Acting

Alan Lake

Born 1940-11-24 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom · Died 1984-10-10

Alan Lake (24 November 1940 – 10 October 1984) was an English actor, best known as the third husband of Diana Dors. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 24 November 1940 of Gypsy descent, Lake studied at RADA and started work in 1964. In July 1970 Lake was involved in a pub brawl for which he was sentenced to eighteen months in prison later that year (his friend, the musician Leapy Lee, was sentenced to three years for stabbing the pub's relief manager), although he was released after serving a year. Often appeared with his wife Dors until her untimely death. Depressed and grieving for her, Lake committed suicide in 1984.

Known for

The Christmas Tree★ 7
The Christmas Tree
1966
Don't Open Till Christmas★ 4.9
Don't Open Till Christmas
1984
Yesterday's Hero★ 4.3
Yesterday's Hero
1979
The Playbirds★ 4.2
The Playbirds
1978
Charlie Bubbles★ 6.3
Charlie Bubbles
1968
Percy's Progress★ 4
Percy's Progress
1974
Freelance★ 4.7
Freelance
1970
Flame★ 7.4
Flame
1975
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair★ 2.5
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair
1979
The Swordsman
The Swordsman
1974
Destiny
Destiny
1978
The Black Stuff★ 7.6
The Black Stuff
1980
Hide and Seek★ 4.6
Hide and Seek
1972
Stand Up, Nigel Barton
Stand Up, Nigel Barton
1965
The Amorous Milkman★ 1
The Amorous Milkman
1975