Birth Day: 1917-10-02
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
Credits
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Pastor #2 -
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As Deputy Chief Berliner -
As David L. Chapin -
As George Thornton -
As Lt. Fred Harnett -
As Ken Bronson -
As Jeff Davis -
As Finnegan -
As Senator Murchiston -
As Howard Graham -
As Harry Miller -
As Dolan -
As Harvey Sheppard -
As Kevin Gillmore -
As Frank Taylor -
As Lawrence Conway -
As Paul Manning -
As Bert Pickett -
As Curt Stanton -
As Buford Woodly -
As Luke Canfield -
As Johnny Walters -
As George Rutherford -
As Capt. Richard Bates -
As John Donahue -
As Pete Carroll -
As Tom Sweeny -
As Police Lieutenant Galley -
As Brandon -
As Mick Anderson -
As Ned Welch -
As Sheriff Jim Flannery -
As Dr. Ralph Harrison -
As Don Haynes -
As Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn -
As Sheriff Matt Warren -
As George Hadley -
As Johnny Lake -
As Partridge -
As Malcolm Drew -
As Jim Anderson -
As Perry Collins -
As Captain Sullivan -
As Oliver Doane -
As Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) -
As Dr. Sanderson -
As Steve Miller -
As Tom Fielding -
As Stacey Howard -
As Herb Klaxon -
As Dodd -
As Hotel Clerk (uncredited) -
As Bob Wilson -
As Dr. Leonard Koster -
As Lt. Pierre Delmar -
As Ernie -
As Steve Kirk -
As Norman Holsworth -
As Lt. R. Janoschek -
As Lt. Johnson
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As Trailer Narrator (Uncredited) -
As Navigator -
As Officer (uncredited) -
As Reporter at Police HQ -
As Eddie Sloan -
As Leslie Trotter (uncredited) -
As State College Student (uncredited) -
As Student (uncredited) -
As Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) -
As Scorer (uncredited) -
As Snappy Saunders -
As Sandy -
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As Second Bridegroom (uncredited) -
As Reporter (uncredited) -
As Young Priest (uncredited) -
As Rex Chaney