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Charles Drake

Born
October 2, 1917
Died
September 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.
Known For
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Reporter (uncredited)
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Sanderson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Young Priest (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
The Swimmer
(1968)
Howard Graham
Winchester '73
(1950)
Steve Miller
Sergeant York
(1941)
Scorer (uncredited)
A Night in Casablanca
(1946)
Lt. Pierre Delmar
Conflict
(1945)
Norman Holsworth
War Arrow
(1953)
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Kevin Gillmore
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Don Haynes
Showdown
(1963)
Bert Pickett
Air Force
(1943)
Navigator
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Sandy
Back Street
(1961)
Curt Stanton
Full Filmography
Acting
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Young Priest (uncredited)
Career
(1939)
Rex Chaney
Sergeant York
(1941)
Scorer (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Sandy
Out of the Fog
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
(1941)
Snappy Saunders
Dangerously They Live
(1941)
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Reporter (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Student (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Reporter at Police HQ
Busses Roar
(1942)
Eddie Sloan
Winning Your Wings
(1942)
State College Student (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Officer (uncredited)
Air Force
(1943)
Navigator
The Hard Way
(1943)
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
You Came Along
(1945)
Lt. R. Janoschek
Conflict
(1945)
Norman Holsworth
Winter Wonderland
(1946)
Steve Kirk
A Night in Casablanca
(1946)
Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop
(1946)
Ernie
The Pretender
(1947)
Dr. Leonard Koster
The Tender Years
(1948)
Bob Wilson
Johnny Stool Pigeon
(1949)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
(1949)
Dodd
Comanche Territory
(1950)
Stacey Howard
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Sanderson
Peggy
(1950)
Tom Fielding
Louisa
(1950)
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
I Was a Shoplifter
(1950)
Herb Klaxon
Winchester '73
(1950)
Steve Miller
Little Egypt
(1951)
Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell
(1951)
Perry Collins
Air Cadet
(1951)
Captain Sullivan
Bonzo Goes to College
(1952)
Malcolm Drew
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
(1952)
Jim Anderson
The Red Ball Express
(1952)
Partridge
The Lone Hand
(1953)
George Hadley
Gunsmoke
(1953)
Johnny Lake
It Came from Outer Space
(1953)
Sheriff Matt Warren
War Arrow
(1953)
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Four Guns to the Border
(1954)
Sheriff Jim Flannery
Tobor the Great
(1954)
Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Don Haynes
Female on the Beach
(1955)
Police Lieutenant Galley
To Hell and Back
(1955)
Brandon
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Mick Anderson
Summer Pavilion
(1955)
Ned Welch
The Price of Fear
(1956)
Pete Carroll
Walk the Proud Land
(1956)
Tom Sweeny
Jeanne Eagels
(1957)
John Donahue
Until They Sail
(1957)
Capt. Richard Bates
Step Down to Terror
(1958)
Johnny Walters
No Name on the Bullet
(1959)
Luke Canfield
Back Street
(1961)
Curt Stanton
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Buford Woodly
Showdown
(1963)
Bert Pickett
The Lively Set
(1964)
Paul Manning
The Third Day
(1965)
Lawrence Conway
Dear Heart
(1965)
Frank Taylor
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
(1967)
Harvey Sheppard
The Counterfeit Killer
(1968)
Dolan
The Swimmer
(1968)
Howard Graham
The Smugglers
(1968)
Harry Miller
Hail, Hero!
(1969)
Senator Murchiston
The Arrangement
(1969)
Finnegan
The Screaming Woman
(1972)
Ken Bronson
Partners in Crime
(1973)
Lt. Fred Harnett
Scream, Pretty Peggy
(1973)
George Thornton
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
(1975)
Alan Hardesty
Cop on the Beat
(1975)
Deputy Chief Berliner
My Brother's Wedding
(1983)
Pastor #2
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(1988)
Self (archive footage)
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