Charles Drake

Also Known As: Charles Ruppert

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Birthday: October 02, 1917

Deathday: September 10, 1994

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

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Known For:

Valley of the Dolls
The Male Animal
The Pretender
The Man Who Came to Dinner
A Night in Casablanca
Conflict
Across the Pacific
Winchester '73
All That Heaven Allows
War Arrow
Tammy Tell Me True
Air Force
Tobor the Great
To Hell and Back
Female on the Beach
I Was a Shoplifter
The Glenn Miller Story
The Arrangement
It Came from Outer Space
The Price of Fear
No Name on the Bullet
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Step Down to Terror
Whistle Stop
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Comanche Territory
Dear Heart
Bonzo Goes to College
Air Cadet
Busses Roar
Jeanne Eagels
Winning Your Wings
The Third Day
Gunsmoke
You Never Can Tell
The Lively Set
The Red Ball Express
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
The Counterfeit Killer
Scream, Pretty Peggy
The Lone Hand
Showdown
Four Guns to the Border
Winter Wonderland
Back Street
You Came Along
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Bullet Scars
Career
Little Egypt
Louisa
Harvey
Cop on the Beat
Walk the Proud Land
The Money Jungle
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Now, Voyager
The Maltese Falcon
Until They Sail
The Smugglers
Peggy
Sergeant York
Police Headquarters
My Brother's Wedding
Dangerously They Live
The Tender Years
The Screaming Woman
Hail, Hero!
The Swimmer
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Summer Pavilion
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Hard Way
Partners in Crime
Out of the Fog
One Foot in Heaven
Proceed and Report