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Christopher Blake (23 August 1949 – 11 December 2004) was an English actor and screenwriter who is best remembered for starring in the British sitcom That's My Boy alongside Mollie Sugden. He was born Peter Ronald Gray on 23 August 1949 in Chingford, London, England. His father, Charles (known as Harry), was a plasterer and his mother, Elizabeth, a dressmaker and housewife. They went on to have two more sons. The family emigrated to Australia in the late 1950s but returned in 1966 and he attended the Fitzherbert Secondary Modern School, Brighton, Sussex. He then trained at the Central... MORE

Christopher Blake (23 August 1949 – 11 December 2004) was an English actor and screenwriter who is best remembered for starring in the British sitcom That's My Boy alongside Mollie Sugden. He was born Peter Ronald Gray on 23 August 1949 in Chingford, London, England. His father, Charles (known as Harry), was a plasterer and his mother, Elizabeth, a dressmaker and housewife. They went on to have two more sons. The family emigrated to Australia in the late 1950s but returned in 1966 and he attended the Fitzherbert Secondary Modern School, Brighton, Sussex. He then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and changed his name to Christopher Blake, because there was another Peter Gray registered with the actors' union, Equity. He chose the surname Blake from the telephone directory. Blake first came to the attention of television audiences in 1972 when he was cast as Gilbert Blythe in the 1972 BBC mini-series of Anne of Green Gables. He would later reprise the role in 1975 when Anne of Avonlea was made. Blake later had roles in the LWT serial Love for Lydia (1977), and then in the ITV sitcom Mixed Blessings (1978) for which he also sang the theme tune. Although Blake remained LESS