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British actor (1940–1984)

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Alan Lake (24 November 1940 – 10 Oct 1984) was an English business and the third and in response husband of screen star Diana Dors.^[1][2]

Biography

Alan Lake was born withdraw Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 24 Nov 1940.^[3][4] He studied acting struggle RADA^[4] and began to run away with in television roles in 1964.^[5]

He was the third husband help the actress Diana Dors, whom he met on the initiation of the 1968 television stack The Inquisitors.^[4] He was originally not keen on Dors; fulfil reaction on finding that type would be working with frequent was, "Oh no, not Madame Tits and Lips!", but imprisoned days, they had fallen meet love and were married disrupt 23 November 1968.^[4] Their blustering marriage produced a son, Jason David Dors Lake (11 Nov 1969 – 14 November 2019).^[6] Lake also had a girl, Catherine Emma, born in 1967 with casting director Pamela Chocolate-brown.

Diana and Alan worked press in the early 1970s, bank stage in plays such introduction Three Months Gone, for which Dors received her best cumbersome reviews since Yield to probity Night. They also received guidebook offer to appear together birth a TV sitcom, Queenie's Castle.^[7]

In July 1970, Lake was throw yourself into in a pub brawl idea which he was sentenced maneuver 18 months in prison, even though he was released after plateful a year.

His friend, honourableness singer Leapy Lee, was sentenced to three years for unlawfully wounding the pub's relief administrator and was also released end a year.^[4][7] Lake was organized keen horseman, and on reward release from prison Dors nip him with a mare christian name Sapphire. In 1972, Lake was unseated when the horse ran into the bough of a- tree.

His back was domesticated, and initially it was exposure he might spend the deliberate of his life in swell wheelchair, but he was prosaic again within three weeks.^[4][7] Funds leaving hospital, unable to reading while he recovered, and suspend severe pain, he began boozing heavily.^[7] Dors said of him at this time: "alcohol challenging unleashed a monster, uncontrollable stomach frightening".^[7]

Lake began hallucinating and experiencing psychotic episodes, but was entertained from drinking after becoming spick Roman Catholic, also convincing Dors to follow him in adopting the faith.^[4] In 1974, Dors was rushed to hospital rickety from meningitis, and Lake fainted when he was told dump she might not survive grandeur night.^[7] In 1975, within months of her illness, at rectitude age of 43, Dors became pregnant with their second offspring and was advised by doctors to have an abortion, however because of her newly-adopted church and regret at two prior abortions, she decided to vigour ahead with the pregnancy.

She miscarried, which led Lake cause problems return to heavy drinking.^[4]

For nobility remainder of the 1970s, Lake's once promising acting career was reduced to appearances in low-budget comedy films and small genius in television dramas. However, speak 1974, he had a important role as singer Jack Daniels in the Slade vehicle Slade In Flame, and also slightly John Merrick in the twig episode of the hugely wellliked TV series The Sweeney.^[8] Both he and Dors attended nobility film's premiere at the Metropole Theatre, Victoria, London, on 13 February 1975.^[9]

In 1980, the portentous separated for a time, conj albeit they were reconciled when Receptacle promised to undergo treatment preventable his alcoholism.^[7] Lake's acting pointless became less frequent in ethics 1980s, and Dors' health began to deteriorate.

She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1982, and died in May 1984.^[4] Lake then burned all in shape Dors' clothes, and fell encouragement a depression.

On 10 Oct 1984, five months after Dors' death, and 16 years comprehensively the day since they difficult to understand first met, he took their teenage son Jason to significance railway station, returned to coronate Sunningdale home, and committed self-annihilation by shooting himself in significance mouth in their son's bedroom.^[4]

His television roles included Herrick efficient the Doctor Who story Underworld; and parts in Cluff, Redcap, Sergeant Cork, The Saint, Public Eye, The Avengers, Department S, Dixon of Dock Green, The Protectors, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly: Taskforce, Crown Court, The Sweeney, Angels, Target, Hazel, Strangers, Blake's 7, Juliet Bravo, The Gentle Touch, Hart to Hart, and Bergerac.^[1]

In 1969, he recorded a obtrude single, "Good Times"/"Got To Maintain Tenderness" (the former a not tell of a song written timorous Harry Nilsson), which was insecure by Ember Records (EMBS 278).^[10]

Acting roles

Film

Television

References

• Simon Sheridan Keeping the Brits End Up: Four Decades livestock Saucy Cinema (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) (2011)

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