Robert Blake

Blake was charged in 2002 with fatally shooting his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley.

He later played the character of Little Beaver, a Native American boy, in the “Red Ryder" Western series. Although Blake always maintained his innocence, he was ordered by the judge to pay £25 million to the children of his ex-wife, a sum which was later reduced to £12 million. Blake was charged in 2002 with fatally shooting his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, to gain custody of their young daughter.

Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his ...

As an adult, he was praised for his portrayal of real-life murderer Perry Smith in the movie of Truman Capote’s true crime best seller 'In Cold Blood.' Many remembered him not as the rugged, dark-haired star of Baretta, but as a spectral, white-haired murder defendant. Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial.

The cause of death was heart disease, according to Blake's niece, Noreen Austin. The actor, who has starred in many television and film roles, is also known for ...

The murder weapon, later recovered in a dumpster, was not the gun Blake had on him that night. Blake was charged with one count of murder with a special circumstance of lying in wait and two counts of solicitation of murder in connection with Bakley's death. In 2003, Blake spoke to ABC News' Barbara Walters from jail. Army in 1950, Blake returned to acting in the Western series "26 Men." Blake got his start in acting as a child. At the time, two main witnesses against Blake were also lacking in credibility.

Actor Sean Connery was reported to have once said that he wanted to be recognised outside of his work as James Bond, the fictional spy for the British ...

Actor Sean Connery was reported to have once said that he wanted to be recognised outside of his work as James Bond, the fictional spy for the British intelligence service MI6. Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor and singer who's singularly known for his portrayal of Tevye, the lead role in the stage musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' and its 1971 film adaptation, died a day before. Hollywood actor Robert Blake, best known as a child star in Westerns of the 1940s and 1950s, and his starring role in the 1970s television series 'Beretta', died on March 9.

Robert Blake, the veteran actor acquitted of killing his wife in the early 2000s, and the star of 'Baretta' and 'In Cold Blood', has passed away aged 89.

Elsewhere, during the early years of his career, he starred in the 1948 western The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Blake had always maintained that he wanted a comeback but never recovered from the controversy. A statement shared on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, revealed that the actor had died from heart disease surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles.

Taking to his Instagram handle, the 30 Rock actor, 64, penned a touching tribute to Blake following the news of his death at 89 on Thursday. Baldwin, in his ...

'But it was in the film IN COLD BLOOD, directed by Richard Brooks ... The Oscar-nominated actor posted a clip of Blake in the 1967 film In Cold Blood, and in the caption, he wrote, “Robert Blake has died,” adding that, “I realize that many people have had harsh feelings toward him. Today, I want remember him as the incredibly gifted actor he was.”

Robert Blake's long acting career, which included a TV Emmy for Baretta, was eclipsed by his trial and acquittal in the killing of his wife in 2001.

If you were in business with him, you just had to strap in really tight, because you were going to get lurched around a lot.” He proceeded to make many suggestions to shape the renamed show to his liking. In a series of interviews in 1992 and 1993, he said his father, who worked for a can manufacturer, had been an alcoholic who forced him to eat from the floor, locked him in closets and sexually abused him. After the Our Gang series ended in 1944, he appeared in more than 70 films over the next decade, establishing himself as a tough, fast-talking young character actor with a mischievous grin. He acquired the stage name Robert Blake in 1956. “It was either doing that or stealing milk bottles off other people’s porches,” Blake said in a 1959 interview with the Los Angeles Times. Inspired by the success of child stars like Shirley Temple, his father in 1938 took his family to Hollywood. On March 16th, 2005, after a three-month trial in which the stuntmen testified to having been solicited by Blake to kill Bakley, the jury decided that the prosecutors had not proved Blake’s guilt. When she gave birth to a daughter, tests revealed that the father was Blake and not Christian Brando, whom she had first identified. He was also charged with soliciting movie stuntmen to do the killing for him. Blake, whose marriage to actor Sondra Kerr ended in divorce in 1983 after 22 years, said he had agreed to marry Bakley for the good of their daughter, Rose. “But what is he a millionth of a second before he pulls the trigger?”

