ROBERT Blake, who starred in Baretta & Lost Highway has died aged 89 from heart disease on Thursday, according to his niece.
The controversial actor was tried and acquitted for the death of his wife after she was found dead outside of an Italian restaurant.
Robert Blake got his start as a child acting in Our Gang, also known as Little Rascals, from 1939 to 1944.
The actor would go on to star in dozens of films and television programs throughout his career.
One of his most notable roles was as an ex-convict in the 1967 film adaptation of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.
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What films did Robert star in?
One of his most notable roles was as an ex-convict in the 1967 film adaptation of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.
Blakes’s final film would be David Lynch’s Lost Highway in 1997 which follows a man who is shocked to learn he has been accused of murdering his wife.
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Robert Blake’s early life
He got his start as a child acting in Our Gang, also known as Little Rascals, from 1939 to 1944.
The actor would go on to star in dozens of films and television programs throughout his career.
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Robert Blake dies aged 89
The controversial actor who was tried and acquitted for the death of his wife has passed away.
Robert Blake, who starred in films like In Cold Blood, died in Los Angeles from heart disease on Thursday, according to his niece. He was 89.
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