Paul Blake | |
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 Blake at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Paul Blake (born 1949) is an English actor. [1] He is best known for portraying Greedo in Star Wars . [2] [3]
Paul Blake | |
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| Blake at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2016 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
Paul Blake (born 1949) is an English actor. [1] He is best known for portraying Greedo in Star Wars . [2] [3]
Blake got his part as Greedo on Star Wars in 1977 when his friend Anthony Daniels (portrayer of C-3PO) recommended him when Lucasfilm was seeking actors for the cantina scene. [4] [5]
He also had minor roles in Some of My Best Friends Are... and Hennessy , as well as some roles in television series such as Down to Earth and Crossroads . [6] He played many roles in theatres both in the UK and abroad; including the title role in Macbeth at Salisbury Playhouse and Charles Swann in the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre production A Waste of Time (based on Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu ) amongst many others.
Blake has five children with Kate, an actress, who initially trained at The Royal Ballet School; their youngest son, also called Paul, is a gold medal-winning Paralympic athlete who won the 400m T36 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. [7] They also have seven grandchildren. Paul has a daughter, Lucy, from a previous marriage and two more granddaughters.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Some of My Best Friends Are... | Kenny [8] | |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Rally leader [8] | |
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV | Greedo | Uncredited [8] |
| 1987 | The Second Victory | Cockney soldier [8] | |
| 2015 | Elstree 1976 | Himself [8] | |
| 2017 | Life After Flash | ||
| 2020 | The Free Ranger |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Jackanory Playhouse | Minstrel | One episode [8] |
| 1976 | Clayhanger | Arnold | |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown | Bernard de Ventadour | |
| 1981 | The Borgias | Hunchback | |
| 1996 | Wycliffe | Journalist | |
| 1997 | Melissa | Third editor | |
| 1999 | The Blonde Bombshell | Director | |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Mr. Hobart | |
| 2009 | Rosamunde Pilcher | Arzt | |
| 2015 | These Are the Actors You're Looking For! | Himself | |
| Whenever!...w/ Jamie Stangroom | |||
| 2019 | The One Show |
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