Charles Drake
Acting
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.
TV Shows(31)
Matt Helm
Mr. Simmons
1975
Switch
Charles Estabrook
1975
Harry O
1974
The Rookies
1972
Cannon
1971
Land of the Giants
Mr. Erdap
1968
The Name of the Game
Tom Laraby
1968
Mannix
Adam Pierson
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Ironside
Mr. Thomas
1967
The Invaders
Robert Morrison
1967
Mission: Impossible
Mitchell Connally
1966
Star Trek
Commodore Stocker
1966
F Troop
1965
Daniel Boone
Simon Jarvis
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Taggart Coleman
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Fugitive
Oliver Greer
1963
The Lucy Show
Walter Kendricks
1962
The Virginian
Randolf
1962
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Ben Stockton
1960
Checkmate
Mack Weston
1960
Rendezvous
John Burden
1958
Wagon Train
Marshal Vern Rothman
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Climax!
Mickey Wayne
1954
Letter to Loretta
Jeff Bertch
1953
General Electric Theater
Jeff Davis (uncredited)
1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Johnny Bond
1950
Studio One
Ned Welch
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Movies(80)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
My Brother's Wedding
Pastor #2
1983
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Alan Hardesty
1975
Cop on the Beat
Deputy Chief Berliner
1975
Police Headquarters
David L. Chapin
1974
Scream, Pretty Peggy
George Thornton
1973
Partners in Crime
Lt. Fred Harnett
1973
The Screaming Woman
Ken Bronson
1972
The Arrangement
Finnegan
1969
Hail, Hero!
Senator Murchiston
1969
The Smugglers
Harry Miller
1968
The Swimmer
Howard Graham
1968
The Counterfeit Killer
Dolan
1968
Valley of the Dolls
Kevin Gillmore
1967
The Money Jungle
Harvey Sheppard
1967
The Third Day
Lawrence Conway
1965
Dear Heart
Frank Taylor
1965
The Lively Set
Paul Manning
1964
Showdown
Bert Pickett
1963
Back Street
Curt Stanton
1961
Tammy Tell Me True
Buford Woodly
1961
No Name on the Bullet
Luke Canfield
1959
Step Down to Terror
Johnny Walters
1958
The Playroom
George Rutherford
1957
Until They Sail
Capt. Richard Bates
1957
Jeanne Eagels
John Donahue
1957
Walk the Proud Land
Tom Sweeny
1956
The Price of Fear
Pete Carroll
1956
To Hell and Back
Brandon
1955
All That Heaven Allows
Mick Anderson
1955
Female on the Beach
Police Lieutenant Galley
1955
Summer Pavilion
Ned Welch
1955
Four Guns to the Border
Sheriff Jim Flannery
1954
The Road to Edinburgh
Jeff Davis
1954
Tobor the Great
Dr. Ralph Harrison
1954
The Glenn Miller Story
Don Haynes
1954
War Arrow
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
1953
It Came from Outer Space
Sheriff Matt Warren
1953
The Lone Hand
George Hadley
1953
Gunsmoke
Johnny Lake
1953
Bonzo Goes to College
Malcolm Drew
1952
The Red Ball Express
Partridge
1952
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Jim Anderson
1952
Little Egypt
Oliver Doane
1951
You Never Can Tell
Perry Collins
1951
Air Cadet
Captain Sullivan
1951
Harvey
Dr. Sanderson
1950
Winchester '73
Steve Miller
1950
Peggy
Tom Fielding
1950
Louisa
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1950
I Was a Shoplifter
Herb Klaxon
1950
Comanche Territory
Stacey Howard
1950
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Dodd
1949
The Tender Years
Bob Wilson
1948
The Pretender
Dr. Leonard Koster
1947
Winter Wonderland
Steve Kirk
1946
A Night in Casablanca
Lt. Pierre Delmar
1946
Whistle Stop
Ernie
1946
You Came Along
Lt. R. Janoschek
1945
Conflict
Norman Holsworth
1945
Proceed and Report
Lt. Johnson
1943
Air Force
Navigator
1943
The Hard Way
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
1943
Now, Voyager
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
1942
Busses Roar
Eddie Sloan
1942
Across the Pacific
Officer (uncredited)
1942
Winning Your Wings
State College Student (uncredited)
1942
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
1942
Bullet Scars
Reporter at Police HQ
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sandy
1941
Dangerously They Live
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941
The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Snappy Saunders
1941
Out of the Fog
1941
Million Dollar Baby
1941
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Young Priest (uncredited)
1939
Career
Rex Chaney
1939