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person_profile-Charles Drake

Charles Drake Died at age: 76

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Charles Drake

Date of Birth:

Oct 02, 1917

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 10, 1994

Biography of

Charles Drake

    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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Filmography of

Charles Drake

Found 75 Movies in total

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1988

My Brother's Wedding

Pastor #2 ( Actor )

... 1983

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

Alan Hardesty ( Actor )

... 1975

Cop on the Beat

Deputy Chief Berliner ( Actor )

... 1975

Police Headquarters

David L. Chapin ( Actor )

... 1974

Scream, Pretty Peggy

George Thornton ( Actor )

... 1973

Partners in Crime

Lt. Fred Harnett ( Actor )

... 1973

The Screaming Woman

Ken Bronson ( Actor )

... 1972

The Arrangement

Finnegan ( Actor )

... 1969

Hail, Hero!

Senator Murchiston ( Actor )

... 1969

The Smugglers

Harry Miller ( Actor )

... 1968

The Swimmer

Howard Graham ( Actor )

... 1968

The Counterfeit Killer

Dolan ( Actor )

... 1968

Valley of the Dolls

Kevin Gillmore ( Actor )

... 1967

The Money Jungle

Harvey Sheppard ( Actor )

... 1967

The Third Day

Lawrence Conway ( Actor )

... 1965

Dear Heart

Frank Taylor ( Actor )

... 1965

The Lively Set

Paul Manning ( Actor )

... 1964

Showdown

Bert Pickett ( Actor )

... 1963

Back Street

Curt Stanton ( Actor )

... 1961

Tammy Tell Me True

Buford Woodly ( Actor )

... 1961

No Name on the Bullet

Luke Canfield ( Actor )

... 1959

Step Down to Terror

Johnny Williams ( Actor )

... 1958

Until They Sail

Capt. Richard Bates ( Actor )

... 1957

Jeanne Eagels

John Donahue ( Actor )

... 1957

Walk the Proud Land

Tom Sweeny ( Actor )

... 1956

The Price of Fear

Pete Carroll ( Actor )

... 1956

All That Heaven Allows

Mick Anderson ( Actor )

... 1955

To Hell and Back

Brandon ( Actor )

... 1955

Female on the Beach

Police Lieutenant Galley ( Actor )

... 1955

Summer Pavilion

Ned Welch ( Actor )

... 1955

Four Guns to the Border

Sheriff Jim Flannery ( Actor )

... 1954

Tobor the Great

Dr. Ralph Harrison ( Actor )

... 1954

The Glenn Miller Story

Don Haynes ( Actor )

... 1954

War Arrow

Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn ( Actor )

... 1953

It Came from Outer Space

Sheriff Matt Warren ( Actor )

... 1953

The Lone Hand

George Hadley ( Actor )

... 1953

Gunsmoke

Johnny Lake ( Actor )

... 1953

Bonzo Goes to College

Malcolm Drew ( Actor )

... 1952

The Red Ball Express

Partridge ( Actor )

... 1952

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

Jim Anderson ( Actor )

... 1952

Little Egypt

Oliver Doane ( Actor )

... 1951

You Never Can Tell

Perry Collins ( Actor )

... 1951

Air Cadet

Captain Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1951

Harvey

Dr. Sanderson ( Actor )

... 1950

Winchester '73

Steve Miller ( Actor )

... 1950

Peggy

Tom Fielding ( Actor )

... 1950

Louisa

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

I Was a Shoplifter

Herb Klaxon ( Actor )

... 1950

Comanche Territory

Stacey Howard ( Actor )

... 1950

... 1949

... 1949

The Tender Years

Bob Wilson ( Actor )

... 1948

The Pretender

Dr. Leonard Koster ( Actor )

... 1947

Winter Wonderland

Steve Kirk ( Actor )

... 1946

A Night in Casablanca

Lt. Pierre Delmar ( Actor )

... 1946

Whistle Stop

Ernie ( Actor )

... 1946

You Came Along

Lt. R. Janoschek ( Actor )

... 1945

Conflict

Norman Holsworth ( Actor )

... 1945

Air Force

Navigator ( Actor )

... 1943

The Hard Way

Trailer Narrator (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Now, Voyager

Leslie Trotter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Busses Roar

Eddie Sloan ( Actor )

... 1942

Across the Pacific

Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

The Male Animal

Student (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Bullet Scars

Reporter at Police HQ ( Actor )

... 1942

... 1941

Dangerously They Live

Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

One Foot in Heaven

Second Bridegroom (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

The Maltese Falcon

Reporter (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Sergeant York

Scorer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Snappy Saunders ( Actor )

... 1941

... 1941

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Young Priest (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Career

Rex Chaney ( Actor )

... 1939