Charles Drake actor
- All known tv series 41
- Total known movies 77
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)
Movie 1942
Dr. Leonard Koster
Movie 1947
Officer (uncredited)
Movie 1942
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Movie 1953
Herb Klaxon
Movie 1950
Sheriff Matt Warren
Movie 1953
Ernie
Movie 1946
Snappy Saunders
Movie 1941
Frank Taylor
Movie 1965
State College Student (uncredited)
Movie 1942
Johnny Lake
Movie 1953
Perry Collins
Movie 1951
Paul Manning
Movie 1964
Sheriff Jim Flannery
Movie 1954
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Movie 1949
Reporter at Police HQ
Movie 1942
Rex Chaney
Movie 1939
Oliver Doane
Movie 1951
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Movie 1950
Deputy Chief Berliner
Movie 1975
Harvey Sheppard
Movie 1967
Young Priest (uncredited)
Movie 1939
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Movie 1942
Reporter (uncredited)
Movie 1941
Capt. Richard Bates
Movie 1957
Harry Miller
Movie 1968
Scorer (uncredited)
Movie 1941
David L. Chapin
Movie 1974
Pastor #2
Movie 1983
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Movie 1941
Bob Wilson
Movie 1948
Senator Murchiston
Movie 1969
Self (archive footage)
Movie 1988
Ned Welch
Movie 1955
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Movie 1943
Lt. Fred Harnett
Movie 1973
Movie 1941
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Movie 1941
Lt. Johnson
Movie 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
