- Robert Blake, a controversial actor best known for his roles in the television series “Baretta” and the film “In Cold Blood,” is dead at 89. The actor’s son, Noah Blake, confirmed his death to The Post.
- Born Michael Gubitosi in 1933, Blake’s tenured Hollywood career spanned six decades – from his childhood appearance in “Our Gang” (1939) to his most notable role in the 1967 adaptation of Truman Capote’s true-crime book “In Cold Blood.”
- He also starred in “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (1948), “Electra Glide in Blue” (1973) and “Lost Highway” (1997), his final film.
