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Charles Drake
Born · October 2, 1917
Died · September 10, 1994 (76 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Drake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
My Brother's Wedding
Pastor #2
6.7
1983
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Alan Hardesty
0.0
1975
Matt Helm
Mr. Simmons · (1 episode)
7.4
1975
Switch
Charles Estabrook · (1 episode)
6.7
1975
Cop on the Beat
Deputy Chief Berliner
4.1
1975
Harry O
(1 episode)
4.6
1974
Police Headquarters
David L. Chapin
0.0
1974
Scream, Pretty Peggy
George Thornton
6.1
1973
Partners in Crime
Lt. Fred Harnett
2.0
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
6.9
1973
The Rookies
(1 episode)
6.8
1972
The Screaming Woman
Ken Bronson
6.7
1972
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.4
1971
The Arrangement
Finnegan
6.7
1969
Hail, Hero!
Senator Murchiston
6.0
1969
The Smugglers
Harry Miller
4.8
1968
Land of the Giants
Mr. Erdap · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
The Name of the Game
Tom Laraby · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
The Name of the Game
Jonathan Galley · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
The Swimmer
Howard Graham
7.3
1968
The Counterfeit Killer
Dolan
0.0
1968
Valley of the Dolls
Kevin Gillmore
6.0
1967
The Money Jungle
Harvey Sheppard
5.0
1967
Mannix
Adam Pierson · (1 episode)
6.7
1967
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
7.5
1967
Ironside
Mr. Thomas · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
The Invaders
Robert Morrison · (1 episode)
6.8
1967
Mission: Impossible
Mitchell Connally · (1 episode)
7.6
1966
Star Trek
Commodore Stocker · (1 episode)
8.0
1966
F Troop
(1 episode)
6.1
1965
The Third Day
Lawrence Conway
5.8
1965
Dear Heart
Frank Taylor
6.6
1965
The Lively Set
Paul Manning
0.0
1964
Daniel Boone
Simon Jarvis · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
Daniel Boone
Andy Wharton · (1 episode)
6.9
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Taggart Coleman · (1 episode)
7.2
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(1 episode)
5.5
1963
The Fugitive
Oliver Greer · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Showdown
Bert Pickett
5.9
1963
The Lucy Show
Walter Kendricks · (1 episode)
7.0
1962
The Virginian
Randolf · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Back Street
Curt Stanton
5.8
1961
Tammy Tell Me True
Buford Woodly
5.7
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Ben Stockton · (1 episode)
6.2
1960
Checkmate
Mack Weston · (1 episode)
4.1
1960
No Name on the Bullet
Luke Canfield
6.6
1959
Step Down to Terror
Johnny Walters
5.6
1958
Rendezvous
John Burden · (9 episodes)
0.0
1958
Until They Sail
Capt. Richard Bates
6.4
1957
Wagon Train
Marshal Vern Rothman · (1 episode)
6.3
1957
Jeanne Eagels
John Donahue
6.3
1957
Walk the Proud Land
Tom Sweeny
6.1
1956
The Price of Fear
Pete Carroll
5.8
1956
All That Heaven Allows
Mick Anderson
7.3
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
5.2
1955
To Hell and Back
Brandon
6.5
1955
Female on the Beach
Police Lieutenant Galley
5.7
1955
Summer Pavilion
Ned Welch
0.0
1955
Four Guns to the Border
Sheriff Jim Flannery
4.5
1954
Climax!
Mickey Wayne · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
Tobor the Great
Dr. Ralph Harrison
5.2
1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Don Haynes
6.9
1954
War Arrow
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
5.6
1953
Letter to Loretta
Jeff Bertch · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
Letter to Loretta
Tom · (1 episode)
6.2
1953
It Came from Outer Space
Sheriff Matt Warren
6.3
1953
The Lone Hand
George Hadley
5.2
1953
Gunsmoke
Johnny Lake
6.4
1953
General Electric Theater
Jeff Davis (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Bonzo Goes to College
Malcolm Drew
5.0
1952
The Red Ball Express
Partridge
5.8
1952
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Jim Anderson
5.6
1952
Little Egypt
Oliver Doane
0.0
1951
You Never Can Tell
Perry Collins
6.4
1951
Air Cadet
Captain Sullivan
5.0
1951
Harvey
Dr. Sanderson
7.7
1950
Winchester '73
Steve Miller
7.3
1950
Peggy
Tom Fielding
4.7
1950
Louisa
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
6.1
1950
I Was a Shoplifter
Herb Klaxon
5.3
1950
Comanche Territory
Stacey Howard
4.8
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Johnny Bond · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Ivan · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Billy Gordon · (5 episodes)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lew · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
(7 episodes)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Paul Doniger · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Gavin Rhodes · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Carl Phillips · (1 episode)
5.2
1950
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
6.5
1949
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Dodd
5.5
1949
Studio One
Ned Welch · (1 episode)
4.7
1948
The Tender Years
Bob Wilson
7.0
1948
The Pretender
Dr. Leonard Koster
5.5
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
(1 episode)
7.3
1947
Winter Wonderland
Steve Kirk
4.3
1946
A Night in Casablanca
Lt. Pierre Delmar
6.8
1946
Whistle Stop
Ernie
4.5
1946
You Came Along
Lt. R. Janoschek
7.0
1945
Conflict
Norman Holsworth
6.6
1945
Proceed and Report
Lt. Johnson
0.0
1943
Air Force
Navigator
6.4
1943
The Hard Way
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
6.6
1943
Now, Voyager
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
7.3
1942
Busses Roar
Eddie Sloan
6.6
1942
Across the Pacific
Officer (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Winning Your Wings
State College Student (uncredited)
5.7
1942
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
4.1
1942
Bullet Scars
Reporter at Police HQ
6.2
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sandy
6.9
1941
Dangerously They Live
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
5.9
1941
One Foot in Heaven
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
6.6
1941
The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
7.7
1941
Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
7.2
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Snappy Saunders
5.0
1941
Out of the Fog
6.4
1941
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Young Priest (uncredited)
7.3
1939
Career
Rex Chaney
0.0
1939