Roger Blake

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Roger Blake
Born
Roger Donald Blake

(1957-12-21) 21 December 1957 (age 66)
impressionist
, voice actor
Years active1978–2006

Roger Donald Blake (born 21 December 1957 in Neath, Glamorgan) 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.

Career

Blake had a steady career, he made appearances in British television sitcoms such as

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

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.[1] He voiced a policeman, as well as a balloon seller, in the movie Flushed Away in November 2006.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Phoelix
1986 Car Trouble Policeman #3
1988 Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile Narrator
1991 Buddy's Song Car Dealer
1991 Only Fools and Horses Eugene Mccarthy Episode: "Stage Fright"
1992 Patriot Games Constable #1
2006 Flushed Away Policeman/Balloon Seller Voice

References

  1. ^ "Mr Flibble Talks To... Roger Blake | Features | Red Dwarf - the Official Website".

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