Robert Blake
Biography
Robert Blake was an American actor who was born in Nutley, New Jersey, as Michael James Gubitosi in 1933 and started performing as a child. He became known as Mickey in the Our Gang short films, which he appeared in from 1939 to 1944, and he played Little Beaver in the Red Ryder Western series. After serving in the U.S. Army, he returned to television and film. His breakthrough came with In Cold Blood (1967), where he portrayed Perry Smith. He took the title role in the television series Baretta from 1975 to 1978 and won an Emmy for it. Earlier he had appeared in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). He later acted in Pork Chop Hill (1959). He also appeared in PT 109 (1963). In Electra Glide in Blue (1973), he played a highway patrolman. He had a part in Money Train (1995). His last film role was the Mystery Man in Lost Highway (1997).
89years old at death
- Born Nutley
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Michael James Gubitosi (birth name)Also credited as Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 55 years1942 to 1997
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A first
Blake was the first actor to say the expletive "bullsh*t" in a mainstream American motion picture, doing so in the 1967 film In Cold Blood.
A role that slipped away
In 1959, Blake passed on playing Little Joe Cartwright in NBC's Western series Bonanza. Michael Landon ended up in the part.
First role
Billed as Mickey Gubitosi, Blake launched his acting career playing Toto in the MGM movie Bridal Suite, a 1939 release that starred Annabella and Robert Young.
Early training
Blake joined Jeff Corey's acting class and worked on bettering his personal and professional life. He went on to become a seasoned Hollywood actor with dramatic roles in movies and on television.
Behind the camera
After Baretta ended, NBC proposed a series called Joe Dancer, with Blake as a hard-boiled private detective. He also got credit as its creator and executive producer. Three television films aired in 1981 and 1983, but the series never happened.
About the name
In 1942, Blake took the stage name Bobby Blake. That same year he landed his first lead in a feature film, playing the title part in MGM's Mokey.
Robert Blake movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
R.G. Springsteen directed three of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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R.G. SpringsteenDirector, 3 films, 1946 to 1947
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- Patricia ArquetteLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Bruce BennettThree Violent People (1956) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Charles McGrawTell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) and In Cold Blood (1967)
- Eddy ChandlerThe Woman in the Window (1944) and Kid Glove Killer (1942)
- Norman FellPT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Edmund CobbSanta Fe Uprising (1946) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Balthazar GettyLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Natasha Gregson WagnerLost Highway (1997) and Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)
- Claire CarletonThis Property Is Condemned (1966) and The Woman in the Window (1944)
- Biff ElliotPT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Rudy BowmanHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
- Forrest TaylorSanta Fe Uprising (1946) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- George ChesebroHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Charles AidmanTell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Emmett LynnSanta Fe Uprising (1946) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Tom LondonHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
- Alfonso BedoyaThe Black Rose (1950) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Ed CassidyHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Lew GalloPT 109 (1963) and Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Edythe ElliottHomesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947) and Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Robert Blake's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$101 million
5 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 5 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 12Figure not found
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$77M76.4% of the total
- 2$13M12.9% of the total
- 3$4.3M4.3% of the total
- 4$3.9M3.9% of the total
- 5$2.6M2.6% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1975 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Baretta | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.