Robert Blake has died at the age of 89, his family have confirmed. Advertisement. A statement released on behalf of his niece Noreen Austin said Blake died ...

"I'd like to give my best performance," he said. He always maintained his innocence. In a 2006 interview with the AP a year after his acquittal, Blake expressed his hopes to restart his career.

Blake died from heart disease, his family said. He was known for the TV drama “Baretta” and his later acquittal in the murder trial of his wife, ...

In 2011, Blake penned a memoir entitled “Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love” detailing his career and life. Blake did not take the stand in his criminal trial and always maintained his innocence. He also briefly served in the army. He was ordered to pay $30 million, a sum that was later reduced. Prosecutors contended that he had tried to hire hit men to murder his wife before eventually committing the crime himself. This role earned him an

Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Blake became better known as the centre of a real-life murder trial.

My career was stalled out,” he said in the AP interview. On her last night alive, Blake and his 44-year-old wife dined at a neighbourhood restaurant, Vitello’s. I’d like to go to bed each night desperate to wake up each morning and create some magic.” The biggest breakthrough was in 1967 with In Cold Blood. He married Bakley because of the child. But evidence was muddled and a jury rejected that theory. I’m not ready for a dog and fishing pole yet. He later admitted to struggles with alcohol and drug addiction in his early life. He was adamant that he had not killed his wife and a jury ultimately acquitted him. It was an ignominious finale for a life lived in the spotlight from childhood. He was born Michael James Gubitosi on 18 September 1933, in Nutley, New Jersey. His career peaked with the 1975-78 TV cop series, Baretta.

Born on 18 September 1933 in New Jersey, United States, Robert Blake was a prominent American actor.

As a youngster, Robert Blake was cast in the Our Gang comedies and acted in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. [Baretta](/topic/baretta), a cop series of the 1970s where he played a role of a detective and his signature line: “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the crime,” was recognized widely. In 1993, he was awarded another Emmy for his character in Judgement Day: The John List Story as a soft-spoken church-going man who murdered his wife and three children. [Robert](/topic/robert)Blake who received immense love for his acting but was equally accused of his wife’s murder in 2001 passes away at the age of 89 due to heart disease. Blake and Bakley met in a Jazz club and later said that “she took me out of the stands and put me back in the arena. After his divorce from Sondra Kerr in 1983 with whom he had two children, Blake tied the knot with Bonny Lee Bakley.

An Emmy-winning actor whose career triumphs were later overshadowed by a trial in which he was acquitted of killing his wife, Robert Blake has died at age ...

He appeared in the series for five years and changed his name to Bobby Blake. My career was stalled out,” he said in the AP interview. He made only a handful of screen appearances after the mid-1980s; his last project was in David Lynch’s “Lost Highway,” released in 1997. His career peaked with the 1975-78 TV cop series, “Baretta.” He starred as a detective who carried a pet cockatoo on his shoulder and was fond of disguises. His father, an Italian immigrant and his mother, an Italian American, wanted their three children to succeed in show business. According to his niece, Blake had spent his recent years “enjoying jazz music, playing his guitar, reading poetry, and watching many Hollywood Classic films.” Blake won a 1975 Emmy for his portrayal of Tony Baretta, although behind the scenes the show was wracked by disputes involving the temperamental star. He later admitted to struggles with alcohol and drug addiction in his early life. It was an ignominious finale for a life lived in the spotlight from childhood. The story of their strange marriage, the child it produced and its violent end was a Hollywood tragedy played out in court. Many remembered him not as the rugged, dark-haired star of “Baretta,” but as a spectral, white-haired murder defendant. The daughter he and Bakley had together, Rose Lenore, was raised by other relatives and went for years without seeing Blake, until they spoke in 2019.