Person Details
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Aliases: John Beattie Dempsey
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Selkirk - Scotland - UK
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Movie Involvements: 5
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Professionals
(1977) Tony Miller, CI5 AgentPraying Mantis
(1982) Dr CourantOut
(1978) Pretty Billy BinnsPanic
(1978) PaulMurder On Line One
(1989) Marc RussellCash in Hand
(1998) Agent John ManiacThe After Dinner Joke
(1978) PopstarActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2012 | Man reading newspaper | |
2006 | Julian | |
1998 | Agent John Maniac | |
1997 | N/A | |
1994 | Guy Wersch | |
1991 | Harvey | |
1989 | Marc Russell | |
1986 | Kirk St Moritz/Eric Morris | |
1983 | N/A | |
1982 | Dr Courant | |
1980 | N/A | |
1979 | N/A | |
N/A | ||
1978 | Pretty Billy Binns | |
Popstar | ||
Paul | ||
1977 | Tony Miller, CI5 Agent | |
1976 | John | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |