Charles Drake
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Mannix
Adam Pierson
1967
Series
Star Trek
Commodore Stocker
1966
Series
Ironside
Mr. Thomas
1967
Series
The Fugitive
Oliver Greer
1963
Series
Wagon Train
Marshal Vern Rothman
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Sam Livingston
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Frank Casteel
1957
Series
The Virginian
Randolf
1962
Series
Mission: Impossible
Mitchell Connally
1966
Series
Studio One
Ned Welch
1948
Series
Climax!
Mickey Wayne
1954
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Johnny Bond
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Ivan
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Billy Gordon
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lew
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Paul Doniger
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Carl Phillips
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Gavin Rhodes
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Andrew
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Wayne
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Jed
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Kenneth Reed
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
John
1950
Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
Chet
1950
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
The Lucy Show
Walter Kendricks
1962
Series
Daniel Boone
Simon Jarvis
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Andy Wharton
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
The Invaders
Robert Morrison
1967
Series
The Rookies
1972
Series
The Name of the Game
Tom Laraby
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Jonathan Galley
1968
Series
Switch
Charles Estabrook
1975
Series
Land of the Giants
Mr. Erdap
1968
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Taggart Coleman
1964
Series
Checkmate
Mack Weston
1960
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Series
Harry O
1974
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Ben Stockton
1960
Series
F Troop
1965
Series
Matt Helm
Mr. Simmons
1975
Film
The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Film
Winchester '73
Steve Miller
1950
Series
Letter to Loretta
Jeff Bertch
1953
Series
Letter to Loretta
Tom
1953
Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Young Priest (uncredited)
1939
Film
To Hell and Back
Brandon
1955
Film
Harvey
Dr. Sanderson
1950
Film
No Name on the Bullet
Luke Canfield
1959
Film
The Glenn Miller Story
Don Haynes
1954
Film
Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
1941
Film
Now, Voyager
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
1942
Film
Across the Pacific
Officer (uncredited)
1942
Film
Female on the Beach
Police Lieutenant Galley
1955
Film
Valley of the Dolls
Kevin Gillmore
1967
Series
General Electric Theater
Jeff Davis (uncredited)
1953
Film
All That Heaven Allows
Mick Anderson
1955
Film
The Swimmer
Howard Graham
1968
Film
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
1942
Film
Until They Sail
Capt. Richard Bates
1957
Film
It Came from Outer Space
Sheriff Matt Warren
1953
Film
Conflict
Norman Holsworth
1945
Film
A Night in Casablanca
Lt. Pierre Delmar
1946
Film
The Red Ball Express
Partridge
1952
Film
The Arrangement
Finnegan
1969
Film
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sandy
1941
Film
Tobor the Great
Dr. Ralph Harrison
1954
Film
Whistle Stop
Ernie
1946
Film
War Arrow
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
1953
Film
You Came Along
Lt. R. Janoschek
1945
Film
Four Guns to the Border
Sheriff Jim Flannery
1954
Film
Air Force
Navigator
1943
Film
Step Down to Terror
Johnny Walters
1958
Film
Comanche Territory
Stacey Howard
1950
Film
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Film
Jeanne Eagels
John Donahue
1957
Film
Air Cadet
Captain Sullivan
1951
Film
Out of the Fog
1941
Film
The Lively Set
Paul Manning
1964
Film
The Hard Way
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
1943
Film
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Dodd
1949
Film
Walk the Proud Land
Tom Sweeny
1956
Film
One Foot in Heaven
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Playroom
George Rutherford
1957
Film
Peggy
Tom Fielding
1950
Film
Cop on the Beat
Deputy Chief Berliner
1975
Film
The Pretender
Dr. Leonard Koster
1947
Film
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
Film
Back Street
Curt Stanton
1961
Film
The Price of Fear
Pete Carroll
1956
Film
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Alan Hardesty
1975
Film
You Never Can Tell
Perry Collins
1951
Film
Showdown
Bert Pickett
1963
Film
Tammy Tell Me True
Buford Woodly
1961
Film
Little Egypt
Oliver Doane
1951
Film
The Lone Hand
George Hadley
1953
Film
Gunsmoke
Johnny Lake
1953
Film
Partners in Crime
Lt. Fred Harnett
1973
Film
Dear Heart
Frank Taylor
1965
Film
I Was a Shoplifter
Herb Klaxon
1950
Film
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Snappy Saunders
1941
Film
Louisa
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Film
Busses Roar
Eddie Sloan
1942
Film
Hail, Hero!
Senator Murchiston
1969
Film
Scream, Pretty Peggy
George Thornton
1973
Film
My Brother's Wedding
Pastor #2
1985
Film
Summer Pavilion
Ned Welch
1955
Film
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1949
Film
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Jim Anderson
1952
Film
The Road to Edinburgh
Jeff Davis
1954
Film
Dangerously They Live
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
1941
Film
Bullet Scars
Reporter at Police HQ
1942
Film
Winning Your Wings
State College Student (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Counterfeit Killer
Dolan
1968
Film
The Third Day
Lawrence Conway
1965
Film
The Money Jungle
Harvey Sheppard
1967
Film
The Screaming Woman
Ken Bronson
1972
Film
Career
Rex Chaney
1939
Film
Police Headquarters
David L. Chapin
1974
Film
The Smugglers
Harry Miller
1968
Film
Bonzo Goes to College
Malcolm Drew
1952
Rendezvous
John Burden
1958
Proceed and Report
Lt. Johnson
1943
Film
The Tender Years
Bob Wilson
1948
Film
Winter Wonderland
Steve Kirk
1946