Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 18, 1933
Place of Birth:
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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Robert Blake
Biography
Robert Blake (born Michael James Gubitosi; September 18, 1933 – March 9, 2023), billed early in his career as Mickey Gubitosi and Bobby Blake, was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the 1967 film In Cold Blood, playing the title role in the late 1970s television series Baretta, and playing the Mystery Man in the 1997 film Lost Highway. He began his career in the 1930s performing as a child alongside his family in song and as a dancer but became famous as a child actor, with his lead role in the final years of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-era of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short film series from 1939 to 1944. He also appeared as a child actor in 22 entries of the Red Ryder film franchise. As a child actor he worked with Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, John Wayne, John Garfield, Humphrey Bogart and Gene Autry.
After a stint in the U.S. Army, Blake returned to acting in both television and movie roles. He continued acting until 1997's Lost Highway.
He was arrested in 2002 for the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. Blake was acquitted of the murder in criminal court in 2005, though he was found liable in a civil court for her wrongful death.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Paul Williams Still Alive | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' | Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Mystery Man |
| 1997 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self |
| 1995 | Money Train | Donald Patterson |
| 1993 | Judgment Day: The John List Story | John List |
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story | Lenny Mancini |
| 1985 | Father of Hell Town | Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Jimmy Hoffa |
| 1983 | Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade | Joe Dancer |
| 1981 | Second-Hand Hearts | Loyal Muke |
| 1981 | Of Mice and Men | George Milton |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission | Joe Dancer |
| 1981 | Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill | Joe Dancer |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Charles Callahan |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Busting | Vice Detective Patrick Farrel |
| 1973 | Electra Glide in Blue | John Wintergreen |
| 1972 | Corky | Corky Curtis |
| 1972 | The Boxer | Teddy 'Cherokee' Wilcox / Teddy Wilson |
| 1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Willie |
| 1967 | In Cold Blood | Perry Smith |
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned | Sidney |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Simon the Zealot |
| 1963 | PT 109 | Charles 'Bucky' Harris |
| 1961 | Town Without Pity | Corporal Jim Larkin |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Pvt. Velie |
| 1959 | The Purple Gang | Willard |
| 1959 | Battle Flame | Cpl. Jake Pacheco |
| 1958 | Revolt in the Big House | Rudy Hernandez |
| 1958 | The Beast of Budapest | Karolyi |
| 1957 | The Tijuana Story | Enrique Acosta Mesa |
| 1956 | Screaming Eagles | Pvt. Hernandez |
| 1956 | Rumble on the Docks | Chuck |
| 1956 | Three Violent People | Rafael Ortega (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1956 | The Rack | Italian Soldier |
| 1954 | Trouble on the Trail | (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1953 | Treasure of the Golden Condor | Stable Boy |
| 1953 | The Veils of Bagdad | Beggar boy |
| 1952 | Apache War Smoke | Luis Herrera |
| 1950 | The Black Rose | Mahmoud |
| 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Humoresque | Paul Boray as a Child |
| 1947 | Marshal of Cripple Creek | Little Beaver |
| 1947 | The Return of Rin Tin Tin | Paul the Refugee Lad |
| 1947 | The Last Round-up | Mike Henry (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1947 | Rustlers of Devil's Canyon | Little Beaver |
| 1947 | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Little Beaver |
| 1947 | Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | Little Beaver |
| 1947 | Oregon Trail Scouts | Little Beaver |
| 1946 | Stagecoach to Denver | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1946 | Sheriff of Redwood Valley | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1946 | Out California Way | Danny McCoy (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Change | Alan Schroeder |
| 1946 | Santa Fe Uprising | Little Beaver |
| 1946 | In Old Sacramento | Newsboy |
| 1946 | California Gold Rush | Little Beaver |
| 1946 | Conquest of Cheyenne | Little Beaver |
| 1946 | Sun Valley Cyclone | Little Beaver |
| 1946 | Home on the Range | Cub Garth (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight | Junior Pulplinsky |
| 1945 | Phantom of the Plains | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1945 | Lone Texas Ranger | Little Beaver |
| 1945 | Dakota | Little Boy (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1945 | Great Stagecoach Robbery | Little Beaver |
