Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 2, 1917
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.
MovieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMy Brother's Wedding
1983
as Pastor #2
MovieThe Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Alan Hardesty
TVMatt Helm
1975
as Mr. Simmons
TVSwitch
1975
as Charles Estabrook
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
TVHarry O
1974
MoviePolice Headquarters
1974
as David L. Chapin
MovieScream, Pretty Peggy
1973
as George Thornton
MoviePartners in Crime
1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
TVThe Rookies
1972
MovieThe Screaming Woman
1972
as Ken Bronson
TVCannon
1971
MovieThe Arrangement
1969
as Finnegan
MovieHail, Hero!
1969
as Senator Murchiston
MovieThe Smugglers
1968
as Harry Miller
TVLand of the Giants
1968
as Mr. Erdap
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Tom Laraby
MovieThe Swimmer
1968
as Howard Graham
MovieThe Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Dolan
MovieValley of the Dolls
1967
as Kevin Gillmore
MovieThe Money Jungle
1967
as Harvey Sheppard
TVMannix
1967
as Adam Pierson
TVJudd, for the Defense
1967
TVIronside
1967
as Mr. Thomas
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Robert Morrison
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Mitchell Connally
TVStar Trek
1966
as Commodore Stocker
TVF Troop
1965
MovieThe Third Day
1965
as Lawrence Conway
MovieDear Heart
1965
as Frank Taylor
MovieThe Lively Set
1964
as Paul Manning
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Simon Jarvis
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Taggart Coleman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Oliver Greer
MovieShowdown
1963
as Bert Pickett
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Walter Kendricks
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Randolf
MovieBack Street
1961
as Curt Stanton
MovieTammy Tell Me True
1961
as Buford Woodly
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Ben Stockton
TVCheckmate
1960
as Mack Weston
MovieNo Name on the Bullet
1959
as Luke Canfield
MovieStep Down to Terror
1958
as Johnny Walters
Rendezvous
1958
as John Burden
MovieThe Playroom
1957
as George Rutherford
MovieUntil They Sail
1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
TVWagon Train
1957
as Marshal Vern Rothman
MovieJeanne Eagels
1957
as John Donahue
MovieWalk the Proud Land
1956
as Tom Sweeny
MovieThe Price of Fear
1956
as Pete Carroll
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
MovieTo Hell and Back
1955
as Brandon
MovieAll That Heaven Allows
1955
as Mick Anderson
MovieFemale on the Beach
1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
MovieSummer Pavilion
1955
as Ned Welch
MovieFour Guns to the Border
1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
MovieThe Road to Edinburgh
1954
as Jeff Davis
TVClimax!
1954
as Mickey Wayne
MovieTobor the Great
1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
MovieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Don Haynes
MovieWar Arrow
1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Jeff Bertch
MovieIt Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
MovieThe Lone Hand
1953
as George Hadley
MovieGunsmoke
1953
as Johnny Lake
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
MovieBonzo Goes to College
1952
as Malcolm Drew
MovieThe Red Ball Express
1952
as Partridge
MovieThe Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
as Jim Anderson
MovieLittle Egypt
1951
as Oliver Doane
MovieYou Never Can Tell
1951
as Perry Collins
MovieAir Cadet
1951
as Captain Sullivan
MovieHarvey
1950
as Dr. Sanderson
MovieWinchester '73
1950
as Steve Miller
MoviePeggy
1950
as Tom Fielding
MovieLouisa
1950
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
MovieI Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Herb Klaxon
MovieComanche Territory
1950
as Stacey Howard
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Johnny Bond
MovieJohnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
MovieTarzan's Magic Fountain
1949
as Dodd
TVStudio One
1948
as Ned Welch
MovieThe Tender Years
1948
as Bob Wilson
MovieThe Pretender
1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
MovieWinter Wonderland
1946
as Steve Kirk
MovieA Night in Casablanca
1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
MovieWhistle Stop
1946
as Ernie
MovieYou Came Along
1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
MovieConflict
1945
as Norman Holsworth
Proceed and Report
1943
as Lt. Johnson
MovieAir Force
1943
as Navigator
MovieThe Hard Way
1943
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
MovieNow, Voyager
1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
MovieBusses Roar
1942
as Eddie Sloan
MovieAcross the Pacific
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
MovieWinning Your Wings
1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
MovieThe Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
MovieBullet Scars
1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
MovieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Sandy
MovieDangerously They Live
1941
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
MovieThe Maltese Falcon
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieSergeant York
1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
MovieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Snappy Saunders
MovieOut of the Fog
1941
MovieMillion Dollar Baby
1941
MovieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Young Priest (uncredited)
MovieCareer
1939
as Rex Chaney
