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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
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Sanderson
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Scorer (uncredited)
Winchester '73
(1950)
Steve Miller
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Kevin Gillmore
Whistle Stop
(1946)
Ernie
Conflict
(1945)
Norman Holsworth
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Don Haynes
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Mick Anderson
It Came from Outer Space
(1953)
Sheriff Matt Warren
The Swimmer
(1968)
Howard Graham
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Young Priest (uncredited)
Peggy
(1950)
Tom Fielding
Showdown
(1963)
Bert Pickett
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Sandy
Full Filmography
Acting
Career
(1939)
Rex Chaney
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1939)
Young Priest (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Sandy
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
(1941)
Snappy Saunders
The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Scorer (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
(1941)
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Busses Roar
(1942)
Eddie Sloan
Winning Your Wings
(1942)
State College Student (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Reporter at Police HQ
Now, Voyager
(1942)
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
(1942)
Officer (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Student (uncredited)
Air Force
(1943)
Navigator
The Hard Way
(1943)
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Conflict
(1945)
Norman Holsworth
You Came Along
(1945)
Lt. R. Janoschek
A Night in Casablanca
(1946)
Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop
(1946)
Ernie
Winter Wonderland
(1946)
Steve Kirk
The Pretender
(1947)
Dr. Leonard Koster
The Tender Years
(1948)
Bob Wilson
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
(1949)
Dodd
Johnny Stool Pigeon
(1949)
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Winchester '73
(1950)
Steve Miller
I Was a Shoplifter
(1950)
Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory
(1950)
Stacey Howard
Peggy
(1950)
Tom Fielding
Louisa
(1950)
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Harvey
(1950)
Dr. Sanderson
Air Cadet
(1951)
Captain Sullivan
You Never Can Tell
(1951)
Perry Collins
Little Egypt
(1951)
Oliver Doane
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
(1952)
Jim Anderson
Bonzo Goes to College
(1952)
Malcolm Drew
The Red Ball Express
(1952)
Partridge
War Arrow
(1953)
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
It Came from Outer Space
(1953)
Sheriff Matt Warren
Gunsmoke
(1953)
Johnny Lake
The Lone Hand
(1953)
George Hadley
Tobor the Great
(1954)
Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
(1954)
Don Haynes
Four Guns to the Border
(1954)
Sheriff Jim Flannery
All That Heaven Allows
(1955)
Mick Anderson
To Hell and Back
(1955)
Brandon
Female on the Beach
(1955)
Police Lieutenant Galley
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
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Buford Woodly
Back Street
(1961)
Curt Stanton
Showdown
(1963)
Bert Pickett
The Lively Set
(1964)
Paul Manning
Dear Heart
(1965)
Frank Taylor
The Third Day
(1965)
Lawrence Conway
Valley of the Dolls
(1967)
Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
(1967)
Harvey Sheppard
The Counterfeit Killer
(1968)
Dolan
The Smugglers
(1968)
Harry Miller
The Swimmer
(1968)
Howard Graham
The Arrangement
(1969)
Finnegan
Hail, Hero!
(1969)
Senator Murchiston
The Screaming Woman
(1972)
Ken Bronson
Scream, Pretty Peggy
(1973)
George Thornton
Partners in Crime
(1973)
Lt. Fred Harnett
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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