OT: Robert Blake Dead

[Colbert17!]

NJ born actor dies at age 89. Remembered by most for Baretta. Was a scary character in "In Cold Blood".
Didn't want to say R.I.P. because not sure that he should. He and OJ both still searching for their wives' murderers?

https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/robert-blake-dead-in-cold-blood-baretta-star-was-89/

 

[RULoyal]

Keep your eye on the sparrow.

 

[ashokan]

I never liked him but he was a great actor

Famous for rain scene from "In Cold Blood" where rain shadows stream down his face







"Technically, the way the shadows of rain drip past his left eye is spectacularly precise to replicate tears. Amazing, what appears a carefully crafted shot is merely a fortuitous accident. Cinematographer Conrad Hall admitted that the famous shot wasn’t his genius, but a brilliant moment of chance"

https://thelatestpictureshow.com/2016/04/29/cinemas-greatest-scenes-6-in-cold-blood/

 

[LETSGORU91_]

NJ born actor dies at age 89. Remembered by most for Baretta. Was a scary character in "In Cold Blood".
Didn't want to say R.I.P. because not sure that he should. He and OJ both still searching for their wives' murderers?

https://nypost.com/2023/03/09/robert-blake-dead-in-cold-blood-baretta-star-was-89/

Not sure of the circumstances for Blake, but OJ is chasing his own tail looking for his wife's killer.

 

[bac2therac]

the last living Little Rascal

RIP Baretta

 

[Knight177lb]

I believe he was from Nutley.

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

“And that’s the name of that tune”.

 

[RULoyal]

Electra Glide in Blue

 

[knightfan7]

"Tell them Willie Boy is here" with Robert Redford and Katherine Ross.

I remember him on talk shows where he could be pretty funny, holding a cigarette that was never lit.

 

[RU4Real]

"Tell them Willie Boy is here" with Robert Redford and Katherine Ross.

I remember him on talk shows where he could be pretty funny, holding a cigarette that was never lit.

Katherine Ross was hot.

I was unaware that she's married to Sam Elliott.

 

[knightfan7]

Katherine Ross was hot.

I was unaware that she's married to Sam Elliott.

Yes and yes

Elaineeeeeee!!!

 

[beaced_rivals]

I believe he was from Nutley.

beaced was the part time P.E. teacher at HOLY FAMILY in NUTLEY back in '60-'61.Hard to believe that I was 35 yrs old at the time.When ever you saw a cloud of cigar smloke moving down the hall,you knew that the Pastor EMERITUS, a Monsignor was going to step out of it shortly.

 

[jsol_05]

Not sure of the circumstances for Blake, but OJ is chasing his own tail looking for his wife's killer.

He did the crime but he didn’t do the time

 

[Knight Shift]

"Tell them Willie Boy is here" with Robert Redford and Katherine Ross.

I remember him on talk shows where he could be pretty funny, holding a cigarette that was never lit.

This is hilarious with Johnny Carson, Blake and Burt Reynolds.



Did not know this about Blake from his Wikipedia page:
"Blake stated that he was physically and sexually abused by both of his parents while growing up and was frequently locked in a closet and forced to eat off the floor as punishment.[2] At age 14, he ran away from home, leading to several more difficult years.[9] His father died by suicide in 1956."

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[RUhasarrived]

I worked with his cousin for a few years before the murder.

 

[beaced_rivals]

beaced was the part time P.E. teacher at HOLY FAMILY in NUTLEY back in '60-'61.Hard to believe that I was 35 yrs old at the time.When ever you saw a cloud of cigar smloke moving down the hall,you knew that the Pastor EMERITUS, a Monsignor was going to step out of it shortly.

Mpnsignor De Luca

 

[yesrutgers01]

Blake/Wagner/Simpson - just go where you go

 

[Source]

Yes and yes

Elaineeeeeee!!!

When she and Dustin Hoffman are in the car together in The Graduate - the camera focuses on her face and, as a kid, I fell in love.

 

[knightfan7]

When she and Dustin Hoffman are in the car together in The Graduate - the camera focuses on her face and, as a kid, I fell in love.

Didn't we all.