Peter Blake

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1948-12-08

Deathday 2018-07-23 (69 years old)

Place of Birth Selkirk - Scotland - UK

Also Known As John Beattie Dempsey

Peter Blake

Biography

Peter Blake (1948-2018) was an actor famous for his roles on TV, stage and film. He was perhaps best known for his role as the medallion man fantasist Kirk St Moritz in John Sullivan's 1980s sitcoms Dear John and for his recurring role as the Fonz like character in the Pepsi adverts of the '70s and '80s which saw him release a UK Top 40 Hit with 'Lipsmackin Rock n Rollin'. In the theatre, Blake starred in Hair, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jesus Christ Superstar and many Ray Cooney productions. On TV, Blake guested in many productions including Z Cars, Casualty, A Very Peculiar Practice, Taggart, Shoestring, Out, Ever Decreasing Circles, Just Good Friends, and Doctors.

Known For

Actor

2012
Run For Your Wife

as Man reading newspaper

2006
1998
Cash in Hand

as Agent John Maniac

1997
Jonathan Creek

as Otto Danzigger

1997
Lexx

as Oliver

1994
The High Life

as Guy Wersch

1991
Fiddlers Three

as Harvey

1989
Murder On Line One

as Marc Russell

1989
Split Ends

as David

1987
The New Statesman

as Kerry Grout

1986
Dear John

as Kirk St Moritz/Eric Morris

1982
Praying Mantis

as Dr Courant

1981
Days

as Registrar

1981
Bergerac

as Fontaine

1979
Minder

as Barry

1979
Penmarric

as Michael Vincent

1979
Agony

as Andy Evol

1978
1978
Panic

as Paul

1978
Out

as Pretty Billy Binns

1977
The Proofing Session

as Club Manager

1977
The Professionals

as Tony Miller, CI5 Agent

1976

Sound

1980
Fox

as Music