actor Robert Blakebest remembered for the murder case he faced at the turn of the millennium, He passed away this Thursday at the age of 89. in the city of Los Angeles (USA). According to the information in the local press, the actor of the series ‘Baretta’ (1975-1978) died after a long heart disease and his death was confirmed by his nephew.
real life actor Accused of murdering his second wife in 2001, Bonny Lee Bakley was shot twice while sitting in Blake’s car in front of a restaurant. In 2005, the actor was announced she. innocent in a criminal case following the recognition of various parts of the murdered woman’s dark past. But months later, Blake was convicted of willfully causing the murder of his wife and was ordered to pay $30 million to Bakley’s four children.
Born in New Jersey in 1933, Blake began her career as a child in films such as ‘Bridal Suite’ (1939) and MGM’s ‘Our Gang’ shorts. He studied acting in the 50s and had major roles in films such as ‘The Purple Gang’ (1959), ‘Prisoner of This Property’ (1966) or ‘Corky’ (1972). He acted in many serials but It was ‘Baretta’ that marked his career. after playing the iconic detective who broke the rules, Tony Baretta.
His most prominent work in the cinema was his interpretation of the psychopathic murderer Perry in the movie ‘In Cold Blood’ based on the novel of the same name by Truman Capote. Blake has appeared in more than 160 film and television audiovisual productions, and the actor’s last production was David Lynch’s film ‘Lost Highway’ (1997).
His career was so affected by murder allegations that the actor, who filed for bankruptcy, published his memoirs in 2012 in the book ‘Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love’.