Born on September 18th, 1933, Robert Blake rose to become an Emmy award-winning actor in his successful acting career. In this career, Blake earned his fame by featuring both on TV and in the film industry. In his career spanning close to two decades, Blake played the lead role in over 70 films. His notable role during this period is the 1967 hit film called In Cold Blood. He was bestowed with an Emmy award for the role he played in the film Baretta. Regardless of the success that he has been associated with, Blake was also followed by a string of controversies more so when he was alleged of killing his second wife. 

Early Life

At the time of his birth on September 18th, 1933, Robert Blake was given the name Michael Gubitosi. His place of birth was in Nutley in New Jersey. His mother’s name was Elizabeth Cafone while his father was named Giacomo Gubitosi. His father worked in a can manufacturing company as a die setter. Blake’s parents began performing on stage, and it is from this that Blake took his acting talents to the stage. Growing up for Blake was a challenge as his alcoholic father physically abused him.

In school, Blake was also bullied by his classmates. In fact, this resulted in several fights that Blake had to be expelled from school when he was young. Later, his father took his life away by committing suicide. A few years later when Blake was aged 14, he fled from home which led to several problematic years for him.

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Early Career

Robert Blake began acting while he was still young. His first uncredited role came in 1939 when he played the role of Toto in Bridal Suite. Sooner or later, he was cast on Our Gang which was another MGM production. These were short subjects films that he later featured in 40 of them in the period from 1939 to 1944.

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