Due to ongoing cardiac problems, he passed away quietly at home with family by his side, according to Austin (via Fox News). He has spent the last few years viewing old films, playing his guitar, and listening to jazz music.
Blake had a successful and lengthy career in Hollywood beginning in the late 1930s.
Blake made his acting debut as a young child in the uncredited role of “Bridal Suite” in 1939. His best-known appearances in “In Cold Blood” and “Baretta,” which carried his career through the ’60s and ’70s, were among the nearly 150 acting credits he would eventually accrue.
Black received four Emmy nominations throughout his career and took home one for his performance on “Baretta.” In the murder mystery “Lost Highway,” released in 1997, Blake played his final dramatic role.