| 1945 | Marshal of Laredo | Little Beaver |
| 1945 | Wagon Wheels Westward | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1945 | Colorado Pioneers | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1945 | Pillow to Post | Wilbur (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Radio Bugs | Mickey |
| 1944 | The Big Noise | Egbert Hartley |
| 1944 | Marshal of Reno | Little Beaver |
| 1944 | San Antonio Kid | Little Beaver |
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross | Small Boy (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Woman in the Window | Dickie Wanley |
| 1944 | Vigilantes of Dodge City | Little Beaver |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1944 | Cheyenne Wildcat | Little Beaver |
| 1944 | Meet the People | Jimmy Smith (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Dancing Romeo | Mickey |
| 1944 | Tale of a Dog | Mickey Blake |
| 1944 | Tucson Raiders | Little Beaver |
| 1943 | Calling All Kids | Mickey |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Jerry |
| 1943 | Family Troubles | Mickey |
| 1943 | Election Daze | Mickey |
| 1943 | Little Miss Pinkerton | Mickey |
| 1943 | Benjamin Franklin, Jr. | Mickey |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Boy on porch (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Three Smart Guys | Mickey |
| 1943 | Farm Hands | Mickey |
| 1942 | Mighty Lak a Goat | Mickey |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Boy in Car (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Andy Hardy's Double Life | Tooky Stedman |
| 1942 | Mokey | Daniel 'Mokey' Delano (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1942 | Melodies Old and New | Mickey |
| 1942 | Don't Lie | Mickey |
| 1942 | Unexpected Riches | Mickey |
| 1942 | Surprised Parties | Mickey |
| 1942 | Doin' Their Bit | Mickey |
| 1942 | Rover's Big Chance | Mickey |
| 1942 | China Girl | Chandu (as Bobby Blake) |
| 1942 | Going to Press | Mickey |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Johnny Smith (age 5) |
| 1941 | Robot Wrecks | Mickey |
| 1941 | Come Back, Miss Pipps | Mickey |
| 1941 | Fightin' Fools | Mickey |
| 1941 | Ye Olde Minstrels | |
| 1941 | Baby Blues | Mickey |
| 1941 | Main Street on the March! | Schulte Child (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Helping Hands | Mickey (as Mickey Gubitosi) |
| 1941 | 1-2-3-Go! | Mickey |
| 1941 | Wedding Worries | Mickey |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Edward Littlejohn Jr. (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Alfalfa's Double | Mickey |
| 1940 | The Big Premiere | Mickey |
| 1940 | Waldo's Last Stand | Mickey |
| 1940 | Good Bad Boys | Mickey |
| 1940 | Goin' Fishin' | |
| 1940 | The New Pupil | |
| 1940 | All About Hash | Mickey |
| 1940 | Bubbling Troubles | Mickey |
| 1940 | Kiddie Kure | Mickey |
| 1940 | Spots Before Your Eyes | Kid |
| 1939 | Joy Scouts | Mickey |
| 1939 | Bridal Suite | Toto Pujol |
| 1939 | Dad for a Day | Mickey Baker |
| 1939 | Time Out for Lessons | Mickey |
| 1939 | Auto Antics | Mickey |
| 1939 | Captain Spanky's Show Boat | (Mickey) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Forensic Justice | Self (archive footage) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1985 | Hell Town | Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers |
| 1983 | Blood Feud | Jimmy Hoffa |
| 1975 | Baretta | Det. Tony Baretta |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Pete Cloud |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Junior |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Lt. Johnny Eagle |
| 1963 | The Richard Boone Show | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Rick Carter |
| 1961 | Straightaway | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Bobby Madero |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Hap Johnson |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond | Tom |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Virgil Moss |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Max Gufler |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | Wayne Robinson |
| 1958 | Naked City | Knox Maquon |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Bill-Bill MacWilliams |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Lauro - Mexican Man |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Jessie May Turnbow |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Smollet - Bully |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Johnny Kamen |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Lupe Sandoval |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | CSA Cpl. Michael Bers |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Machogee |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Young Apache Warrior (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Viklai |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days | William Bonney - Billy the Kid |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Rain Cloud |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Davy |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Alfredo |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self |