Paul Blake (actor, born 1949)

Not to be confused with Paul Blake (actor, born 1904).

Paul Blake
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]} 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 . ^[4] 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's friend Anthony Daniels recommended him when Lucasfilm was seeking actors for the cantina scene. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

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.

References

1. Paul Blake at IMDb
2. Sacks, Ethan (5 May 2016). "Exclusive: Greedo actor wants 'Star Wars' to restore Han Solo shooting first scene: 'It does give him a little more glory'". New York Daily News . Retrieved 5 May 2016.
3. Morrow, Brendan (14 November 2019). "Star Wars' Greedo actor perplexed by 'Maclunkey' edit: 'I've never understood anything about the movies'". The Week. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
4. "Crossroads (TV Series 1964–1988) - Full cast & crew - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
5. Daniels, Anthony (2019). I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story. DK. ISBN   9781465492562.
6. Newbold, Mark (28 June 2020). "Vintage Interview: Paul Blake: 7th December 2008". Fantha Tracks.
7. "Paul Blake". Team Bath.

External links

• Paul Blake at IMDb