Jon Blake
Actor
- Born
- December 10, 1958 · Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Died
- May 30, 2011 (age 52)
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.
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Blake died on 30 May 2011, aged 52, from complications from pneumonia.
Known for
Acting6
- 1987Running from the Guns as Davie
- 1987The Lighthorsemen as Scotty
- 1986Cool Change as Steve Mitchell
- 1984The Slim Dusty Movie
- 1982Freedom as Ron
- 1982Early Frost as Peter Meadows