Charles Drake
Acting
Born 1917-10-02
Died 1994-09-10
New York City, New York, USA
111 credits
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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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Filmography
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Acting
52 credits
Star Trek
The Fugitive
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Wagon Train
Mannix
The Virginian
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Lucy Show
Climax!
Daniel Boone
Studio One
The Invaders
The Name of the Game
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Land of the Giants
Switch
Checkmate
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Maltese Falcon
Matt Helm
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Sergeant York
Winchester '73
Harvey
The Swimmer
All That Heaven Allows
Letter to Loretta
Valley of the Dolls
Now, Voyager
A Night in Casablanca
The Glenn Miller Story
The Arrangement
It Came from Outer Space
No Name on the Bullet
Air Force
The Man Who Came to Dinner
General Electric Theater
Until They Sail
Jeanne Eagels
Across the Pacific
Back Street
Conflict
Dear Heart
Whistle Stop
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Female on the Beach
To Hell and Back
The Counterfeit Killer
The Road to Edinburgh
The Hard Way
One Foot in Heaven
Other credits
8 credits
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Cannon
The Rookies
Kraft Television Theatre
The 20th Century Fox Hour
F Troop
Harry O
Judd, for the Defense
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