Actor
Jon Blake
December 10, 1958 · Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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.
Often works with
Bill Kerr
3 titles together
The Lighthorsemen, Anzacs, Running from the Guns
Shane Briant
2 titles together
The Lighthorsemen, Anzacs
Ralph Cotterill
2 titles together
The Lighthorsemen, The Boy in the Bush
Tony Bonner
2 titles together
The Lighthorsemen, Anzacs
Reg Lye
2 titles together
Freedom, The Boy in the Bush
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Alec Wilson
2 titles together
Anzacs, Cool Change
