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 wasnt 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.

Všechny filmy dostupné od Charles Drake

Filmy nedostupný z Charles Drake

The Male Animal

Student (uncredited)

Film 1942

The Pretender

Dr. Leonard Koster

Film 1947

Across the Pacific

Officer (uncredited)

Film 1942

War Arrow

Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn

Film 1953

I Was a Shoplifter

Herb Klaxon

Film 1950

It Came from Outer Space

Sheriff Matt Warren

Film 1953

Whistle Stop

Ernie

Film 1946

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Snappy Saunders

Film 1941

Dear Heart

Frank Taylor

Film 1965

Winning Your Wings

State College Student (uncredited)

Film 1942

Gunsmoke

Johnny Lake

Film 1953

You Never Can Tell

Perry Collins

Film 1951

The Lively Set

Paul Manning

Film 1964

Four Guns to the Border

Sheriff Jim Flannery

Film 1954

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Film 1949

Bullet Scars

Reporter at Police HQ

Film 1942

Career

Rex Chaney

Film 1939

Little Egypt

Oliver Doane

Film 1951

Louisa

Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Film 1950

Cop on the Beat

Deputy Chief Berliner

Film 1975

The Money Jungle

Harvey Sheppard

Film 1967

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Young Priest (uncredited)

Film 1939

Now, Voyager

Leslie Trotter (uncredited)

Film 1942

The Maltese Falcon

Reporter (uncredited)

Film 1941

Until They Sail

Capt. Richard Bates

Film 1957

The Smugglers

Harry Miller

Film 1968

Sergeant York

Scorer (uncredited)

Film 1941

Police Headquarters

David L. Chapin

Film 1974

My Brother's Wedding

Pastor #2

Film 1983

Dangerously They Live

Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)

Film 1941

The Tender Years

Bob Wilson

Film 1948

Hail, Hero!

Senator Murchiston

Film 1969

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Film 1988

Summer Pavilion

Ned Welch

Film 1955

The Hard Way

Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)

Film 1943

Partners in Crime

Lt. Fred Harnett

Film 1973

Out of the Fog

Film 1941

One Foot in Heaven

Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

Film 1941

Proceed and Report

Lt. Johnson

Film 1943

televizní seriál nedostupný z Charles Drake

The Rookies

Tv 1972

F Troop

Tv 1965

Cannon

Tv 1971

Harry O

Tv 1974

Police Story

Tv 1973

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Tv 1963

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Tv 1955

Judd for the Defense

Tv 1967

General Electric Theater

Jeff Davis (uncredited)

Tv 1953

The Name of the Game

Tom Laraby

Tv 1968

Rendezvous

John Burden

Tv 1958

Kraft Television Theatre

Tv 1947