David Croft. The couple had two sons. Death In January 1993 Cadell, a heavy smoker of up to 80 cigarettes a day, suffered a near-fatal heart attack after giving a recital with Joanna Lumley at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, in London. He 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. Cadell died in London on 6 March 1996, at the age of 45. He is buried with his father in the Cadell family grave in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies on the southern wall. Three months after Cadell's death, his best friend Jeremy Sinden, who was five weeks older than he was, also died of cancer. For more than 30 years, Simon Cadell's father, John, had been the theatrical agent of Jeremy Sinden's father, Donald Sinden. Television roles Film roles References External links New York Times Movies entry for Simon Cadell 1950 births 1996 deaths 20th-century English male actors Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Burials at the Dean Cemetery Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from lymphoma English male radio actors English male stage actors English male television actors English people of Scottish descent Laurence Olivier Award winners Male actors from London People educated at Bedales School People educated at The Hall School, Hampstead