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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 2, 1917
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Charles Drake
Biography
Charles Drake (October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994) was an American actor.Drake was born as Charles Ruppert in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College and became a salesman. In 1939, he turned to acting and signed a contract with Warner Brothers. He wasn't immediately successful. World War II interrupted his career; soon after his military service was complete, Drake returned to Hollywood in 1945, his contract with Warner Brothers ended. In the 1940s, he did some freelance work, like A Night in Casablanca. In 1949 he moved to Universal Studios. In 1955, Drake turned to television as one of the stock-company players on Robert Montgomery Presents and three years later he became the host of the British TV espionage weekly Rendezvous. In 1959, he starred in the Western film, No Name on the Bullet, where he played a doctor dedicated to saving a small town from a dangerous assassin. In 1967 he played the part of Oliver Greer in The Fugitive episode The One That Got Away. He played in 83 films between 1939 and 1975, including Scream, Pretty Peggy. More than 50 were dramas, but he also acted in comedies, science fiction, horror and film noir. He died on September 10, 1994 in East Lyme, Connecticut, aged 76.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | My Brother's Wedding | Pastor #2 |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat | Deputy Chief Berliner |
| 1975 | The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Alan Hardesty |
| 1974 | Police Headquarters | David L. Chapin |
| 1973 | Scream, Pretty Peggy | George Thornton |
| 1973 | Partners in Crime | Lt. Fred Harnett |
| 1972 | The Screaming Woman | Ken Bronson |
| 1969 | The Arrangement | Finnegan |
| 1969 | Hail, Hero! | Senator Murchiston |
| 1968 | The Counterfeit Killer | Dolan |
| 1968 | The Smugglers | Harry Miller |
| 1968 | The Swimmer | Howard Graham |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Kevin Gillmore |
| 1967 | The Money Jungle | Harvey Sheppard |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Frank Taylor |
| 1965 | The Third Day | Lawrence Conway |
| 1964 | The Lively Set | Paul Manning |
| 1963 | Showdown | Bert Pickett |
| 1961 | Tammy Tell Me True | Buford Woodly |
| 1961 | Back Street | Curt Stanton |
| 1959 | No Name on the Bullet | Luke Canfield |
| 1958 | Step Down to Terror | Johnny Walters |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | John Donahue |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | Capt. Richard Bates |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear | Pete Carroll |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Tom Sweeny |
| 1955 | All That Heaven Allows | Mick Anderson |
| 1955 | To Hell and Back | Brandon |
| 1955 | Female on the Beach | Police Lieutenant Galley |
| 1955 | Summer Pavilion | Ned Welch |
| 1954 | Tobor the Great | Dr. Ralph Harrison |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story | Don Haynes |
| 1954 | Four Guns to the Border | Sheriff Jim Flannery |
| 1953 | War Arrow | Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn |
| 1953 | It Came from Outer Space | Sheriff Matt Warren |
| 1953 | Gunsmoke | Johnny Lake |
| 1953 | The Lone Hand | George Hadley |
| 1952 | The Treasure of Lost Canyon | Jim Anderson |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College | Malcolm Drew |
| 1952 | The Red Ball Express | Partridge |
| 1951 | Air Cadet | Captain Sullivan |
| 1951 | You Never Can Tell | Perry Collins |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Oliver Doane |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 | Steve Miller |
| 1950 | I Was a Shoplifter | Herb Klaxon |
| 1950 | Comanche Territory | Stacey Howard |
| 1950 | Louisa | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Harvey | Dr. Sanderson |
| 1950 | Peggy | Tom Fielding |
| 1949 | Tarzan's Magic Fountain | Dodd |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Tender Years | Bob Wilson |
| 1947 | The Pretender | Dr. Leonard Koster |
| 1946 | A Night in Casablanca | Lt. Pierre Delmar |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop | Ernie |
| 1946 | Winter Wonderland | Steve Kirk |
| 1945 | Conflict | Norman Holsworth |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Lt. R. Janoschek |
| 1943 | Air Force | Navigator |
| 1943 | The Hard Way | Trailer Narrator (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Proceed and Report | Lt. Johnson |
| 1942 | The Male Animal | Student (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Officer (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Busses Roar | Eddie Sloan |
| 1942 | Winning Your Wings | State College Student (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bullet Scars | Reporter at Police HQ |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager | Leslie Trotter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sandy |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Snappy Saunders |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Scorer (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Live | Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog | |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Second Bridegroom (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Career | Rex Chaney |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Young Priest (uncredited) |
| The Road to Edinburgh |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Switch | Charles Estabrook |
| 1975 | Matt Helm | Mr. Simmons |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Mr. Erdap |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Tom Laraby |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Jonathan Galley |
| 1967 | Mannix | Adam Pierson |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | Ironside | Mr. Thomas |
| 1967 | The Invaders | Robert Morrison |
| 1966 | Star Trek | Commodore Stocker |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Mitchell Connally |
| 1965 | F Troop | |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Simon Jarvis |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Andy Wharton |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Taggart Coleman |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Oliver Greer |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Walter Kendricks |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Randolf |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Ben Stockton |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Mack Weston |
| 1958 | Rendezvous | John Burden |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Marshal Vern Rothman |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Sam Livingston |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Frank Casteel |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | |
| 1954 | Climax! | Mickey Wayne |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Jeff Davis (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Jeff Bertch |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Tom |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Johnny Bond |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Ivan |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Billy Gordon |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Lew |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Paul Doniger |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Gavin Rhodes |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Carl Phillips |
| 1948 | Studio One | Ned Welch |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre |