Acting
Peter Blake
Also Known As: John Beattie Dempsey
Birth Date
December 8, 1948
Death Date
July 23, 2018
(passed away at 69)
Place of Birth
Selkirk - Scotland - UK
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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.
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Minder
Barry
1979 • 1 episode
Bergerac
Fontaine
1981 • 1 episode
The Professionals
Tony Miller, CI5 Agent
1977 • 1 episode
Lexx
Oliver
1997 • 1 episode
Taggart
1983 • 1 episode
Jonathan Creek
Otto Danzigger
1997 • 1 episode
Crossbow
1987 • 1 episode
Shine on Harvey Moon
Major Saxby
1982 • 1 episode
Shoestring
Mike Frewin
1979 • 1 episode
A Very Peculiar Practice
Carl Pierce
1986 • 1 episode
Fiddlers Three
Harvey
1991 • 14 episodes
Out
Pretty Billy Binns
1978 • 2 episodes
Just Good Friends
Laurence
1983 • 2 episodes
After Henry
Nick
1988 • 1 episode
Dear John
Kirk St Moritz
1986 • 14 episodes
Freud
Darkschewitsch
1984 • 1 episode
Agony
Andy Evol
1979 • 14 episodes
The High Life
Guy Wersch
1994 • 1 episode
Run For Your Wife
Man reading newspaper
2012
Penmarric
Michael Vincent
1979 • 8 episodes