Charles Drake

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

122

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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • 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

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The Rookies

    The Rookies

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Switch

    Switch

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • F Troop

    F Troop

  • Land of the Giants

    Land of the Giants

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Four Guns to the Border

    Four Guns to the Border

  • All That Heaven Allows

    All That Heaven Allows

  • Across the Pacific

    Across the Pacific

  • It Came from Outer Space

    It Came from Outer Space

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Walk the Proud Land

    Walk the Proud Land

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • The Treasure of Lost Canyon

    The Treasure of Lost Canyon

  • Bonzo Goes to College

    Bonzo Goes to College

  • The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • The Male Animal

    The Male Animal

  • The Money Jungle

    The Money Jungle

  • You Never Can Tell

    You Never Can Tell

  • Harvey

    Harvey

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • The Lively Set

    The Lively Set

  • Showdown

    Showdown

  • Louisa

    Louisa

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • To Hell and Back

    To Hell and Back

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • The Screaming Woman

    The Screaming Woman

  • The Lives of Jenny Dolan

    The Lives of Jenny Dolan

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

  • Hail, Hero!

    Hail, Hero!

  • Partners in Crime

    Partners in Crime

  • The Lone Hand

    The Lone Hand

  • Johnny Stool Pigeon

    Johnny Stool Pigeon

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • The Maltese Falcon

    The Maltese Falcon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Busses Roar

    Busses Roar

  • Nine Lives Are Not Enough

    Nine Lives Are Not Enough

  • Tarzan's Magic Fountain

    Tarzan's Magic Fountain

  • Step Down to Terror

    Step Down to Terror

  • No Name on the Bullet

    No Name on the Bullet

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Winter Wonderland

    Winter Wonderland

  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

  • My Brother's Wedding

    My Brother's Wedding

  • Scream, Pretty Peggy

    Scream, Pretty Peggy

  • Winning Your Wings

    Winning Your Wings

  • Until They Sail

    Until They Sail

  • Air Force

    Air Force

  • Peggy

    Peggy

  • The Third Day

    The Third Day

  • War Arrow

    War Arrow

  • Now, Voyager

    Now, Voyager

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Smugglers

    The Smugglers

  • A Night in Casablanca

    A Night in Casablanca

  • Female on the Beach

    Female on the Beach

  • Air Cadet

    Air Cadet

  • The Swimmer

    The Swimmer

  • Little Egypt

    Little Egypt

  • Tammy Tell Me True

    Tammy Tell Me True

  • Out of the Fog

    Out of the Fog

  • Comanche Territory

    Comanche Territory

  • The Tender Years

    The Tender Years

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • Summer Pavilion

    Summer Pavilion

  • Proceed and Report

    Proceed and Report

  • Dangerously They Live

    Dangerously They Live

  • Tobor the Great

    Tobor the Great

  • Rendezvous

    Rendezvous

  • Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

  • Police Headquarters

    Police Headquarters

  • The Price of Fear

    The Price of Fear

  • I Was a Shoplifter

    I Was a Shoplifter

  • The Counterfeit Killer

    The Counterfeit Killer

  • The Road to Edinburgh

    The Road to Edinburgh

  • Whistle Stop

    Whistle Stop

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • The Hard Way

    The Hard Way

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Career

    Career