Charles Drake
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1917
- Died
- September 10, 1994
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
My Brother's Wedding 1985
as Pastor #2
The Lives of Jenny Dolan 1975
as Alan Hardesty
Cop on the Beat 1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
Police Headquarters 1974
as David L. Chapin
Scream, Pretty Peggy 1973
as George Thornton
Partners in Crime 1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
The Screaming Woman 1972
as Ken Bronson
The Arrangement 1969
as Finnegan
Hail, Hero! 1969
as Senator Murchiston
The Smugglers 1968
as Harry Miller
The Swimmer 1968
as Howard Graham
The Counterfeit Killer 1968
as Dolan
Valley of the Dolls 1967
as Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle 1967
as Harvey Sheppard
The Third Day 1965
as Lawrence Conway
Dear Heart 1965
as Frank Taylor
The Lively Set 1964
as Paul Manning
Showdown 1963
as Bert Pickett
Back Street 1961
as Curt Stanton
Tammy Tell Me True 1961
as Buford Woodly
No Name on the Bullet 1959
as Luke Canfield
Step Down to Terror 1958
as Johnny Walters
The Playroom 1957
as George Rutherford
Until They Sail 1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
Jeanne Eagels 1957
as John Donahue
Walk the Proud Land 1956
as Tom Sweeny
The Price of Fear 1956
as Pete Carroll
To Hell and Back 1955
as Brandon
All That Heaven Allows 1955
as Mick Anderson
Female on the Beach 1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Summer Pavilion 1955
as Ned Welch
Four Guns to the Border 1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
The Road to Edinburgh 1954
as Jeff Davis
Tobor the Great 1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story 1954
as Don Haynes
War Arrow 1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
It Came from Outer Space 1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
The Lone Hand 1953
as George Hadley
Gunsmoke 1953
as Johnny Lake
Bonzo Goes to College 1952
as Malcolm Drew
The Red Ball Express 1952
as Partridge
The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1952
as Jim Anderson
Little Egypt 1951
as Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell 1951
as Perry Collins
Air Cadet 1951
as Captain Sullivan
Harvey 1950
as Dr. Sanderson
Winchester '73 1950
as Steve Miller
Peggy 1950
as Tom Fielding
Louisa 1950
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
I Was a Shoplifter 1950
as Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory 1950
as Stacey Howard
Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949
as Dodd
The Tender Years 1948
as Bob Wilson
The Pretender 1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
Winter Wonderland 1946
as Steve Kirk
A Night in Casablanca 1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop 1946
as Ernie
You Came Along 1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
Conflict 1945
as Norman Holsworth
- Proceed and Report
Proceed and Report 1943
as Lt. Johnson
Air Force 1943
as Navigator
The Hard Way 1943
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Now, Voyager 1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Busses Roar 1942
as Eddie Sloan
Across the Pacific 1942
as Officer (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters 1942
as Man Entering Courtroom (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings 1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
The Male Animal 1942
as Student (uncredited)
Bullet Scars 1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
Dangerously They Live 1941
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941
as Sandy
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon 1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York 1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough 1941
as Snappy Saunders
Out of the Fog 1941
Actor
Million Dollar Baby 1941
Actor
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1939
as Young Priest (uncredited)
Career 1939
as Rex Chaney
Credits from TMDB.