Actor Robert Blake, a former child actor known for his work on TV series 'Baretta' and for his trial following the 2001 murder of his wife, has died. He was 89.
. The former child actor was best known for his Emmy-winning role as the cockatoo-owning undercover cop in the popular 1970s TV series “Baretta” and, more infamously, for his trial following the 2001 murder of his wife. He was 89.These two aspects of Blake’s legacy were inseparable in some ways, and the personal turmoil that made the latter at least circumstantially plausible fueled his acting.
“Baretta” came along when Blake was near the top of his acting game. ABC was in talks with the actor when the acclaimed series “Toma” ran from 1973-74. That gritty series based on the real-life experiences of an unconventional undercover cop starred Tony Musante. According to Cannell, Musante declined to continue after the first season, and the network was in search of a similar show.
Born Michael Gubitosi in Nutley, N.J., Blake came from a family of performers. At a young age, he appeared along his siblings in his parents’ vaudeville troupe. When he was a young child, his parents moved the family to Los Angeles, where he and his siblings began working as movie extras. In the 1960s, he moved into more prominent roles, such as in “PT 109” , starring Cliff Robertson and Robert Culp, and in 1965 religious epic “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” He also continued steady work in TV, appearing in such series as “Wagon Train,” “Ben Casey” and “Rawhide.”
In 1975, the actor began his run as the title character in “Baretta,” a street-smart undercover cop who lived with a cockatoo named Fred. The show cracked the top 10 during the 1976-77 season before its cancellation in 1978.
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