Blair came to the fore in the 1960s when, with his dance troupe, he appeared on television variety programmes. He also appeared in the films "The Limping Man" (1953), "The World of Suzie Wong" (1960), "The Cool Mikado" (1963), "The Beauty Jungle" (1964), "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "Maroc 7" (1967) and "Absolute Beginners" (1986), cameoed in an episode of "The Persuaders!", and appeared in television comedy, including the short film, "The Plank". In addition, he choreographed films such as "Jazz Boat" (1960), in which he made an uncredited appearance, and "The Magic Christian" (1969). In addition, he appeared in Miss World 1969 and 1970 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.