Charles Drake
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-10-02
Day of Death
1994-09-10 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
Acting
The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
(1987)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
(1975)
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
(1975)
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
(1974)
Police Headquarters
as David L. Chapin
(1973)
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
(1973)
Scream, Pretty Peggy
as George Thornton
(1972)
The Screaming Woman
as Ken Bronson
(1969)
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
(1969)
Hail, Hero!
as Senator Murchiston
(1968)
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
(1968)
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
(1968)
The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
(1967)
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
(1967)
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
(1965)
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
(1965)
The Third Day
as Lawrence Conway
(1964)
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
(1963)
Showdown
as Bert Pickett
(1961)
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
(1961)
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
(1959)
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
(1958)
Step Down to Terror
as Johnny Walters
(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)
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)
Four Guns to the Border
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
(1954)
The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
(1954)
Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
(1953)
It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
(1953)
The Lone Hand
as George Hadley
(1953)
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
(1953)
War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
(1952)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
(1952)
The Red Ball Express
as Partridge
(1952)
Bonzo Goes to College
as Malcolm Drew
(1951)
You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
(1951)
Air Cadet
as Captain Sullivan
(1951)
Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
(1950)
Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
(1950)
Louisa
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
(1950)
Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
(1950)
Peggy
as Tom Fielding
(1950)
Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
(1950)
I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
(1949)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dodd
(1949)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
(1948)
The Tender Years
as Bob Wilson
(1947)
The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
(1946)
A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
(1946)
Winter Wonderland
as Steve Kirk
(1946)
Whistle Stop
as Ernie
(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)
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)
(1942)
Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Snappy Saunders
(1941)
(1941)
Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sandy
(1939)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)
(1939)
Career
as Rex Chaney