He had played a chilling criminal in the adaptation of “In Cold Blood”, Truman Capote’s masterpiece, before being prosecuted in real life and then acquitted for the murder of his wife: actor Robert Blake died Thursday at age 89, according to the American press.
The American comedian died of heart disease, according to the specialized site Deadline, which cited his niece.
Known as the vigilante of the American series “Baretta” in the 1970s, this temperamental actor, able to fight with his colleagues, was preceded by his reputation in Hollywood.
His career was clouded by the murder of his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, a crime for which he was prosecuted before being cleared.
Besides his role as a vigilante in “Baretta” (1975), Robert Blake, who had started on the boards at the age of six, had played in several films, including “In Cold Blood” (1967), where he had a murderous role, “Money train” (1995) and “Lost Highway”, by David Lynch, in 1997.
