Roger Blake
Born: 1957-12-21 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2006
- Flushed Away as Policeman / Balloon Seller (voice)
2005
- Tittybangbang as Various Characters
2004
- Hustle as CID Officer
2001
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Giant Thor
1999
- Home Farm Twins as Mr. Winter
- All Along the Watchtower as Wing Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes
1997
- The Fix as News Editor
1994
- Class Act as Barry the Journalist
- Red Dwarf: Smeg Ups as Noel Coward
1993
- Roy Chubby Brown: Exposed as Narrator (voice)
- Mr Don & Mr George
1992
- Patriot Games as Constable
1991
- Buddy's Song as Car Dealer
1988
- Red Dwarf as Noel Coward
1986
- London's Burning as ACO Baxter
- Car Trouble as Policeman
1983
- Blackadder as Geoffrey Piddle
1981
- Only Fools and Horses as Eugene McCarthy