Paul Blake (actor, born 1949)
Paul Blake | |
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 Blake at the Comic Con Stuttgart in 2025 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Birmingham, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971-present |
| Known for | Greedo in Star Wars |
| Children | Paul |
Paul Blake (born 1949) is an English actor.[1] He is best known for portraying Greedo in Star Wars.[2][3]
Career
[edit]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] They previously worked together on Daniels' first television job.[4]
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.
Personal life
[edit]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.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Some of My Best Friends Are... | Kenny | [8] | |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Rally leader | [8] | |
| 1977 | Star Wars: Episode IV | Greedo | Uncredited | [8][4] |
| 1987 | The Second Victory | Cockney soldier | [8] | |
| 2015 | Elstree 1976 | Himself[8] | ||
| 2017 | Life After Flash | |||
| 2020 | The Free Ranger |
Television
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Paul Blake at IMDb
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Daniels 2019, p. 66.
- ^ Newbold, Mark (28 June 2020). "Vintage Interview: Paul Blake: 7th December 2008". Fantha Tracks.
- ^ "Crossroads (TV Series 1964–1988) - Full cast & crew - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Paul Blake". Team Bath.
- ^ a b c d e f "Paul Blake | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
Print sources
[edit]- Daniels, Anthony (2019). I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story (Hardback ed.). DK. ISBN 9780241357606.
External links
[edit]- Paul Blake at IMDb
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