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Charles Drake

Actor
Born October 2, 1917Died September 10, 1994 (76 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • A Night in Casablanca
  • Air Force
  • The Lucy Show
  • Whistle Stop

Known For

  • Harvey
  • It Came from Outer Space
  • Winchester '73
  • The Glenn Miller Story
  • All That Heaven Allows
  • To Hell and Back
  • A Night in Casablanca
  • No Name on the Bullet
  • Valley of the Dolls
  • Conflict
  • Tobor the Great
  • Air Force
  • Gunsmoke
  • Back Street
  • Red Ball Express
  • Scream, Pretty Peggy
  • Walk the Proud Land
  • Until They Sail
  • Dear Heart
  • Female on the Beach
  • The Price of Fear
  • Showdown
  • Jeanne Eagels
  • Comanche Territory

Filmography

2002
The Universe According to Universal · as Sheriff Matt Warren
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Don Haynes (clip From The Glenn Miller Story (1954))
1983
My Brother's Wedding · as Pastor #2
1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan · as Alan Hardesty
1975
Matt Helm (TV Series) · as Mr. Simmons
1975
Cop on the Beat · as Deputy Chief Berliner
1975
Switch (TV Series) · as Charles Estabrook
1975
Caribe (TV Series) · as Cast
1973
Scream, Pretty Peggy · as George Thornton
1973
Police Story (TV Series)
1973
Harry O (TV Series)
1972
The Rookies (TV Series)
1972
The Screaming Woman · as Ken Bronson
1971
McMillan and Wife (TV Series) · as Web Hilliard
1971
Man and the City (TV Series) · as Hess
1971
Cannon (TV Series)
1971
Owen Marshall, Counselor At Law (TV Series) · as Capt. John Madovan
1971
The Seven Minutes · as Sgt. Kellogg
1969
The Arrangement · as Finnegan
1969
Hail, Hero! · as Senator Murchiston
1969
Bracken's World (TV Series) · as Chuck Talbot
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) · as Earl Reed
1969
The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV Series) · as Jack Sheehan
1968
The Smugglers · as Harry Miller
1968
Land of the Giants (TV Series) · as Mr. Erdap
1968
The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Jonathan Galley
1968
The Swimmer · as Howard Graham
1968
1967
The Money Jungle · as Harvey Sheppard
1967
Valley of the Dolls · as Kevin Gillmore
1967
Mannix (TV Series) · as Adam Pierson
1967
Ironside (TV Series) · as Mr. Thomas
1967
1967
The Invaders (TV Series) · as Robert Morrison
1966
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Mitchell Connally
1966
Star Trek (TV Series) · as Commodore Stocker
1965
The Third Day · as Lawrence Conway
1965
F Troop (TV Series)
1964
Dear Heart · as Frank Taylor
1964
The Lively Set · as Paul Manning
1964
Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Andy Wharton
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Taggart Coleman
1964
Slattery's People (TV Series) · as David Bryant
1964
Destry (TV Series) · as Sheriff Connel
1963
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Oliver Greer
1963
Showdown · as Bert Pickett
1962
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Phil Hall
1962
The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Walter Kendricks
1962
The Virginian (TV Series) · as Randolf
1961
Back Street · as Curt Stanton
1961
Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Walter Mitchell
1961
The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Larry Kester
1961
Tammy Tell Me True · as Buford Woodly
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Charles Preston
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Ben Stockton
1960
Checkmate (TV Series) · as Mack Weston
1959
Laramie (TV Series) · as Allen Winter
1959
No Name on the Bullet · as Luke Canfield
1958
Step Down to Terror · as Johnny Walters
1957
Until They Sail · as Capt. Richard Bates
1957
Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Frank Casteel
1957
Jeanne Eagels · as John Donahue
1956
Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as George Rutherford
1956
Walk the Proud Land · as Tom Sweeny
1956
The Price of Fear · as Pete Carroll
1955
All That Heaven Allows · as Mick Anderson
1955
To Hell and Back · as Brandon
1955
1955
The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Cast
1955
Female on the Beach · as Police Lieutenant Galley
1954
Four Guns to the Border · as Sheriff Jim Flannery
1954
Climax! (TV Series) · as Mickey Wayne
1954
The Best of Broadway (TV Series) · as Keith Burgess
1954
Tobor the Great · as Dr. Ralph Harrison
1954
The Glenn Miller Story · as Don Haynes
1953
War Arrow · as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
1953
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Tom
1953
The Lone Hand · as George Hadley
1953
It Came from Outer Space · as Sheriff Matt Warren
1953
Gunsmoke · as Johnny Lake
1953
Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Harris
1953
General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
1952
Bonzo Goes to College · as Malcolm Drew
1952
Red Ball Express · as Partridge
1952
The Treasure of Lost Canyon · as Jim Anderson
1951
Little Egypt · as Oliver Doane
1951
You Never Can Tell · as Perry Collins
1951
Air Cadet · as Captain Sullivan
1951
The Fat Man · as Radio Broadcaster At Racetrack
1950
Harvey · as Dr. Sanderson
1950
Mystery Submarine · as Commodore
1950
Deported · as Voice Of Customs Official
1950
The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Pres
1950
Peggy · as Tom Fielding
1950
Winchester '73 · as Steve Miller
1950
Louisa · as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1950
I Was a Shoplifter · as Herb Klaxon
1950
Comanche Territory · as Stacey Howard
1950
1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as David
1949
1948
Studio One (TV Series) · as Ned Welch
1948
The Babe Ruth Story · as Reporter
1947
The Pretender · as Dr. Leonard Koster
1947
1946
A Night in Casablanca · as Lt. Pierre Delmar
1946
Winter Wonderland · as Steve Kirk
1946
1945
You Came Along · as Lt. R. Janoschek
1945
Conflict · as Norman Holsworth
1945
1943
Air Force · as Navigator
1943
The Hard Way · as Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
1942
Now, Voyager · as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
1942
Busses Roar · as Eddie Sloan
1942
Across the Pacific · as Officer (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Sisters · as Man Entering Courtroom
1942
Wings for the Eagle · as Customer
1942
1942
Winning Your Wings · as State College Student (uncredited)
1942
Larceny, Inc · as R.v. Boyce - Driver In Accident
1942
The Male Animal · as Student (uncredited)
1942
Bullet Scars · as Reporter At Police Hq
1941
1941
1941
Dangerously They Live · as Joe, Hospital Orderly With Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven · as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941
The Maltese Falcon · as Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York · as Scorer (uncredited)
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough · as Snappy Saunders
1941
Navy Blues · as Seabag Inspection Officer
1941
Dive Bomber · as Pilot
1941
I Wanted Wings · as Cadet
1941
1941
Million Dollar Baby · as Pamela's First Dance Partner
1941
Affectionately Yours · as Hospital Intern
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Young Priest (uncredited)
1939
Conspiracy · as Police Guard

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