Charles Drake
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-10-02
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Drake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
Valley of the Dolls
Dec 27, 1967
The Male Animal
Mar 12, 1942
The Pretender
Aug 11, 1947
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Dec 24, 1941
A Night in Casablanca
May 10, 1946
Conflict
Jun 15, 1945
Across the Pacific
Sep 04, 1942
Winchester '73
Jul 12, 1950
All That Heaven Allows
Dec 25, 1955
War Arrow
Dec 26, 1953
Tammy Tell Me True
Jul 26, 1961
Air Force
Mar 20, 1943
Tobor the Great
Sep 01, 1954
To Hell and Back
Sep 22, 1955
Female on the Beach
Aug 19, 1955
I Was a Shoplifter
May 13, 1950
The Glenn Miller Story
Jan 04, 1954
The Arrangement
Nov 18, 1969
It Came from Outer Space
Jun 05, 1953
The Price of Fear
Mar 13, 1956
No Name on the Bullet
Feb 01, 1959
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Mar 01, 1952
Step Down to Terror
Sep 01, 1958
Whistle Stop
Jan 25, 1946
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Sep 20, 1941
Comanche Territory
May 01, 1950
Dear Heart
Mar 07, 1965
Bonzo Goes to College
Sep 11, 1952
Air Cadet
Mar 14, 1951
Busses Roar
Sep 19, 1942
Jeanne Eagels
Aug 02, 1957
Winning Your Wings
May 28, 1942
The Third Day
Aug 04, 1965
Gunsmoke
May 04, 1953
You Never Can Tell
Sep 23, 1951
The Lively Set
Oct 24, 1964
The Red Ball Express
May 29, 1952
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Feb 05, 1949
The Counterfeit Killer
May 01, 1968
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Nov 24, 1973
The Lone Hand
May 20, 1953
Showdown
May 03, 1963
Four Guns to the Border
Nov 05, 1954
Winter Wonderland
May 12, 1946
Back Street
Oct 11, 1961
You Came Along
Jul 04, 1945
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Apr 20, 1949
Bullet Scars
Mar 07, 1942
Career
Jul 07, 1939
Little Egypt
Oct 01, 1951
Louisa
May 31, 1950
Harvey
Dec 04, 1950
Cop on the Beat
May 06, 1975
Walk the Proud Land
Sep 01, 1956
The Money Jungle
Dec 15, 1967
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Aug 31, 1939
Now, Voyager
Oct 22, 1942
The Maltese Falcon
Oct 18, 1941
Until They Sail
Oct 08, 1957
The Smugglers
Dec 24, 1968
Peggy
Jul 01, 1950
Sergeant York
Sep 27, 1941
Police Headquarters
Mar 19, 1974
My Brother's Wedding
Sep 13, 1983
Dangerously They Live
Dec 24, 1941
The Tender Years
Jan 03, 1948
The Screaming Woman
Jan 29, 1972
Hail, Hero!
Oct 04, 1969
The Swimmer
Aug 09, 1968
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Mar 13, 1987
Summer Pavilion
May 02, 1955
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Oct 27, 1975
The Hard Way
Jan 13, 1943
Partners in Crime
Mar 24, 1973
Out of the Fog
Jun 14, 1941
One Foot in Heaven
Nov 01, 1941
Proceed and Report
Nov 03, 1943
The Road to Edinburgh
The Playroom
Oct 10, 1957
Star Trek
Sep 08, 1966
The Rookies
Sep 11, 1972
F Troop
Sep 14, 1965
The Lucy Show
Oct 01, 1962
Land of the Giants
Sep 22, 1968
Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Cannon
Sep 14, 1971
Harry O
Sep 12, 1974
Daniel Boone
Sep 24, 1964
Police Story
Mar 20, 1973
The Fugitive
Sep 17, 1963
Switch
Sep 09, 1975
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Oct 04, 1963
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Oct 05, 1955
Judd for the Defense
Sep 08, 1967
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Letter to Loretta
Sep 20, 1953
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Sep 19, 1960
Matt Helm
Sep 20, 1975
Letter to Loretta
Sep 20, 1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jan 30, 1950
Daniel Boone
Sep 24, 1964
Checkmate
Sep 17, 1960
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
Ironside
Mar 28, 1967
Mission: Impossible
Sep 17, 1966
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
Rendezvous
Jan 01, 1958
The Invaders
Jan 10, 1967
Kraft Television Theatre
May 07, 1947
Wagon Train
Sep 18, 1957
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
Wagon Train
Sep 18, 1957