Jon Blake
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. Blake died on 30 May 2011, aged 52, from complications from pneumonia.
The Lighthorsemen
as ScottyPalestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to...
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Freedom
as RonRon, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible,...
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Cool Change
as Steve MitchellPark ranger Steve Mitchell is torn between Lee, a beautiful sly political aide from Melbourne...
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Early Frost
as Peter MeadowsPrivate Detective Mike Hayes (Guy Doleman), is working on a divorce case, when he stumbles upon...
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Running from the Guns
as DavieDave (Jon Blake) and his buddy Peter (Mark Hembrow) are chased by a gang of thugs when they pick...
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Anzacs
as Robert FlanaganAnzacs was a 1985 5-part Australian miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives...
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The Boy in the Bush
as Tom Ellisn the 1880s, Jack Grant, a young Englishman, has been sent by his parents to make a new life in...
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