Jon Blake

Jon Blake

Known for

Acting

Born

December 10, 1958

Birthplace

Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

May 30, 2011 (aged 52)

Biography

An Australian actor who was primarily active in the 1980s. He appeared in several TV shows and films, including a leading role in Scott Hicks's Freedom (1982), before a car accident in 1986 left him severely disabled.

On 1 December 1986, Blake was badly injured in a car accident while driving home after the last day of filming The Lighthorsemen in the South Australian desert. An oncoming car appeared in his path and he swerved to avoid it, crashing into a car which was parked on the side of the road. Blake was not expected to survive the accident. His only external injuries were a slight graze on his cheekbone and a cut to his temple, but he sustained permanent brain damage in the accident...

Best known work

The Lighthorsemen
The Lighthorsemen
1987
Anzacs
Anzacs
1985
Freedom
Freedom
1982
Running from the Guns
Running from the Guns
1987
Early Frost
Early Frost
1982
Cool Change
Cool Change
1986
The Slim Dusty Movie
The Slim Dusty Movie
1984
The Boy in the Bush
The Boy in the Bush
1984

Filmography

  1. 1987

    Running from the Guns

    as Davie

  2. 1987

  3. 1986

    Cool Change

    as Steve Mitchell

  4. 1985

    AnzacsTV

    as Robert Flanagan (5 episodes)

  5. 1984

  6. 1984

    The Boy in the BushTV

    as Tom Ellis (4 episodes)

  7. 1982

    Freedom

    as Ron

  8. 1982

    Early Frost

    as Peter Meadows

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