampstead and Bedales School at Petersfield where his close friends included Gyles Brandreth, who remained a friend until Cadell's death.
10 Facts About Simon Cadell
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Simon Cadell was a member of the National Youth Theatre and appeared with them in the 1967 production of Zigger Zagger.
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Simon Cadell trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Simon Cadell then provided the voice of Blackberry in the animated adaptation of Watership Down, based on the novel by Richard Adams.
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Simon Cadell appeared in the BBC sitcom Life Without George which ran for three series.
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Simon Cadell was in heavy demand as a voice-over for television commercials.
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Simon Cadell narrated the children's television series Bump for the BBC, about a baby elephant and his friend Birdie.
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Simon Cadell returned to the stage four months after undergoing triple heart bypass surgery, but was diagnosed with lymphoma in September 1993, while being treated for pneumonia.
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Simon Cadell died in London on 6 March 1996, at the age of 45.
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Simon Cadell is buried in All Saints churchyard at Honington in Suffolk where the Croft family had their home.