Nationality: British
Birthdate: 09/23/1930
Birthplace: Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Death Date: 05/07/1987
Respected character player who specialized at portraying the hero's best mate in numerous British "angry young man" films of the 1960s. Blakely also played Dr. Watson in Billy Wilder's "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes" (1970).
Played rugby and soccer for Northern Ireland while a management trainee
First professional stage role with Group Theatre, Belfast
1959
London stage debut at Royal Court Theatre in "Cock-a-Doodle-Dandy"
1960
Film acting debut as Loudmouth in Karel Reisz's "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"
1961
Joined Royal Shakespeare Company for one season (subsequently returned to Royal Court)
