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Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Actor, also producer and writer · Died March 9, 2023, aged 89 · Nutley, New Jersey, USA

Robert Blake (born Michael James Gubitosi; September 18, 1933 – March 9, 2023), billed early in his career as Mickey Gubitosi and Bobby Blake, was an American actor. He was best known for starring in the 1967 film In Cold Blood, playing the title role in the late 1970s television series Baretta, and playing the Mystery Man in the 1997 film Lost Highway. He began his career in the 1930s performing as a child alongside his family in song and as a dancer but became famous as a child actor, with his lead role in the final years of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-era of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short film series from 1939 to 1944. He also appeared as a child actor in 22 entries of the Red Ryder film franchise. As a child actor he worked with Laurel and Hardy, Jack Benny, John Wayne, John Garfield, Humphrey Bogart and Gene Autry. After a stint in the U.S. Army, Blake returned to acting in both television and movie roles. He continued acting until 1997's Lost Highway. He was arrested in 2002 for the 2001 murder of his second wife, Bonny Lee Bakley. Blake was acquitted of the murder in criminal court in 2005, though he was found liable in a civil court for her wrongful death. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Born
September 18, 1933
Died
March 9, 2023 (aged 89)
From
Nutley, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 155 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 24% in 30 days

What are Robert Blake's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 10

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 7

Steady 18 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 0

Casual 17 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 1

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 18
Ally
4 of 18
Shadow
3 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Trickster
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
12
Thrilling
8
Hopeful
9
Dread
5
Other
22

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert Blake's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (19).

Subscription and free streaming for Robert Blake's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

155 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Discovering Treasure: The Story of the Treasure of the Sierra Madre(2003)

    as Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Lost Highway(1997)

    as Mystery Man

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Money Train(1995)

    as Donald Patterson

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 15 episodes · as Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers

  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Father of Hell Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Father Noah 'Hardstep' Rivers

  • Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Characters · Executive Producer · as Joe Dancer

  • Blood Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jimmy Hoffa

  • Blood Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Hoffa

  • Of Mice and Men(1981)

    Executive Producer · as George Milton

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Second-Hand Hearts(1980)

    as Loyal Muke

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • The Monkey Mission(1981)

    Executive Producer · as Joe Dancer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Big Black Pill(1981)

    Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Joe Dancer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Coast to Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Charles Callahan

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as (archive footage)

  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 83 episodes · as Det. Tony Baretta

  • Busting(1974)

    as Vice Detective Patrick Farrel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Electra Glide in Blue(1973)

    as John Wintergreen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Boxer(1972)

    as Teddy 'Cherokee' Wilcox / Teddy Wilson

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Corky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Corky Curtis

  • Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • In Cold Blood(1967)

    as Perry Smith

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Junior · as Pete Cloud

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)

    as Simon the Zealot

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • 12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Johnny Eagle

  • The Richard Boone Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

  • PT 109(1963)

    as Charles 'Bucky' Harris

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Corporal Jim Larkin

  • Straightaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby Madero

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Carter

  • The Purple Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Willard

  • The Rebel(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Virgil Moss

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Battle Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Cpl. Jake Pacheco

  • Pork Chop Hill(1959)

    as Pvt. Velie

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • One Step Beyond(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Black Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Wayne Robinson

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Hap Johnson · as Max Gufler

  • Revolt in the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Rudy Hernandez

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Bill-Bill MacWilliams

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Knox Maquon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • The Beast of Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Karolyi

  • 26 Men(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
  • The Tijuana Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Enrique Acosta Mesa

  • The Restless Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Lupe Sandoval

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Kamen

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessie May Turnbow · as Lauro - Mexican Man · as Smollet - Bully

  • Rumble on the Docks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Chuck

  • Three Violent People(1956)

    as Rafael Ortega

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Rack(1956)

    as Italian Soldier

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as CSA Cpl. Michael Bers

  • Broken Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Machogee · as Viklai · as Young Apache Warrior (uncredited)

  • Screaming Eagles(1956)

    as Pvt. Hernandez

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Trouble on the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Veils of Bagdad(1953)

    as Beggar boy

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Treasure of the Golden Condor(1953)

    as Stable Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as William Bonney - Billy the Kid

