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Roger Blake

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
23

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 21, 1957 (68 years old)

Place of Birth
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Roger Blake

Biography

Roger Donald Blake (born 21 December 1957) is a Welsh actor, impressionist and entertainer. He is best known for his portrayal of Prince Philip in Spitting Image and The Big Impression and Noël Coward in television commercials, and narrated Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile, The Twits, as well as the Topsy and Tim animated series from 1984 to 1989.

Blake had a steady career, he made appearances in British television sitcoms such as Blackadder II, Only Fools and Horses and Dear John. In 1990, he joined the cast of Spitting Image, where he became well known as the voice of Prince Philip, he also voiced other characters including George H. W. Bush, Robert Maxwell, John Prescott and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It was on Spitting Image that he met Alistair McGowan, when the show was axed in May 1996, McGowan invited him to join him on his new television show The Big Impression, where again he voiced Prince Philip but also he became famous as the voice of Jim Royle in The Royle Family sketches. Blake was also known for his impression of Noël Coward, he played the playwright in television commercials for coffee and he appeared as Coward himself in the Series Four finale of Red Dwarf (Meltdown).

He made a brief appearance in the film Patriot Games, as a Constable. He voiced a policeman, as well as a balloon seller, in the movie Flushed Away in November 2006.

Known For

Acting

2006Flushed Awayas Policeman / Balloon Seller (voice)
2005Tittybangbangas Various Characters
2004Hustleas CID Officer
2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Giant Thor
1999All Along the Watchtoweras Wing Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes
1999Home Farm Twinsas Mr. Winter
1998A Certain Justiceas Father Presteign
1997The Fixas News Editor
1996Spitting Image: From F.A to Fair Playas Various characters (Voice)
1994Class Actas Barry the Journalist
1994Red Dwarf: Smeg Upsas Noel Coward
1993Roy Chubby Brown: Exposedas Narrator (voice)
1993Thatcherworldas
1993Mr Don & Mr Georgeas
1992Patriot Gamesas Constable
1992Spitting Image: Election Special '92as Spitting Image
1991Buddy's Songas Car Dealer
1988Red Dwarfas Noel Coward
1986London's Burningas ACO Baxter
1986Car Troubleas Policeman
1983Blackadderas Geoffrey Piddle
1981Only Fools and Horsesas Eugene McCarthy
1979Phoelixas

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