Paul Blake (actor, born 1949)
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] 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Crossroads (TV Series 1964–1988) - Full cast & crew - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ Daniels, Anthony (2019). I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story. DK. ISBN 9781465492562.
- ^ Newbold, Mark (28 June 2020). "Vintage Interview: Paul Blake: 7th December 2008". Fantha Tracks.
- ^ "Paul Blake". Team Bath.
External links
- Paul Blake at IMDb