Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Date of Birth:

Oct 02, 1917

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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filmography:

Cop on the Beat Cop on the Beat

1975

Harvey Harvey

1950

Louisa Louisa

1950

Walk the Proud Land Walk the Proud Land

1956

The Money Jungle The Money Jungle

1967

The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon

1941

Now, Voyager Now, Voyager

1942

The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

Little Egypt Little Egypt

1951

Career Career

1939

Four Guns to the Border Four Guns to the Border

1954

Showdown Showdown

1963

The Lone Hand The Lone Hand

1953

Winter Wonderland Winter Wonderland

1946

Back Street Back Street

1961

Bullet Scars Bullet Scars

1942

Johnny Stool Pigeon Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949

You Came Along You Came Along

1945

Until They Sail Until They Sail

1957

The Smugglers The Smugglers

1968

The Lives of Jenny Dolan The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975

Summer Pavilion Summer Pavilion

1955

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

1988

The Hard Way The Hard Way

1943

Partners in Crime Partners in Crime

1973

Proceed and Report Proceed and Report

1943

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

Out of the Fog Out of the Fog

1941

The Swimmer The Swimmer

1968

Hail, Hero! Hail, Hero!

1969

Police Headquarters Police Headquarters

1974

Sergeant York Sergeant York

1941

Peggy Peggy

1950

My Brother's Wedding My Brother's Wedding

1983

Dangerously They Live Dangerously They Live

1941

The Screaming Woman The Screaming Woman

1972

The Tender Years The Tender Years

1948

Scream, Pretty Peggy Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973

The Counterfeit Killer The Counterfeit Killer

1968

To Hell and Back To Hell and Back

1955

Tobor the Great Tobor the Great

1954

Air Force Air Force

1943

Female on the Beach Female on the Beach

1955

I Was a Shoplifter I Was a Shoplifter

1950

It Came from Outer Space It Came from Outer Space

1953

The Arrangement The Arrangement

1969

The Glenn Miller Story The Glenn Miller Story

1954

Tammy Tell Me True Tammy Tell Me True

1961

War Arrow War Arrow

1953

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

1941

The Pretender The Pretender

1947

The Male Animal The Male Animal

1942

A Night in Casablanca A Night in Casablanca

1946

Conflict Conflict

1945

All That Heaven Allows All That Heaven Allows

1955

Winchester '73 Winchester '73

1950

Across the Pacific Across the Pacific

1942

The Price of Fear The Price of Fear

1956

No Name on the Bullet No Name on the Bullet

1959

The Third Day The Third Day

1965

Winning Your Wings Winning Your Wings

1942

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels

1957

Gunsmoke Gunsmoke

1953

You Never Can Tell You Never Can Tell

1951

Tarzan's Magic Fountain Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949

The Red Ball Express The Red Ball Express

1952

The Lively Set The Lively Set

1964

Busses Roar Busses Roar

1942

Air Cadet Air Cadet

1951

Whistle Stop Whistle Stop

1946

Step Down to Terror Step Down to Terror

1958

The Treasure of Lost Canyon The Treasure of Lost Canyon

1952

Nine Lives Are Not Enough Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941

Comanche Territory Comanche Territory

1950

Bonzo Goes to College Bonzo Goes to College

1952

Dear Heart Dear Heart

1965

Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls

1967

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