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Peter Blake
Deceased

When Did Peter Blake Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69
Also known asJohn Beattie Dempsey GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn08/12/1948Born inSelkirk - Scotland - UKDied23/07/2018 (aged 69)Died inParnacWikidataQ3376463 ↗TMDb#1227789 ↗

Peter Blake was a Scottish actor and singer. Probably best known as the character Kirk St Moritz in the BBC sitcom Dear John, by John Sullivan, his other high-profile moments came through his playing of a 'Fonz'-type character in Pepsi-Cola commercials which led to a hit record in 1977 "Lipsmackin' Rock 'n' Rollin", Andy Evol the disc-jockey in Agony with Maureen Lipman for LWT and in an episode of Taggart as Sgt. Bill Kent.

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Filmography25 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2012Run For Your WifeMovieMan reading newspaper64
2006Heroes and VillainsMovieJulian58
2003More Great Comedy MomentsMovieKirk St Moritz (archive footage)55
1998Cash in HandMovieAgent John Maniac50
1997LexxSeriesOliver49
1997Jonathan CreekSeriesOtto Danzigger49
1994The High LifeSeriesGuy Wersch46
1989Split EndsSeriesDavid41
1988After HenrySeriesNick40
1987CrossbowSeries—39
1986Dear JohnSeriesKirk St Moritz38
1986A Very Peculiar PracticeSeriesCarl Pierce38
1984FreudSeriesDarkschewitsch36
1983Just Good FriendsSeriesLaurence35
1983TaggartSeries—35
1982Shine on Harvey MoonSeriesMajor Saxby34
1982Praying MantisMovieDr Courant34
1981BergeracSeriesFontaine33
1979MinderSeriesBarry31
1979ShoestringSeriesMike Frewin31
1978OutSeriesPretty Billy Binns30
1978The After Dinner JokeMoviePopstar30
1978PanicMoviePaul30
1977The ProfessionalsSeriesTony Miller, CI5 Agent29
1977The Proofing SessionMovieClub Manager29