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.
Student (uncredited)
Film 1942
Dr. Leonard Koster
Film 1947
Officer (uncredited)
Film 1942
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Film 1953
Herb Klaxon
Film 1950
Sheriff Matt Warren
Film 1953
Ernie
Film 1946
Snappy Saunders
Film 1941
Frank Taylor
Film 1965
State College Student (uncredited)
Film 1942
Johnny Lake
Film 1953
Perry Collins
Film 1951
Paul Manning
Film 1964
Sheriff Jim Flannery
Film 1954
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Film 1949
Reporter at Police HQ
Film 1942
Rex Chaney
Film 1939
Oliver Doane
Film 1951
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Film 1950
Deputy Chief Berliner
Film 1975
Harvey Sheppard
Film 1967
Young Priest (uncredited)
Film 1939
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Film 1942
Reporter (uncredited)
Film 1941
Capt. Richard Bates
Film 1957
Harry Miller
Film 1968
Scorer (uncredited)
Film 1941
David L. Chapin
Film 1974
Pastor #2
Film 1983
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Film 1941
Bob Wilson
Film 1948
Senator Murchiston
Film 1969
Self (archive footage)
Film 1988
Ned Welch
Film 1955
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Film 1943
Lt. Fred Harnett
Film 1973
Film 1941
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Film 1941
Lt. Johnson
Film 1943
Tv 1972
Tv 1965
Tv 1971
Tv 1974
Tv 1973
Tv 1963
Tv 1955
Tv 1967
Jeff Davis (uncredited)
Tv 1953
Tom Laraby
Tv 1968
John Burden
Tv 1958
Tv 1947