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