Peter Blake
Acting • Born 1948-12-08 – Died 2018-07-23
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.
Filmography
32 credits
Panic
Movie • 1978
Paul
Intimate Games
Movie • 1976
John
Heroes and Villains
Movie • 2006
Julian
Cash in Hand
Movie • 1998
Agent John Maniac
Run For Your Wife
Movie • 2012
Man reading newspaper
Praying Mantis
Movie • 1982
Dr Courant
The After Dinner Joke
Movie • 1978
Popstar
Murder On Line One
Movie • 1989
Marc Russell
The Proofing Session
Movie • 1977
Club Manager
Days
Movie • 1981
Registrar
Jonathan Creek
TV • 1997
Otto Danzigger
Taggart
TV • 1983
Agony
TV • 1979
Andy Evol
Dear John
TV • 1986
Kirk St Moritz
Watch this Space
TV • 1980
Fiddlers Three
TV • 1991
Harvey
Minder
TV • 1979
Barry
Penmarric
TV • 1979
Michael Vincent
Lexx
TV • 1997
Oliver
Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen Cowboy
TV • 1988
Aubrey Owen
Bergerac
TV • 1981
Fontaine
Split Ends
TV • 1989
David
The High Life
TV • 1994
Guy Wersch
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Tony Miller, CI5 Agent
Out
TV • 1978
Pretty Billy Binns
Shine on Harvey Moon
TV • 1982
Major Saxby
Just Good Friends
TV • 1983
Laurence
A Very Peculiar Practice
TV • 1986
Carl Pierce
After Henry
TV • 1988
Nick
Freud
TV • 1984
Darkschewitsch
Shoestring
TV • 1979
Mike Frewin
Crossbow
TV • 1987