Robert Blake has died at the age of 89. The actor gained fame playing the title role in the hit television detective series Baretta in 1970. He also starred in the 1997 film Lost Highway.
However, his professional life suffered when he was accused of murdering his wife in 2001, who died in a shooting.
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According to the BBC, Robert Blake was charged with the murder of his wife and acquitted. However, he was found responsible for her death in a civil court.
According to his family, Blake died peacefully surrounded by friends and family.
The actress’ granddaughter, Noreen Austin, released a statement Thursday and shared that Blake had died of heart disease.
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Acting career of Robert Blake
Blake was born in New Jersey. After his family moved to California He began acting in a comedy series called Our Gang, according to the publication. His late acting career began in the 1930s when he began acting in the classic film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. He also played a murderer named Perry. Smith in the 1967 film adaptation of Truman Capote’s novel Cold Blood.
Blake was nominated for an Emmy for CBS’ made-for-television film Judgment Day: The John List Story. He also appeared on the NBC series Hell Town.
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Although Robert Blake was once considered in the league of the greatest actors of his generation But his career never took off after his arrest.
The murder of Robert Blake’s wife
Robert Blake’s wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, was shot while she was sitting alone in his car in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The actor reportedly told police that he returned to the Italian restaurant where they had just had dinner to retrieve the gun he had left behind. When he arrived, he saw his wife being shot and killed.
Four years after the murder Blake was convicted by a jury in Los Angeles as ‘No offense’
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