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Jon Blake

Acting Born Dec 10, 1958 Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 8 credits

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 and was left paralysed and unable to speak.

Blake died on 30 May 2011, aged 52, from complications from pneumonia.

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Known for

Anzacs

as Robert Flanagan

Full filmography

  • Anzacs (1985) as Robert Flanagan
  • The Lighthorsemen (1987) as Scotty
  • The Boy in the Bush (1984) as Tom Ellis
  • Early Frost (1982) as Peter Meadows
  • Freedom (1982) as Ron
  • Cool Change (1986) as Steve Mitchell
  • Running from the Guns (1987) as Davie
  • The Slim Dusty Movie (1984)