Robert Blake (September 18, 1933 - March 9, 2023) was an American actor who starred in the film In Cold Blood and the American television series Baretta in the 1970s.
As a child actor he worked with Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, John Wayne, John Garfield, Humphrey Bogart and Gene Autry.
In 2005 he was tried and acquitted for the 2001 murder of his wife. He was later found liable in a California civil court for her wrongful death.
Known For
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Simon the Zealot
Lost Highway
(1997)
Mystery Man
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Perry Smith
Money Train
(1995)
Donald Patterson
Electra Glide in Blue
(1973)
John Wintergreen
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
(1969)
Willie
This Property Is Condemned
(1966)
Sidney
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Dickie Wanley (uncredited)
Three Violent People
(1956)
Rafael Ortega (as Bobby Blake)
Humoresque
(1947)
Paul Boray as a Child
PT 109
(1963)
Charles 'Bucky' Harris
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
Pvt. Velie
Full Filmography
Acting
Bridal Suite
(1939)
Toto Pujol
Dad for a Day
(1939)
Mickey Baker
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
(1939)
Mickey (uncredited)
Time Out for Lessons
(1939)
Joy Scouts
(1939)
Mickey
I Love You Again
(1940)
Edward Littlejohn Jr. (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Double
(1940)
Mickey
The Big Premiere
(1940)
Mickey
Waldo's Last Stand
(1940)
Mickey
Goin' Fishin'
(1940)
Good Bad Boys
(1940)
Mickey
All About Hash
(1940)
The New Pupil
(1940)
Bubbling Troubles
(1940)
Mickey
Kiddie Kure
(1940)
Mickey
Robot Wrecks
(1941)
Mickey
Come Back, Miss Pipps
(1941)
Mickey
Fightin' Fools
(1941)
Mickey
Ye Olde Minstrels
(1941)
Baby Blues
(1941)
Main Street on the March!
(1941)
Schulte Child (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
(1941)
Mickey
Helping Hands
(1941)
Mickey (as Mickey Gubitosi)
Wedding Worries
(1941)
Mickey (uncredited)
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Boy in Car (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Double Life
(1942)
Tooky Stedman
Mokey
(1942)
Daniel 'Mokey' Delano (as Bobby Blake)
Melodies Old and New
(1942)
Mickey
Don't Lie
(1942)
Mickey
Unexpected Riches
(1942)
Mickey
Surprised Parties
(1942)
Mickey
Doin' Their Bit
(1942)
Mickey
Rover's Big Chance
(1942)
Mickey
China Girl
(1942)
Chandu (as Bobby Blake)
Going to Press
(1942)
Mickey
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Johnny Smith (age 5)
Mighty Lak a Goat
(1942)
Mickey
Lost Angel
(1943)
Jerry
Family Troubles
(1943)
Mickey (as Bobby Blake)
Election Daze
(1943)
Mickey
Little Miss Pinkerton
(1943)
Mickey
Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
(1943)
Mickey
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Boy on porch (uncredited)
Three Smart Guys
(1943)
Mickey
Calling All Kids
(1943)
Mickey
The Big Noise
(1944)
Egbert Hartley
Marshal of Reno
(1944)
Little Beaver
San Antonio Kid
(1944)
Little Beaver
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Dickie Wanley (uncredited)
Cheyenne Wildcat
(1944)
Little Beaver
Sheriff of Las Vegas
(1944)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Vigilantes of Dodge City
(1944)
Little Beaver
Meet the People
(1944)
Jimmy Smith (uncredited)
Dancing Romeo
(1944)
Mickey
Tale of a Dog
(1944)
Mickey Blake
Tucson Raiders
(1944)
Little Beaver
Radio Bugs
(1944)
Mickey
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Small Boy (uncredited)
The Horn Blows at Midnight
(1945)
Junior Pulplinsky
Phantom of the Plains
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Lone Texas Ranger
(1945)
Little Beaver
Dakota
(1945)
Little Boy (as Bobby Blake)
Colorado Pioneers
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Marshal of Laredo
(1945)
Little Beaver
Great Stagecoach Robbery
(1945)
Little Beaver
Wagon Wheels Westward
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Pillow to Post
(1945)
Wilbur (uncredited)
Stagecoach to Denver
(1946)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
(1946)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Out California Way
(1946)
Danny McCoy (as Bobby Blake)
Santa Fe Uprising
(1946)
Little Beaver
In Old Sacramento
(1946)
Newsboy
A Guy Could Change
(1946)
Alan Schroeder
Conquest of Cheyenne
(1946)
Little Beaver
California Gold Rush
(1946)
Little Beaver
Sun Valley Cyclone
(1946)
Little Beaver
Home on the Range
(1946)
Cub Garth (as Bobby Blake)
Humoresque
(1947)
Paul Boray as a Child
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
(1947)
Paul the Refugee Lad
Marshal of Cripple Creek
(1947)
Little Beaver
The Last Round-up
(1947)
Mike Henry (as Bobby Blake)
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
(1947)
Little Beaver
Oregon Trail Scouts
(1947)
Little Beaver
Vigilantes of Boomtown
(1947)
Little Beaver
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
(1947)
Little Beaver
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
The Black Rose
(1950)
Mahmoud
Apache War Smoke
(1952)
Luis Herrera
Treasure of the Golden Condor
(1953)
Stable Boy
The Veils of Bagdad
(1953)
Beggar boy
Trouble on the Trail
(1954)
(as Bobby Blake)
Rumble on the Docks
(1956)
Chuck
Three Violent People
(1956)
Rafael Ortega (as Bobby Blake)
Screaming Eagles
(1956)
Pvt. Hernandez
The Tijuana Story
(1957)
Enrique Acosta Mesa
Revolt in the Big House
(1958)
Rudy Hernandez
The Beast of Budapest
(1958)
Karolyi
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
Pvt. Velie
The Purple Gang
(1959)
Willard
Battle Flame
(1959)
Cpl. Jake Pacheco
Town Without Pity
(1961)
Corporal Jim Larkin
PT 109
(1963)
Charles 'Bucky' Harris
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Simon the Zealot
This Property Is Condemned
(1966)
Sidney
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Perry Smith
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
(1969)
Willie
Corky
(1972)
Corky Curtis
The Boxer
(1972)
Teddy 'Cherokee' Wilcox / Teddy Wilson
Electra Glide in Blue
(1973)
John Wintergreen
Busting
(1974)
Vice Detective Patrick Farrel
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(1976)
(archive footage)
Coast to Coast
(1980)
Charles Callahan
Second-Hand Hearts
(1981)
Loyal Muke
Of Mice and Men
(1981)
George Milton
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
(1981)
Joe Dancer
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
(1981)
Joe Dancer
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
(1983)
Joe Dancer
Blood Feud
(1983)
Jimmy Hoffa
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
(1985)
Lenny Mancini
Father of Hell Town
(1985)
Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers
Judgment Day: The John List Story
(1993)
John List
Money Train
(1995)
Donald Patterson
Lost Highway
(1997)
Mystery Man
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
(1997)
Self
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
(2003)
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (archive footage)
Paul Williams Still Alive
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Production
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
(1981)
Executive Producer
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
(1981)
Executive Producer
Of Mice and Men
(1981)
Executive Producer
Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade
(1983)
Executive Producer
Father of Hell Town
(1985)
Executive Producer
Writing