Alan Lake

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Alan Lake (24 November 1940 - 10 October 1984) was a British actor.

Lake was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He became a master swordsman with epee and foil. He was also a keen horseman and he broke his back in a riding accident.

He is best known as the third husband of the actress Diana Dors. They were married on 23 November 1968 and they had a son Jason together. He committed suicide at their Sunningdale home, five months after her death from cancer. It was revealed that he was terminally ill with a brain tumour and was grief stricken over his wife's death.

His roles included Herrick in the Doctor Who story Underworld; and parts in The Avengers, Blake's 7, Juliet Bravo, and Hart To Hart.

[edit] Acting Roles

The Midnight Man (1964) ... Policeman
Catch Hand - Fifteen-Bob-An-Hour-Men (1964) TV Episode ... Charlie
No Hiding Place - Real Class (1964) TV Episode ... Third Player
Wear a Very Big Hat (1965) (TV) ... Harry Atkins
Cluff ... aka Clough - The Village Constable (1965) TV Episode ... Tod Meller
Catch Us If You Can ... aka Having a Wild Weekend (1965) ...Cameraman
Stand Up, Nigel Barton ... aka Wednesday Play: Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965) (TV)
Sky West and Crooked ... aka Gypsy Girl (1966) ... Camlo
Redcap - The Moneylenders (1966) TV Episode ... Lance Corporal Farrington
The Saint - Locate and Destroy (1966) TV Episode ... Jacob
The Avengers - The House That Jack Built (1966) TV Episode (uncredited) ... Her Majesty's Prison Officer
Thirty Minute Theatre - The Wake (1967) TV Episode
Charlie Bubbles (1967) ... Airman
Dial Rudolph Valentino One One (1967) (TV) ... Con
Z Cars - She's Not Yours, She's Mine: Part 2 (1967) TV Episode ... Speedy
Public Eye - It Must Be The Architecture - Can't Be The Climate (1968) TV Episode ... Murchinson
Thief (1968) (TV)
The Avengers - The Forget-Me-Knot (1968) TV Episode ... Karl
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father (1968) (TV) ... Gilbert
Dixon of Dock Green - A Quiet Sunday (1968) TV Episode ...Kimber
Dixon of Dock Green - No Love Lost (1969) TV Episode ... Keith Proctor
The Contenders (1969) (mini) TV Series ... Tom Stocker
Department S - Dead Men Die Twice (1969) TV Episode ... The Dandy
Freelance (1971) ... Dean
Dixon of Dock Green - The Informant (1972) TV Episode ... Dennis Brown
Layout for 5 Models (1972) ... Andy
Hide and Seek (1972)
Every Afternoon (1972) ... Bodyguard
The Protectors - See No Evil (1972) ... TV Episode ... Thug
The Adventurer - Icons Are Forever (1973) TV Episode ... Carlo
Z Cars - Hi-Jack (1973) TV Episode ... Brian Peake
Dixon of Dock Green - Knocker (1974) TV Episode ... Jimmy Goddard
Percy's Progress (1974) ... Derry Hogan
The Amorous Milkman (1974) ... Sandy
The Swordsman ... aka Zapper's Sword of Fortune (1974) ... Christiane Duval
Softly, Softly ... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force - See What You've Done (1974) TV Episode ... Richard Spencer
Flame (1975) ... Jack Daniels
The Sweeney - The Ringer (1975) TV Episode ... Merrick
Crown Court - Two in the Mind of One (1975) TV Episode
Z Cars - Tonight and Every Night (1975) TV Episode ... Danny
The Office Party (1976) ... Mr Barnes
Dixon of Dock Green - Domino (1976) TV Episode ... Ron Mason
Angels - Celebration (1976) TV Episode
Target - Lady Luck (1977) TV Episode ... Swain
Z Cars - Error of Judgement (1977) TV Episode ... Stan
The Playbirds (1978) ... Harry Dougan
Doctor Who - Underworld (1978) TV Episode ... Herrick
Destiny ... aka Play for Today: Destiny (1978) (TV)
Hazell - Hazell Settles the Accounts (1978) TV Episode ... Creasey
Z Cars - Driver (1978) TV Episode ... George Armstrong
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair (1979) ... David Galaxy
Yesterday's Hero (1979) ... Georgie Moore
The Black Stuff (1980) (TV) ... Dominic
Blakes 7 - The Aftermath (1980) TV Episode ...Che!
Rumpole's Return (1980) (TV) ...Meacher
Juliet Bravo - Trouble at T'Mill (1980) TV Episode ...Ted Galway
The Olympian Way (1981) TV Series
Dick Turpin - The Secret Folk (1982) TV Episode ... Zsika
The Gentle Touch - Joker (1982) TV Episode ... Malcolm Webster
Juliet Bravo - A Breach of the Peace (1982) (TV Episode) ... Tom Tully
Hart to Hart - Passing Chance (1983) TV Episode ... Nick
Bergerac - Tug of War (1984) TV Episode ... Jack Broughton
Juliet Bravo - Work Force (1984) TV Episode ... Grogan
Don't Open 'Til Christmas (1984) ... Giles
Paint Me a Murder ... aka Hammer House of Mystery and Suspence: Paint Me a Murder (1985) (TV) ... Davey