
Charles Drake
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.
111 acting credits
Acting · 111

Mannix
1967

Star Trek
1966

The Fugitive
1963

Ironside
1967

Mission: Impossible
1966

Wagon Train
1957

The Virginian
1962

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

Climax!
1954
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Daniel Boone
1964

The Lucy Show
1962

Cannon
1971

Studio One
1948

The Rookies
1972

The Name of the Game
1968

The Invaders
1967

Switch
1975

Land of the Giants
1968

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964

Checkmate
1960

Harry O
1974

Judd, for the Defense
1967

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

F Troop
1965

Kraft Television Theatre
1947

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960

Matt Helm
1975

Letter to Loretta
1953

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939

The Maltese Falcon
1941

General Electric Theater
1953

Sergeant York
1941

Harvey
1950

Winchester '73
1950

Valley of the Dolls
1967

The Swimmer
1968

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

All That Heaven Allows
1955

Now, Voyager
1942

The Glenn Miller Story
1954

It Came from Outer Space
1953

Air Force
1943

To Hell and Back
1955

A Night in Casablanca
1946

The Arrangement
1969

Out of the Fog
1941

No Name on the Bullet
1959

Bullet Scars
1942

Conflict
1945

Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949

The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941

The Hard Way
1943

War Arrow
1953

The Lone Hand
1953

Jeanne Eagels
1957

Gunsmoke
1953

Tobor the Great
1954

Whistle Stop
1946

Across the Pacific
1942

Until They Sail
1957

The Male Animal
1942

The Screaming Woman
1972

Career
1939

Peggy
1950

Walk the Proud Land
1956

Showdown
1963

Comanche Territory
1950

You Never Can Tell
1951

Million Dollar Baby
1941

The Money Jungle
1967

Female on the Beach
1955

Dangerously They Live
1941

The Red Ball Express
1952

The Price of Fear
1956

Hail, Hero!
1969

Louisa
1950

I Was a Shoplifter
1950

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975

The Smugglers
1968

Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941

Step Down to Terror
1958

Back Street
1961

Police Headquarters
1974
Rendezvous
1958

Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949

The Counterfeit Killer
1968

Tammy Tell Me True
1961

You Came Along
1945

Partners in Crime
1973

Winter Wonderland
1946

Cop on the Beat
1975

Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973

Air Cadet
1951

Four Guns to the Border
1954

One Foot in Heaven
1941

Dear Heart
1965

Summer Pavilion
1955

The Lively Set
1964

The Third Day
1965

The Tender Years
1948

Little Egypt
1951

Busses Roar
1942

The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952

Bonzo Goes to College
1952

The Pretender
1947

My Brother's Wedding
1983
Proceed and Report
1943

The Road to Edinburgh
1954

Winning Your Wings
1942

The Playroom
1957