Charles Drake
Charles Drake
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
121
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-10-02 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Acting

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1983

My Brother's Wedding as Pastor #2

1975

Switch as Charles Estabrook

1975

Matt Helm as Mr. Simmons

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Alan Hardesty

1975

Cop on the Beat as Deputy Chief Berliner

1974

Harry O as Not available

1974

Police Headquarters as David L. Chapin

1973

Police Story as Not available

1973

Partners in Crime as Lt. Fred Harnett

1973

Scream, Pretty Peggy as George Thornton

1972

The Rookies as Not available

1972

The Screaming Woman as Ken Bronson

1971

Cannon as Not available

1969

The Arrangement as Finnegan

1969

Hail, Hero! as Senator Murchiston

1968

The Name of the Game as Tom Laraby

1968

The Name of the Game as Jonathan Galley

1968

Land of the Giants as Mr. Erdap

1968

The Swimmer as Howard Graham

1968

The Smugglers as Harry Miller

1967

Ironside as Mr. Thomas

1967

Mannix as Adam Pierson

1967

The Invaders as Robert Morrison

1967

Judd for the Defense as Not available

1967

Valley of the Dolls as Kevin Gillmore

1967

The Money Jungle as Harvey Sheppard

1966

Star Trek as Commodore Stocker

1966

Mission: Impossible as Mitchell Connally

1965

F Troop as Not available

1965

Dear Heart as Frank Taylor

1965

The Third Day as Lawrence Conway

1964

Daniel Boone as Simon Jarvis

1964

Daniel Boone as Andy Wharton

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Taggart Coleman

1964

The Lively Set as Paul Manning

1963

The Fugitive as Oliver Greer

1963

Showdown as Bert Pickett

1962

The Lucy Show as Walter Kendricks

1962

The Virginian as Randolf

1961

Tammy Tell Me True as Buford Woodly

1961

Back Street as Curt Stanton

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Ben Stockton

1960

Checkmate as Mack Weston

1959

No Name on the Bullet as Luke Canfield

1958

Step Down to Terror as Johnny Walters

1958

Rendezvous as John Burden

1957

Wagon Train as Marshal Vern Rothman

1957

Wagon Train as Sam Livingston

1957

Wagon Train as Frank Casteel

1957

Jeanne Eagels as John Donahue

1957

Until They Sail as Capt. Richard Bates

1956

Walk the Proud Land as Tom Sweeny

1956

The Price of Fear as Pete Carroll

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour as Not available

1955

All That Heaven Allows as Mick Anderson

1955

To Hell and Back as Brandon

1955

Female on the Beach as Police Lieutenant Galley

1955

Summer Pavilion as Ned Welch

1954

Climax! as Mickey Wayne

1954

Four Guns to the Border as Sheriff Jim Flannery

1954

Tobor the Great as Dr. Ralph Harrison

1954

The Glenn Miller Story as Don Haynes

1953

Letter to Loretta as Jeff Bertch

1953

Letter to Loretta as Tom

1953

General Electric Theater as Jeff Davis (uncredited)

1953

It Came from Outer Space as Sheriff Matt Warren

1953

War Arrow as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn

1953

The Lone Hand as George Hadley

1953

Gunsmoke as Johnny Lake

1952

The Red Ball Express as Partridge

1952

The Treasure of Lost Canyon as Jim Anderson

1952

Bonzo Goes to College as Malcolm Drew

1951

Little Egypt as Oliver Doane

1951

Air Cadet as Captain Sullivan

1951

You Never Can Tell as Perry Collins

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Johnny Bond

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Billy Gordon

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Not available

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Paul Doniger

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Gavin Rhodes

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Carl Phillips

1950

Harvey as Dr. Sanderson

1950

Comanche Territory as Stacey Howard

1950

Winchester '73 as Steve Miller

1950

Louisa as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

1950

Peggy as Tom Fielding

1950

I Was a Shoplifter as Herb Klaxon

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1948

Studio One as Ned Welch

1948

The Tender Years as Bob Wilson

1947

Kraft Television Theatre as Not available

1947

The Pretender as Dr. Leonard Koster

1946

A Night in Casablanca as Lt. Pierre Delmar

1946

Whistle Stop as Ernie

1946

Winter Wonderland as Steve Kirk

1945

Conflict as Norman Holsworth

1945

You Came Along as Lt. R. Janoschek

1943

Air Force as Navigator

1943

The Hard Way as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)

1943

Proceed and Report as Lt. Johnson

1942

Now, Voyager as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)

1942

Across the Pacific as Officer (uncredited)

1942

The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)

1942

Bullet Scars as Reporter at Police HQ

1942

Busses Roar as Eddie Sloan

1942

Winning Your Wings as State College Student (uncredited)

1941

The Maltese Falcon as Reporter (uncredited)

1941

One Foot in Heaven as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

1941

Out of the Fog as Not available

1941

Sergeant York as Scorer (uncredited)

1941

Dangerously They Live as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)

1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Snappy Saunders

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Young Priest (uncredited)

1939

Career as Rex Chaney