12 Facts About Christopher Blake

Christopher Blake is perhaps best remembered for starring in the British sitcoms Mixed Blessings and That's My Boy.

Christopher Blake was born Peter Ronald Gray on 23 August 1949, the eldest of three boys, in Chingford, London, England.

Christopher Blake's father, Charles, was a plasterer and his mother, Elizabeth, a dressmaker and housewife.

Christopher Blake 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.

Christopher Blake chose the surname Blake from the telephone directory.

Christopher Blake later had roles in the LWT serial Love for Lydia, and then a starring role in the ITV sitcom Mixed Blessings for which he sang the theme tune.

In later years Christopher Blake turned to screenwriting, writing several episodes of Channel 5's short-lived soap Family Affairs.

Christopher Blake wrote two episodes of the ITV crime serial A Touch of Frost with his writing partner Tony Charles.

Christopher Blake was married twice and had three children from his first marriage; two daughters and a son.

In early 2004 after an aggressive and rare form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed, Christopher Blake received treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey.

Christopher Blake died on 11 December 2004 in London, England, aged 55.

Christopher Blake is buried at the East London Cemetery and Crematorium.