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Robert Blake Biography (1933-)

Born Michael Gubitosi, September 18, 1933 (some sources say 1934), in Nutley,NJ; married Sondra Kerry (an actress), divorced; children: two.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

September 18, 1933

Nutley, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Detective Tony Baretta, Baretta, ABC, 1975-78.
• Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, Hell Town, NBC, 1985 (also see below).
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Fireside Theater, NBC, 1949.
• "Gypsy," One Step Beyond, ABC, 1959.
• The Richard Boone Show, NBC, 1963-64.
• Also appeared on "He's Only a Boy," The Rebel; Have Gun, Will Travel; andBat Masterson.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
• Joe Dancer, The Big Black Pill, NBC, 1981 (also see below).
• Joe Dancer, The Monkey Mission, NBC, 1981 (also see below).
• George Milton, Of Mice and Men, NBC, 1981 (also see below).
• James Hoffa, Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983.
• Joe Dancer, Murder 1, Dancer 0, NBC, 1983 (also see below).
• Father Noah "Hardstep" Rivers, Father of Hell Town, NBC, 1985.
• Lenny Mancini, Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story, CBS, 1985.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor, CBS, 1977.
• The NBC All-Star Hour, NBC, 1985.
• Also appeared on The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston, 1983.
• TELEVISION WORK; MOVIES,EXCEPT WHERE NOTED Creator and executive producer, The Big Black Pill, NBC, 1981.
• Creator and executive producer, The Monkey Mission, NBC, 1981.
• Executive producer, Of Mice and Men, NBC, 1981.
• Executive producer, Murder 1, Dancer 0, NBC, 1983.
• Executive producer, Hell Town (series), NBC, 1985.
• FILM APPEARANCES; AS BOBBY BLAKE,EXCEPT WHERE NOTED Littlejohn, Jr., I Love You Again, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1940.
• Tooky, Andy Hardy's Double Life, MGM, 1942.
• Chinese boy, China Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
• Title role, Mokey, MGM, 1942.
• Small boy, Salute to the Marines, MGM, 1943.
• Boy on porch, Slightly Dangerous, MGM, 1943.
• Egbert, The Big Noise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944.
• Jerry, Lost Angel, MGM, 1944.
• (As Robby Blake) Little Beaver, Tucson Raiders, Republic, 1944.
• Little Beaver, Marshal of Reno, Republic, 1944.
• Jimmy, age seven, Meet the People, MGM, 1944.
• Little Beaver, The San Antonio Kid, Republic, 1944.
• Little Beaver, Vigilantes of Dodge City, Republic, 1944.
• Cheyenne Wildcat, Republic, 1944.
• Colorado Pioneers, Republic, 1945.
• Great Stage Coach Robbery, Republic, 1945.
• Little boy, Dakota, Republic, 1945.
• Junior, The Horn Blows at Midnight, Warner Brothers, 1945.
• Little Beaver, Lone Texas Ranger, Republic, 1945.
• Little Beaver, Marshal of Laredo, Republic, 1945.
• Little Beaver, Phantom of the Plains, Republic, 1945.
• Wilbur, Pillow to Post, Warner Brothers, 1945.
• Dickie Wanley, The Woman in the Window, RKO Radio Pictures, 1945.
• Santa Fe Uprising, Republic, 1946.
• Sheriff of Redwood Valley, Republic, 1946.
• Sun Valley Cyclone, Republic, 1946.
• Little Beaver, Conquest of Cheyenne, Republic, 1946.
• Alan Schroeder, A Guy Could Change, Republic, 1946.
• Cub Garth, Home on the Range, Republic, 1946.
• Paul Boray as a child, Humoresque, Warner Brothers, 1946.
• Newsboy, In Old Sacramento (also known as Flame of Sacramento), Republic,1946.
• Danny McCoy, Out California Way, Republic, 1946.
• Little Beaver, Stagecoach to Denver, Republic, 1946.
• Homesteaders of Paradise Valley, Republic, 1947.
• Mike, The Last Round-Up, Columbia, 1947.
• Little Beaver, The Marshal of Cripple Creek, Republic, 1947.
• Little Beaver, Oregon Trail Scouts, Republic, 1947.
• Paul, refugee lad, The Return of Rin Tin Tin, Republic, 1947.
• Little Beaver, Rustlers of Devil's Canyon, Republic, 1947.
• Little Beaver, Vigilantes of Boomtown, Republic, 1947.
• Mexican, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Warner Brothers, 1948.
• Mahmoud, The Black Rose, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
• Luis, Apache War Smoke, MGM, 1952.
• Stable boy, Treasure of the Golden Condor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953.
• Beggar boy, The Veils of Bagdad, Universal, 1953.
• Italian soldier, The Rack, MGM, 1956.
• Hernandez, Screaming Eagles, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Rafael, Three Violent People, Paramount, 1956.
• Little Beaver, Wagon Wheels Westward, Republic, 1956.
• Also appeared in Sheriff of Las Vegas (also known as Billy the Kid, Sheriff of Sage Valley), 1942, and California Gold Rush, 1946. As Mickey Gubitosi,appeared in the Our Gang series of movie shorts.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES; AS ROBERT BLAKE
• Blackout, Eros, 1950 (also see below).
• Chuck, Rumble on the Docks, Columbia, 1956 (also see below).
• Enrique Acosta Mesa, The Tijuana Story, Columbia, 1956 (also see below).
• Karolyi, The Beast of Budapest, Allied Artists, 1958.
• Rudy, Revolt in the Big House, Allied Artists, 1958.
• Corporal Pacheco, Battle Cry, Allied Artists, 1959.
• Velie, Pork Chop Hill, United Artists, 1959.
• Honeyboy, The Purple Gang, Allied Artists, 1960.
• Jim, Town Without Pity (also known as Stadt Ohne Mitleid, Ville Sans Pitie, and Shocker), United Artists, 1961.
• Bucky Harris, PT 109, Warner Brothers, 1963.
• Simon of Cyrene, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965.
• Sidney, This Property Is Condemned, Paramount, 1966.
• Perry Smith, In Cold Blood, Columbia, 1967.
• Willie Boy, Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here, Universal, 1969.
• Ripped-Off, Alliance, 1971.
• Title role, Corky (also known as Lookin' Good), MGM, 1972.
• John Wintergreen, Electra Glide in Blue, United Artists, 1973.
• Farrell, Busting, United Artists, 1974.
• Charlie Callahan, Coast to Coast, Paramount, 1980.
• Loyal, Second-Hand Hearts (also known as Hamsters of Happiness), Paramount, 1981.
• Also appeared in The Connection.
• Credits; FILM WORK
• Producer (with Monty Berman), Blackout, Eros, 1950.
• Stuntman, Rumble on the Docks, Columbia, 1956.
• Stuntman, The Tijuana Story, Columbia, 1956.
• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• Appeared in Hatful of Rain, Gallery Theatre.