Peter Blake
ActingAlso Known As
John Beattie Dempsey
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.
Movies
(10 total)
Intimate Games
as John
Run For Your Wife
as Man reading newspaper
Panic
as Paul
Praying Mantis
as Dr Courant
Murder On Line One
as Marc Russell
The After Dinner Joke
as Popstar
Heroes and Villains
as Julian
Days
as Registrar
TV Shows
(22 total)
Lexx
as Oliver
Jonathan Creek
as Otto Danzigger
The Professionals
as Tony Miller, CI5 Agent
Minder
as Barry
Bergerac
as Fontaine
Just Good Friends
as Laurence
Dear John
as Kirk St Moritz
Agony
as Andy Evol
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Major Saxby
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Carl Pierce
Out
as Pretty Billy Binns
Shoestring
as Mike Frewin
The High Life
as Guy Wersch
After Henry
as Nick
Dogfood Dan And The Carmarthen Cowboy
as Aubrey Owen
Freud
as Darkschewitsch
Fiddlers Three
as Harvey
Penmarric
as Michael Vincent