Actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted of wife’s murder, dies at 89

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Robert Blake — an award-winning actor best known for starring in 1970s television dramas before his trial for murdering his wife captured national attention — has died at his Los Angeles home, according to his family. He was 89.
He “passed away peacefully surrounded by family by his side,” his niece, Noreen Austin, said in a statement Thursday. The cause of his death was heart disease, Austin said.
Blake’s most prominent role was playing the savvy New York City undercover detective fond of disguises, Tony Baretta, who carried a pet cockatoo on his shoulder, in the “Baretta” cop series that ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. This role earned him an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1975 and a Golden Globe Award in 1976.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/03/10/robert-blake-actor-dead/

 

[brianmanahan]

one of the few people who gets away with being in 2 places at the same time

 

[AdamK47]

one of the few people who gets away with being in 2 places at the same time

I've heard the soundtrack about a hundred times. Never seen the movie.

 

[tcsenter]

Seemed fairly straight forward and heavily incriminating for Blake until you get to the involvement of Christian Brando then things become potentially Tarantino-ish. Edit: I don't mean the film, I've never seen it. Just referring to the case as I've read about it.

 

[stargazr]

I remember him from the 70's TV series Baretta. Cool show for back then, with his pet bird. And way before that he was one of the Little Rascals in Our Gang. He turned out to be a pretty strange dude. RIP