
Charles Drake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2 October 1917 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 10 September 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.
Known for
Acting 80
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1985My Brother's Wedding as Pastor #2
- 1975The Lives of Jenny Dolan as Alan Hardesty
- 1975Cop on the Beat as Deputy Chief Berliner
- 1974Police Headquarters as David L. Chapin
- 1973Scream, Pretty Peggy as George Thornton
- 1973Partners in Crime as Lt. Fred Harnett
- 1972The Screaming Woman as Ken Bronson
- 1969The Arrangement as Finnegan
- 1969Hail, Hero! as Senator Murchiston
- 1968The Smugglers as Harry Miller
- 1968The Swimmer as Howard Graham
- 1968The Counterfeit Killer as Dolan
- 1967Valley of the Dolls as Kevin Gillmore
- 1967The Money Jungle as Harvey Sheppard
- 1965The Third Day as Lawrence Conway
- 1965Dear Heart as Frank Taylor
- 1964The Lively Set as Paul Manning
- 1963Showdown as Bert Pickett
- 1961Back Street as Curt Stanton
- 1961Tammy Tell Me True as Buford Woodly
- 1959No Name on the Bullet as Luke Canfield
- 1958Step Down to Terror as Johnny Walters
- 1957The Playroom as George Rutherford
- 1957Until They Sail as Capt. Richard Bates
- 1957Jeanne Eagels as John Donahue
- 1956Walk the Proud Land as Tom Sweeny
- 1956The Price of Fear as Pete Carroll
- 1955To Hell and Back as Brandon
- 1955All That Heaven Allows as Mick Anderson
- 1955Female on the Beach as Police Lieutenant Galley
- 1955Summer Pavilion as Ned Welch
- 1954Four Guns to the Border as Sheriff Jim Flannery
- 1954The Road to Edinburgh as Jeff Davis
- 1954Tobor the Great as Dr. Ralph Harrison
- 1954The Glenn Miller Story as Don Haynes
- 1953War Arrow as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
- 1953It Came from Outer Space as Sheriff Matt Warren
- 1953The Lone Hand as George Hadley
- 1953Gunsmoke as Johnny Lake
- 1952Bonzo Goes to College as Malcolm Drew
- 1952The Red Ball Express as Partridge
- 1952The Treasure of Lost Canyon as Jim Anderson
- 1951Little Egypt as Oliver Doane
- 1951You Never Can Tell as Perry Collins
- 1951Air Cadet as Captain Sullivan
- 1950Harvey as Dr. Sanderson
- 1950Winchester '73 as Steve Miller
- 1950Peggy as Tom Fielding
- 1950Louisa as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950I Was a Shoplifter as Herb Klaxon
- 1950Comanche Territory as Stacey Howard
- 1949Johnny Stool Pigeon as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1949Tarzan's Magic Fountain as Dodd
- 1948The Tender Years as Bob Wilson
- 1947The Pretender as Dr. Leonard Koster
- 1946Winter Wonderland as Steve Kirk
- 1946A Night in Casablanca as Lt. Pierre Delmar
- 1946Whistle Stop as Ernie
- 1945You Came Along as Lt. R. Janoschek
- 1945Conflict as Norman Holsworth
- 1943Proceed and Report as Lt. Johnson
- 1943Air Force as Navigator
- 1943The Hard Way as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
- 1942Now, Voyager as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
- 1942Busses Roar as Eddie Sloan
- 1942Across the Pacific as Officer (uncredited)
- 1942Winning Your Wings as State College Student (uncredited)
- 1942The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)
- 1942Bullet Scars as Reporter at Police HQ
- 1941Dangerously They Live as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
- 1941The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sandy
- 1941One Foot in Heaven as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
- 1941The Maltese Falcon as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1941Sergeant York as Scorer (uncredited)
- 1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Snappy Saunders
- 1941Out of the Fog
- 1941Million Dollar Baby
- 1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Young Priest (uncredited)
- 1939Career as Rex Chaney





