Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89.
In a 2002 interview with The Associated Press while he was jailed awaiting trial, he bemoaned the change in his status with his fans nationwide: "It hurt because America is the only family I had." Blake won a 1975 Emmy for his portrayal of Tony Baretta, although behind the scenes the show was wracked by disputes involving the temperamental star. He gained a reputation as one of Hollywood's finest actors, but one of the most difficult to work with.
When his parents moved the family to Los Angeles, his mother found work for the kids as movie extras and little Mickey Gubitosi was plucked from the crowd by producers who cast him in the "Our Gang" comedies. He appeared in the series for five years and changed his name to Bobby Blake. He said he had no reason to dislike Bakley: "She took me out of the stands and put me back in the arena. I had something to live for."
yeah, that's not really what he's known for.
Don’t forget Robert Blake is the last of the original Little Rascals
Talk about burying the lede, that’s wild to leave out, you know what he’s most infamously known for.
Money train legend
I thought he been dead honestly
Damn
Also in “Little Rascals”
He was the last surviving Little Rascal 🙏
*RIP 🙏🏽..✓
My prayers are with his family & friends.
Grew up in Nutley, NJ. Also…
RIP. Mickey. From the little rascals. Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time
Would we say that’s what he’s known for?
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