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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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Known For
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 | The Counterfeit Killer · as Dolan |
| 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 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 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 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 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 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 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 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Billy Gordon |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fireside Theatre (TV Series) · as David |
| 1949 | Tarzan's Magic Fountain · as Dodd |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Ned Welch |
| 1948 | The Babe Ruth Story · as Reporter |
| 1947 | The Pretender · as Dr. Leonard Koster |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1946 | A Night in Casablanca · as Lt. Pierre Delmar |
| 1946 | Winter Wonderland · as Steve Kirk |
| 1946 | Whistle Stop · as Ernie |
| 1945 | You Came Along · as Lt. R. Janoschek |
| 1945 | Conflict · as Norman Holsworth |
| 1945 | It Happened in Springfield · as Cast |
| 1943 | |
| 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 | You're in the Army Now · as Private |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner · as Sandy |
| 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 |