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) | 1987-03-13 |
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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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Partners in Crime | Lt. Fred Harnett | 1973-03-24 |
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Scream, Pretty Peggy | George Thornton | 1973-11-24 |
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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 Counterfeit Killer | Dolan | 1968-05-01 |
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The Smugglers | Harry Miller | 1968-12-24 |
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The Swimmer | Howard Graham | 1968-08-09 |
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The Money Jungle | Harvey Sheppard | 1967-12-15 |
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Valley of the Dolls | Kevin Gillmore | 1967-12-27 |
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The Third Day | Lawrence Conway | 1965-08-04 |
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Dear Heart | Frank Taylor | 1965-03-07 |
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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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The Playroom | George Rutherford | 1957-10-10 |
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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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To Hell and Back | Brandon | 1955-09-22 |
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Female on the Beach | Police Lieutenant Galley | 1955-08-19 |
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All That Heaven Allows | Mick Anderson | 1955-08-25 |
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Summer Pavilion | Ned Welch | 1955-05-02 |
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Tobor the Great | Dr. Ralph Harrison | 1954-09-01 |
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The Road to Edinburgh | Jeff Davis | 1954-10-31 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Don Haynes | 1954-01-04 |
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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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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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The Lone Hand | George Hadley | 1953-05-20 |
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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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You Never Can Tell | Perry Collins | 1951-09-23 |
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Air Cadet | Captain Sullivan | 1951-03-14 |
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Comanche Territory | Stacey Howard | 1950-05-01 |
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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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Louisa | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | 1950-05-31 |
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Winchester '73 | Steve Miller | 1950-07-06 |
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Johnny Stool Pigeon | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1949-04-20 |
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain | Dodd | 1949-02-05 |
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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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A Night in Casablanca | Lt. Pierre Delmar | 1946-05-10 |
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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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Conflict | Norman Holsworth | 1945-06-15 |
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You Came Along | Lt. R. Janoschek | 1945-07-04 |
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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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Air Force | Navigator | 1943-03-20 |
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Busses Roar | Eddie Sloan | 1942-09-19 |
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The Male Animal | Student (uncredited) | 1942-03-12 |
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Winning Your Wings | State College Student (uncredited) | 1942-05-28 |
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Now, Voyager | Leslie Trotter (uncredited) | 1942-10-22 |
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Bullet Scars | Reporter at Police HQ | 1942-03-07 |
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Across the Pacific | Officer (uncredited) | 1942-09-04 |
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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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Million Dollar Baby | 1941-05-31 | |
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One Foot in Heaven | Second Bridegroom (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
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Out of the Fog | 1941-06-14 | |
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Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Snappy Saunders | 1941-09-20 |
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The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sandy | 1941-12-24 |
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Dangerously They Live | Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Young Priest (uncredited) | 1939-08-31 |
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Career | Rex Chaney | 1939-07-07 |
