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
Lost Highway
(1997)
Mystery Man
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
Simon the Zealot
Money Train
(1995)
Donald Patterson
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(1948)
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
Humoresque
(1947)
Paul Boray as a Child
PT 109
(1963)
Charles 'Bucky' Harris
Dakota
(1945)
Little Boy (as Bobby Blake)
In Cold Blood
(1967)
Perry Smith
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Dickie Wanley (uncredited)
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
Pvt. Velie
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
(1969)
Willie
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Small Boy (uncredited)
This Property Is Condemned
(1966)
Sidney
The Black Rose
(1950)
Mahmoud
Electra Glide in Blue
(1973)
John Wintergreen
Busting
(1974)
Vice Detective Patrick Farrel
Full Filmography
Acting
Joy Scouts
(1939)
Mickey
Time Out for Lessons
(1939)
Bridal Suite
(1939)
Toto Pujol
Dad for a Day
(1939)
Mickey Baker
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
(1939)
Mickey (uncredited)
The Big Premiere
(1940)
Mickey
Waldo's Last Stand
(1940)
Mickey
I Love You Again
(1940)
Edward Littlejohn Jr. (uncredited)
Alfalfa's Double
(1940)
Mickey
Good Bad Boys
(1940)
Mickey
Bubbling Troubles
(1940)
Mickey
Kiddie Kure
(1940)
Mickey
The New Pupil
(1940)
All About Hash
(1940)
Goin' Fishin'
(1940)
Helping Hands
(1941)
Mickey (as Mickey Gubitosi)
Robot Wrecks
(1941)
Mickey
Wedding Worries
(1941)
Mickey (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
(1941)
Mickey
Fightin' Fools
(1941)
Mickey
Main Street on the March!
(1941)
Schulte Child (uncredited)
Come Back, Miss Pipps
(1941)
Mickey
Ye Olde Minstrels
(1941)
Baby Blues
(1941)
Rover's Big Chance
(1942)
Mickey
Going to Press
(1942)
Mickey
Melodies Old and New
(1942)
Mickey
China Girl
(1942)
Chandu (as Bobby Blake)
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Boy in Car (uncredited)
Don't Lie
(1942)
Mickey
Mokey
(1942)
Daniel 'Mokey' Delano (as Bobby Blake)
Doin' Their Bit
(1942)
Mickey
Surprised Parties
(1942)
Mickey
Unexpected Riches
(1942)
Mickey
Joe Smith, American
(1942)
Johnny Smith (age 5)
Mighty Lak a Goat
(1942)
Mickey
Andy Hardy's Double Life
(1942)
Tooky Stedman
Election Daze
(1943)
Mickey
Lost Angel
(1943)
Jerry
Little Miss Pinkerton
(1943)
Mickey
Family Troubles
(1943)
Mickey (as Bobby Blake)
Slightly Dangerous
(1943)
Boy on porch (uncredited)
Three Smart Guys
(1943)
Mickey
Calling All Kids
(1943)
Mickey
Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
(1943)
Mickey
Radio Bugs
(1944)
Mickey
Marshal of Reno
(1944)
Little Beaver
San Antonio Kid
(1944)
Little Beaver
Meet the People
(1944)
Jimmy Smith (uncredited)
Dancing Romeo
(1944)
Mickey
The Big Noise
(1944)
Egbert Hartley
Tale of a Dog
(1944)
Mickey Blake
Vigilantes of Dodge City
(1944)
Little Beaver
The Seventh Cross
(1944)
Small Boy (uncredited)
Cheyenne Wildcat
(1944)
Little Beaver
The Woman in the Window
(1944)
Dickie Wanley (uncredited)
Tucson Raiders
(1944)
Little Beaver
Sheriff of Las Vegas
(1944)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Pillow to Post
(1945)
Wilbur (uncredited)
Phantom of the Plains
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Great Stagecoach Robbery
(1945)
Little Beaver
The Horn Blows at Midnight
(1945)
Junior Pulplinsky
Marshal of Laredo
(1945)
Little Beaver
Lone Texas Ranger
(1945)
Little Beaver
Dakota
(1945)
Little Boy (as Bobby Blake)
Colorado Pioneers
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Wagon Wheels Westward
(1945)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
A Guy Could Change
(1946)
Alan Schroeder
Santa Fe Uprising
(1946)
Little Beaver
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
(1946)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Out California Way
(1946)
Danny McCoy (as Bobby Blake)
Conquest of Cheyenne
(1946)
Little Beaver
California Gold Rush
(1946)
Little Beaver
Home on the Range
(1946)
Cub Garth (as Bobby Blake)
Stagecoach to Denver
(1946)
Little Beaver (as Bobby Blake)
Sun Valley Cyclone
(1946)
Little Beaver
In Old Sacramento
(1946)
Newsboy
Rustlers of Devil's Canyon
(1947)
Little Beaver
Homesteaders of Paradise Valley
(1947)
Little Beaver
Vigilantes of Boomtown
(1947)
Little Beaver
Oregon Trail Scouts
(1947)
Little Beaver
The Last Round-up
(1947)
Mike Henry (as Bobby Blake)
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
(1947)
Paul the Refugee Lad
Marshal of Cripple Creek
(1947)
Little Beaver
Humoresque
(1947)
Paul Boray as a Child
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
Screaming Eagles
(1956)
Pvt. Hernandez
Three Violent People
(1956)
Rafael Ortega (as Bobby Blake)
The Tijuana Story
(1957)
Enrique Acosta Mesa
The Beast of Budapest
(1958)
Karolyi
Revolt in the Big House
(1958)
Rudy Hernandez
The Purple Gang
(1959)
Willard
Battle Flame
(1959)
Cpl. Jake Pacheco
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
Pvt. Velie
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
The Boxer
(1972)
Teddy 'Cherokee' Wilcox / Teddy Wilson
Corky
(1972)
Corky Curtis
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
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill
(1981)
Joe Dancer
Of Mice and Men
(1981)
George Milton
Second-Hand Hearts
(1981)
Loyal Muke
Joe Dancer II: The Monkey Mission
(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
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
(1997)
Self
Lost Highway
(1997)
Mystery Man
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