Charles Drake
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
128
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-10-02
Day of death
1994-09-10 (76 years old)
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.
Known For
Star Trek
The Fugitive
Ironside
Mannix
Mission: Impossible
The Virginian
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Wagon Train
Studio One
Cannon
Climax!
The Invaders
The Lucy Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Land of the Giants
Sergeant York
The Rookies
Gunsmoke
The Lone Hand
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Switch
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Harvey
Back Street
Harry O
F Troop
I Was a Shoplifter
Conflict
Matt Helm
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Comanche Territory
Kraft Television Theatre
Judd for the Defense
Until They Sail
Dangerously They Live
Summer Pavilion
Checkmate
Scream, Pretty Peggy
To Hell and Back
Hail, Hero!
Proceed and Report
Peggy
Busses Roar
Air Cadet
Whistle Stop
The Maltese Falcon
The Tender Years
Female on the Beach
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Playroom
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Air Force
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
The Male Animal
The Pretender
Winning Your Wings
Winchester '73
Now, Voyager
Valley of the Dolls
All That Heaven Allows
The Swimmer
No Name on the Bullet
Dear Heart
The Arrangement
It Came from Outer Space
General Electric Theater
The Glenn Miller Story
Across the Pacific
A Night in Casablanca
War Arrow
The Red Ball Express
Partners in Crime
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
The Hard Way
The Counterfeit Killer
Four Guns to the Border
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Out of the Fog
Showdown
You Came Along
Bullet Scars
Step Down to Terror
Louisa
Little Egypt
Tobor the Great
Rendezvous
Bonzo Goes to College
The Smugglers
Johnny Stool Pigeon
One Foot in Heaven
Tammy Tell Me True
Jeanne Eagels
Walk the Proud Land
The Screaming Woman
Career
The Third Day
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
The Price of Fear
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Money Jungle
The Lively Set
You Never Can Tell
Cop on the Beat
The Road to Edinburgh
My Brother's Wedding
Winter Wonderland
Police Headquarters
