Ken Blackburn (actor) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Ken Blackburn (actor) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Ken Blackburn, ONZM (born 1935) is a British-born New Zealand actor

and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in

his native UK, New Zealand, and Australia since the 1972.Blackburn was

born in Bristol, United Kingdom, and completed his education in New

Zealand. In an acting career dominated by New Zealand productions, he

is best known internationally for his roles in Xena: Warrior Princess

and Farscape. In New Zealand he is remembered as the boss in popular

Roger Hall sitcom Gliding On. Blackburn's other screen roles include

breakthrough kidult series Hunter's Gold, and 'baddy' roles on New

Zealand's longest-running soap operas: Close to Home and Shortland

Street. He also had a starring role in 1978 feature Skin Deep, playing

a local identity who encourages the gym in his town to employ a city

masseuse in a bid to improve the town's image.Blackburn has an

extensive career as a theatrical performer; in 1999 his performance as

Vladimir in Waiting for Godot earned him the Best Actor award at the

Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. He was awarded the New Zealand Order of

Merit in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.In 1991, the BBC

published Blackburn's book 'Blitz Kids', about the Bristol Blitz.
Ken Blackburn (actor) Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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