1917-10-02 New York City, New York, USA
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.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
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My Brother's Wedding | Pastor #2 | 1983-09-13 |
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The Lives of Jenny Dolan | Alan Hardesty | 1975-10-27 |
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Cop on the Beat | Deputy Chief Berliner | 1975-05-06 |
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Police Headquarters | David L. Chapin | 1974-03-19 |
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Scream, Pretty Peggy | George Thornton | 1973-11-24 |
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Partners in Crime | Lt. Fred Harnett | 1973-03-24 |
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The Screaming Woman | Ken Bronson | 1972-01-29 |
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Hail, Hero! | Senator Murchiston | 1969-10-04 |
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The Arrangement | Finnegan | 1969-11-18 |
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The Swimmer | Howard Graham | 1968-08-09 |
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The Smugglers | Harry Miller | 1968-12-24 |
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The Counterfeit Killer | Dolan | 1968-05-01 |
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Valley of the Dolls | Kevin Gillmore | 1967-12-27 |
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The Money Jungle | Harvey Sheppard | 1967-12-15 |
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Dear Heart | Frank Taylor | 1965-03-07 |
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The Third Day | Lawrence Conway | 1965-08-04 |
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The Lively Set | Paul Manning | 1964-10-24 |
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Showdown | Bert Pickett | 1963-05-03 |
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Tammy Tell Me True | Buford Woodly | 1961-07-26 |
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Back Street | Curt Stanton | 1961-10-11 |
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No Name on the Bullet | Luke Canfield | 1959-02-01 |
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Step Down to Terror | Johnny Walters | 1958-09-01 |
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Until They Sail | Capt. Richard Bates | 1957-10-08 |
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Jeanne Eagels | John Donahue | 1957-08-02 |
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The Price of Fear | Pete Carroll | 1956-03-13 |
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Walk the Proud Land | Tom Sweeny | 1956-09-01 |
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All That Heaven Allows | Mick Anderson | 1955-12-25 |
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Female on the Beach | Police Lieutenant Galley | 1955-08-19 |
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To Hell and Back | Brandon | 1955-09-22 |
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Summer Pavilion | Ned Welch | 1955-05-02 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Don Haynes | 1954-01-04 |
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Tobor the Great | Dr. Ralph Harrison | 1954-09-01 |
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Four Guns to the Border | Sheriff Jim Flannery | 1954-11-05 |
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Gunsmoke | Johnny Lake | 1953-05-04 |
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The Lone Hand | George Hadley | 1953-05-20 |
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War Arrow | Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn | 1953-12-26 |
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It Came from Outer Space | Sheriff Matt Warren | 1953-06-05 |
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Bonzo Goes to College | Malcolm Drew | 1952-09-11 |
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The Treasure of Lost Canyon | Jim Anderson | 1952-03-01 |
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The Red Ball Express | Partridge | 1952-05-29 |
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Little Egypt | Oliver Doane | 1951-10-01 |
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Air Cadet | Captain Sullivan | 1951-03-14 |
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You Never Can Tell | Perry Collins | 1951-09-23 |
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Louisa | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | 1950-05-31 |
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Comanche Territory | Stacey Howard | 1950-05-01 |
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Winchester '73 | Steve Miller | 1950-07-12 |
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Peggy | Tom Fielding | 1950-07-01 |
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I Was a Shoplifter | Herb Klaxon | 1950-05-13 |
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Harvey | Dr. Sanderson | 1950-12-04 |
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain | Dodd | 1949-02-05 |
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Johnny Stool Pigeon | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1949-04-20 |
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The Tender Years | Bob Wilson | 1948-01-03 |
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The Pretender | Dr. Leonard Koster | 1947-08-11 |
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Winter Wonderland | Steve Kirk | 1946-05-12 |
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Whistle Stop | Ernie | 1946-01-25 |
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A Night in Casablanca | Lt. Pierre Delmar | 1946-05-10 |
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Conflict | Norman Holsworth | 1945-06-15 |
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You Came Along | Lt. R. Janoschek | 1945-07-04 |
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Air Force | Navigator | 1943-03-20 |
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The Hard Way | Trailer Narrator (Uncredited) | 1943-01-13 |
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Proceed and Report | Lt. Johnson | 1943-11-03 |
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The Male Animal | Student (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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Across the Pacific | Officer (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
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Bullet Scars | Reporter at Police HQ | 1942-03-07 |
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Winning Your Wings | State College Student (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
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Busses Roar | Eddie Sloan | 1942-09-19 |
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Now, Voyager | Leslie Trotter (uncredited) | 1942-10-22 |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Snappy Saunders | 1941-09-20 |
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Out of the Fog | 1941-06-14 | |
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The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sandy | 1941-12-24 |
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Sergeant York | Scorer (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
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The Maltese Falcon | Reporter (uncredited) | 1941-10-18 |
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Dangerously They Live | Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
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One Foot in Heaven | Second Bridegroom (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Career | Rex Chaney | 1939-07-07 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Young Priest (uncredited) | 1939-12-29 |
