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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Acted in
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
as Self (archive footage)
My Brother's Wedding
1983
as Pastor #2
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Alan Hardesty
Matt Helm
1975
as Mr. Simmons
Switch
1975
as Charles Estabrook
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
Harry O
1974
Police Headquarters
1974
as David L. Chapin
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
as George Thornton
Partners in Crime
1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
Police Story
1973
The Rookies
1972
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Ken Bronson
Cannon
1971
The Arrangement
1969
as Finnegan
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Senator Murchiston
The Smugglers
1968
as Harry Miller
Land of the Giants
1968
as Mr. Erdap
The Name of the Game
1968
as Tom Laraby
The Swimmer
1968
as Howard Graham
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Dolan
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
1967
as Harvey Sheppard
Mannix
1967
as Adam Pierson
Judd for the Defense
1967
Ironside
1967
as Mr. Thomas
The Invaders
1967
as Robert Morrison
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Mitchell Connally
Star Trek
1966
as Commodore Stocker
F Troop
1965
The Third Day
1965
as Lawrence Conway
Dear Heart
1965
as Frank Taylor
The Lively Set
1964
as Paul Manning
Daniel Boone
1964
as Simon Jarvis
Daniel Boone
1964
as Andy Wharton
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Taggart Coleman
The Fugitive
1963
as Oliver Greer
Showdown
1963
as Bert Pickett
The Lucy Show
1962
as Walter Kendricks
The Virginian
1962
as Randolf
Back Street
1961
as Curt Stanton
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Buford Woodly
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Ben Stockton
Checkmate
1960
as Mack Weston
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Luke Canfield
Step Down to Terror
1958
as Johnny Walters
Rendezvous
1958
as John Burden
Until They Sail
1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
Wagon Train
1957
as Marshal Vern Rothman
Jeanne Eagels
1957
as John Donahue
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as Tom Sweeny
The Price of Fear
1956
as Pete Carroll
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Mick Anderson
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
To Hell and Back
1955
as Brandon
Female on the Beach
1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Ned Welch
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
Climax!
1954
as Mickey Wayne
Tobor the Great
1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Don Haynes
War Arrow
1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Jeff Bertch
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Tom
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
The Lone Hand
1953
as George Hadley
Gunsmoke
1953
as Johnny Lake
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Malcolm Drew
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Partridge
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
as Jim Anderson
Little Egypt
1951
as Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell
1951
as Perry Collins
Air Cadet
1951
as Captain Sullivan
Harvey
1950
as Dr. Sanderson
Winchester '73
1950
as Steve Miller
Peggy
1950
as Tom Fielding
Louisa
1950
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory
1950
as Stacey Howard
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Johnny Bond
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Ivan
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Billy Gordon
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Lew
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Paul Doniger
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Carl Phillips
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Gavin Rhodes
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949
as Dodd
Studio One
1948
as Ned Welch
The Tender Years
1948
as Bob Wilson
The Pretender
1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Winter Wonderland
1946
as Steve Kirk
A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop
1946
as Ernie
You Came Along
1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
Conflict
1945
as Norman Holsworth
Proceed and Report
1943
as Lt. Johnson
Air Force
1943
as Navigator
The Hard Way
1943
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Now, Voyager
1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Busses Roar
1942
as Eddie Sloan
Across the Pacific
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings
1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
The Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Sandy
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Snappy Saunders
Out of the Fog
1941
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Young Priest (uncredited)
Career
1939
as Rex Chaney