Robert Blake
Actor
Born September 18, 1933 in Nutley, New Jersey, USA
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.
Filmography
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (archive footage)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Self
Lost Highway
Mystery Man
E! True Hollywood Story
Money Train
Donald Patterson
Judgment Day: The John List Story
John List
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Hell Town
Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Lenny Mancini
Father of Hell Town
Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
Joe Dancer
Blood Feud
Jimmy Hoffa
Blood Feud
Jimmy Hoffa
Of Mice and Men
George Milton
Second-Hand Hearts
Loyal Muke
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
Joe Dancer
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
Joe Dancer
Coast to Coast
Charles Callahan
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Baretta
Det. Tony Baretta
Dinah!
Self
Busting
Vice Detective Patrick Farrel
Electra Glide in Blue
John Wintergreen
The Boxer
Teddy 'Cherokee' Wilcox / Teddy Wilson
Corky
Corky Curtis
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Willie
In Cold Blood
Perry Smith
This Property Is Condemned
Sidney
The F.B.I.
Pete Cloud
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Simon the Zealot
12 O'Clock High
Lt. Johnny Eagle
The Richard Boone Show
PT 109
Charles 'Bucky' Harris
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
Town Without Pity
Corporal Jim Larkin
Straightaway
The New Breed
Bobby Madero
Ben Casey
Cain's Hundred
Rick Carter
The Purple Gang
Willard
The Rebel
Virgil Moss
Battle Flame
Cpl. Jake Pacheco
Pork Chop Hill
Pvt. Velie
One Step Beyond
Tom
Black Saddle
Wayne Robinson
Rawhide
Hap Johnson
Revolt in the Big House
Rudy Hernandez
Bat Masterson
Bill-Bill MacWilliams
Naked City
Knox Maquon
The Beast of Budapest
Karolyi
26 Men
The Tijuana Story
Enrique Acosta Mesa
The Restless Gun
Lupe Sandoval
Wagon Train
Johnny Kamen
Have Gun, Will Travel
Lauro - Mexican Man
Rumble on the Docks
Chuck
Three Violent People
Rafael Ortega
The Rack
Italian Soldier
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
CSA Cpl. Michael Bers
Screaming Eagles
Pvt. Hernandez
Trouble on the Trail
The Veils of Bagdad
Beggar boy
Treasure of the Golden Condor
Stable Boy (uncredited)
Death Valley Days
William Bonney - Billy the Kid
Apache War Smoke
Luis Herrera
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Rain Cloud
The Black Rose
Mahmoud
The Emmy Awards
Self
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
Mike Henry
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Paul the Refugee Lad
Marshal of Cripple Creek
Little Beaver
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
Little Beaver
Oregon Trail Scouts
Little Beaver
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
Little Beaver
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Little Beaver
Humoresque
Paul Boray as a Child
Stagecoach to Denver
Little Beaver
Out California Way
Danny McCoy
Santa Fe Uprising
Little Beaver
Conquest of Cheyenne
Little Beaver
In Old Sacramento
Newsboy
Sun Valley Cyclone
Little Beaver
Home on the Range
Cub Garth
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
Little Beaver
California Gold Rush
Little Beaver
A Guy Could Change
Alan Schroeder
Wagon Wheels Westward
Little Beaver
Dakota
Little Boy
Colorado Pioneers
Little Beaver
Marshal of Laredo
Little Beaver
Phantom of the Plains
Little Beaver
Pillow to Post
Wilbur (uncredited)
Lone Texas Ranger
Little Beaver
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Junior Pulplinsky
Great Stagecoach Robbery
Little Beaver
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Little Beaver
Vigilantes of Dodge City
Little Beaver
The Woman in the Window
Dickie Wanley
Cheyenne Wildcat
Little Beaver
The Big Noise
Egbert Hartley
San Antonio Kid
Little Beaver
The Seventh Cross
Small Boy (uncredited)
Marshal of Reno
Little Beaver
Meet the People
Jimmy Smith (uncredited)
Tucson Raiders
Little Beaver
Dancing Romeo
Mickey
Tale of a Dog
Mickey Blake
Radio Bugs
Mickey
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Lost Angel
Jerry
Three Smart Guys
Mickey
Election Daze
Mickey
Farm Hands
Mickey
Family Troubles
Mickey
Slightly Dangerous
Boy on porch (uncredited)
Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
Mickey
China Girl
Chandu
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Tooky Stedman
Mighty Lak a Goat
Mickey
Rover's Big Chance
Mickey
Doin' Their Bit
Mickey
Surprised Parties
Mickey
Kid Glove Killer
Boy in Car (uncredited)
Don't Lie
Mickey
Mokey
Mokey Delano
Going to Press
Mickey
Joe Smith, American
Johnny Smith (age 5)
Melodies Old and New
Mickey
Wedding Worries
Mickey
Main Street on the March!
Schulte Child (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Mickey
Robot Wrecks
Mickey
1-2-3-Go!
Mickey
Ye Olde Minstrels
Baby Blues
Mickey
Goin' Fishin'
Waldo's Last Stand
Mickey
Good Bad Boys
Mickey
I Love You Again
Edward Littlejohn Jr. (uncredited)
Spots Before Your Eyes
Kid
All About Hash
Mickey
The Big Premiere
Mickey
Alfalfa's Double
Mickey
Dad for a Day
Mickey Baker
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
(Mickey)
Joy Scouts
Mickey
Bridal Suite
Toto Pujol