  • Apache War Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Luis Herrera

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Rain Cloud

  • The Cisco Kid(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Alfredo · as Davy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • The Black Rose(1950)

    as Mahmoud

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre(1948)

    as Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Last Round-up(1947)

    as Mike Henry

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Return of Rin Tin Tin(1947)

    as Paul the Refugee Lad

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Marshal of Cripple Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Little Beaver

  • Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Little Beaver

  • Oregon Trail Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Little Beaver

  • Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Little Beaver

  • Vigilantes of Boomtown(1947)

    as Little Beaver

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Humoresque(1946)

    as Paul Boray as a Child

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Stagecoach to Denver(1946)

    as Little Beaver

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Out California Way(1946)

    as Danny McCoy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Santa Fe Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Little Beaver

  • Conquest of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Little Beaver

  • In Old Sacramento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Newsboy

  • Sun Valley Cyclone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Little Beaver

  • Home on the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Cub Garth

  • Sheriff of Redwood Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Little Beaver

  • California Gold Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Little Beaver

  • A Guy Could Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Alan Schroeder

  • Wagon Wheels Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Little Beaver

  • Dakota(1945)

    as Little Boy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Colorado Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Little Beaver

  • Marshal of Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Little Beaver

  • Phantom of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Little Beaver

  • Pillow to Post (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Wilbur (uncredited)

  • Lone Texas Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Little Beaver

  • The Horn Blows at Midnight(1945)

    as Junior Pulplinsky

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Great Stagecoach Robbery(1945)

    as Little Beaver

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sheriff of Las Vegas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Beaver

  • Vigilantes of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Beaver

  • The Woman in the Window(1944)

    as Dickie Wanley

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Cheyenne Wildcat(1944)

    as Little Beaver

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Big Noise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Egbert Hartley

  • San Antonio Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Beaver

  • The Seventh Cross(1944)

    as Small Boy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Marshal of Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Beaver

  • Meet the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jimmy Smith (uncredited)

  • Tucson Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Little Beaver

  • Dancing Romeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mickey

  • Tale of a Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mickey Blake

  • Radio Bugs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mickey

  • Lost Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Jerry

  • Three Smart Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Little Miss Pinkerton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Election Daze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Farm Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Calling All Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Family Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • Slightly Dangerous(1943)

    as Boy on porch (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Mickey

  • China Girl(1942)

    as Chandu

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Andy Hardy's Double Life(1942)

    as Tooky Stedman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Unexpected Riches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Mighty Lak a Goat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Rover's Big Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Doin' Their Bit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Surprised Parties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Kid Glove Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Boy in Car (uncredited)

  • Don't Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Mokey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mokey Delano

  • Going to Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Joe Smith, American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Johnny Smith (age 5)

  • Melodies Old and New (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mickey

  • Wedding Worries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Main Street on the March! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Schulte Child (uncredited)

  • Come Back, Miss Pipps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Helping Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Robot Wrecks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • 1-2-3-Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Ye Olde Minstrels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Actor

  • Fightin' Fools (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Baby Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mickey

  • Kiddie Kure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • Goin' Fishin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Waldo's Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • Good Bad Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • I Love You Again(1940)

    as Edward Littlejohn Jr. (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Bubbling Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • Spots Before Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Kid

  • The New Pupil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • All About Hash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • The Big Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • Alfalfa's Double (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • Time Out for Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mickey

  • Dad for a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mickey Baker

  • Captain Spanky's Show Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (Mickey)

  • Auto Antics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mickey

  • Joy Scouts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mickey

  • Bridal Suite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Toto Pujol

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 155 titles from 1939 to 2003; peak year 1968.

Film career

19392003

Peak 1968 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting155 of 155: 150 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thWriting2 of 155: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing5 of 155: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 155: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

155 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1930s6 · acting1940s83 · acting1950s30 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s6 · acting1980s12 · 12 acting · 5 crew1990s4 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 11% of 19 roles
405065

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Robert Blake's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th2

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert Blake's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles8–73 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 61 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert Blake work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert Blake's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fred Harman shares the most, 4.

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Writers

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers