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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: October 02, 1917

Deathday: September 10, 1994

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Known For

Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls

1967-12-27

The Male Animal
The Male Animal

1942-03-12

The Pretender
The Pretender

1947-08-11

The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941-12-24

A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca

1946-05-10

Conflict
Conflict

1945-06-15

Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific

1942-09-04

Winchester '73
Winchester '73

1950-07-12

All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows

1955-12-25

War Arrow
War Arrow

1953-12-26

Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True

1961-07-26

Air Force
Air Force

1943-03-20

Tobor the Great
Tobor the Great

1954-09-01

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back

1955-09-22

Female on the Beach
Female on the Beach

1955-08-19

I Was a Shoplifter
I Was a Shoplifter

1950-05-13

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story

1954-01-04

The Arrangement
The Arrangement

1969-11-18

It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space

1953-06-05

The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear

1956-03-13

No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet

1959-02-01

The Treasure of Lost Canyon
The Treasure of Lost Canyon

1952-03-01

Step Down to Terror
Step Down to Terror

1958-09-01

Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop

1946-01-25

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941-09-20

Comanche Territory
Comanche Territory

1950-05-01

Dear Heart
Dear Heart

1965-03-07

Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College

1952-09-01

Air Cadet
Air Cadet

1951-03-14

Busses Roar
Busses Roar

1942-09-19

Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels

1957-08-02

Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings

1942-05-28

The Third Day
The Third Day

1965-08-04

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke

1953-05-04

You Never Can Tell
You Never Can Tell

1951-09-23

The Lively Set
The Lively Set

1964-10-24

The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express

1952-05-29

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949-02-05

The Counterfeit Killer
The Counterfeit Killer

1968-05-01

Scream, Pretty Peggy
Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973-11-24

The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand

1953-05-20

Showdown
Showdown

1963-05-03

Four Guns to the Border
Four Guns to the Border

1954-11-05

Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland

1946-05-12

Back Street
Back Street

1961-10-11

You Came Along
You Came Along

1945-07-04

Johnny Stool Pigeon
Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949-04-20

Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars

1942-03-07

Career
Career

1939-07-07

Little Egypt
Little Egypt

1951-10-01

Louisa
Louisa

1950-05-31

Harvey
Harvey

1950-12-04

Cop on the Beat
Cop on the Beat

1975-05-06

Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land

1956-09-01

The Money Jungle
The Money Jungle

1967-12-15

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939-12-29

Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager

1942-10-22

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

1941-10-18

Until They Sail
Until They Sail

1957-10-08

The Smugglers
The Smugglers

1968-12-24

Peggy
Peggy

1950-07-01

Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941-09-27

Police Headquarters
Police Headquarters

1974-03-19

My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding

1983-09-13

Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live

1941-12-24

The Tender Years
The Tender Years

1948-01-03

The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman

1972-01-29

Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero!

1969-10-04

The Swimmer
The Swimmer

1968-08-09

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988-11-22

Summer Pavilion
Summer Pavilion

1955-05-02

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975-10-27

The Hard Way
The Hard Way

1943-01-13

Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime

1973-03-24

Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog

1941-06-14

One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven

1941-11-01

Proceed and Report
Proceed and Report

1943-11-03