Charles Drake

Acting

Born Oct 02, 1917

From New York City, New York, USA

Died Sep 10, 1994

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.

Charles Drake

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, Voyager

Harvey

Valley of the Dolls

Winchester '73

The Swimmer

Sergeant York

To Hell and Back

It Came from Outer Space

Filmography — Acting

The Maltese Falcon

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, Voyager

Harvey

Valley of the Dolls

Winchester '73

The Swimmer

Sergeant York

To Hell and Back

It Came from Outer Space

All That Heaven Allows

The Hard Way

No Name on the Bullet

Back Street

Air Force

The Male Animal

The Red Ball Express

The Glenn Miller Story

Louisa

Across the Pacific

Gunsmoke

Bullet Scars

Dear Heart

Out of the Fog

War Arrow

A Night in Casablanca

The Arrangement

Peggy

I Was a Shoplifter

Little Egypt

The Man Who Came to Dinner

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Four Guns to the Border

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

Walk the Proud Land

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Tammy Tell Me True

Career

The Money Jungle

Conflict

Comanche Territory

The Screaming Woman

Tobor the Great

Hail, Hero!

Female on the Beach

Showdown

The Third Day

Jeanne Eagels

The Price of Fear

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Pretender

Air Cadet

One Foot in Heaven

Until They Sail

The Smugglers

Scream, Pretty Peggy

Cop on the Beat

Whistle Stop

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

You Never Can Tell

The Lone Hand

Busses Roar

Million Dollar Baby

My Brother's Wedding

Dangerously They Live

Winning Your Wings

The Counterfeit Killer