Paul Blake (born 1949) is an English actor. He is best known for portraying Greedo in Star Wars.
Career Blake got his part as Greedo on Star Wars in 1977 when his friend Anthony Daniels (portrayer of C-3PO) recommended him when Lucasfilm was seeking actors for the cantina scene. They previously worked together on Daniels' first television job.
He also had minor roles in Some of My Best Friends Are... and Hennessy, as well as some roles in television series such as Down to Earth and Crossroads. He played many roles in theatres both in the UK and abroad; including the title role in Macbeth at Salisbury Playhouse and Charles Swann in the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre production A Waste of Time (based on Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu) amongst many others.
Personal life Blake has five children with Kate, an actress, who initially trained at The Royal Ballet School; their youngest son, also called Paul, is a gold medal-winning Paralympic athlete who won the 400m T36 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. They also have seven grandchildren. Paul has a daughter, Lucy, from a previous marriage and two more granddaughters.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1971Some of My Best Friends Are...Kenny 1975HennessyRally leader1977Star Wars: Episode IVGreedoUncredited1987The Second VictoryCockney soldier2015Elstree 1976Himself2017Life After Flash2020The Free Ranger
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1975Jackanory PlayhouseMinstrelOne episode1976ClayhangerArnold1978The Devil's CrownBernard de Ventadour1981The BorgiasHunchback1996WycliffeJournalist1997MelissaThird editor1999The Blonde BombshellDirector2001Down to EarthMr. Hobart2009Rosamunde PilcherArzt2015These Are the Actors You're Looking For!HimselfWhenever!...w/ Jamie Stangroom2019The One Show
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