ACTOR

Robert Blake

1933 - 2023

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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. Blake 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Blake has received more than 171,804 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Robert Blake is the 2,403rd most popular actor (down from 2,208th in 2019), the 3,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,631st in 2019) and the 1,095th most popular American Actor.

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  • 170k

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  • 52.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Robert Blake ranks 2,403 out of 13,578Before him are Ken Jenkins, Ada Rogovtseva, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Meg Foster, Kevin James, and Bergüzar Korel. After him are Vanessa Williams, Marlon Wayans, Chris Penn, Vera Alentova, Jason Clarke, and June Allyson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Robert Blake ranks 206Before him are Maximilian, Margrave of Baden, Doyle Brunson, Sergio Endrigo, Juzo Itami, Robert Shavlakadze, and Ron Wyatt. After him are Gloria Foster, Ray Dolby, Evaristo de Macedo, Mariya Pisareva, Siân Phillips, and Hope Lange. Among people deceased in 2023, Robert Blake ranks 264Before him are Doyle Brunson, Patricia Bredin, Jerry Springer, Cēzars Ozers, Klas Lestander, and Alexei Starobinsky. After him are Aracy Balabanian, Bernard Morel, Mariya Pisareva, The Iron Sheik, Edgar Schein, and Jerónimo Saavedra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Blake ranks 3,811 out of 20,380Before him are Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), Frank Beard (1949), Kevin James (1965), Dennis Sullivan (1941), and Pink Anderson (1900). After him are Ralph Craig (1889), Vanessa Williams (1963), Marlon Wayans (1972), Chris Penn (1965), Christopher Cross (1951), and Stephen Krashen (1941).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Robert Blake ranks 1,095Before him are Michael Richards (1949), Darlene Conley (1934), Ken Jenkins (1940), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Meg Foster (1948), and Kevin James (1965). After him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Marlon Wayans (1972), Chris Penn (1965), June Allyson (1917), Dennis Haysbert (1954), and Joe Morton (1947).