Charles Drake
79 movies · 30 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 2, 1917
- Died
- Sep 10, 1994 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Ruppert
Biography
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.
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Known for
Charles Drake: movies and TV shows
Acting (109)
- 1985 My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
- 1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975 Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
- 1974
- 1974 Police Headquarters
as David L. Chapin
- 1973 Scream, Pretty Peggy
as George Thornton
- 1973 Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
- 1972
- 1972 The Screaming Woman
as Ken Bronson
- 1971
- 1969 The Arrangement
as Finnegan
- 1969 Hail, Hero!
as Senator Murchiston
- 1968 The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
- 1968 The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
- 1967 Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
- 1967 The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965 The Third Day
as Lawrence Conway
- 1965 Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
- 1964 The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963 Showdown
as Bert Pickett
- 1962
- 1962
- 1961 Back Street
as Curt Stanton
- 1961 Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959 No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
- 1958 Step Down to Terror
as Johnny Walters
- 1958
- 1957 The Playroom
as George Rutherford
- 1957 Until They Sail
as Capt. Richard Bates
- 1957
- 1957 Jeanne Eagels
as John Donahue
- 1956 Walk the Proud Land
as Tom Sweeny
- 1956 The Price of Fear
as Pete Carroll
- 1955
- 1955 To Hell and Back
as Brandon
- 1955 All That Heaven Allows
as Mick Anderson
- 1955 Female on the Beach
as Police Lieutenant Galley
- 1955 Summer Pavilion
as Ned Welch
- 1954 Four Guns to the Border
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
- 1954 The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
- 1954
- 1954 Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
- 1954 The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
- 1953 War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
- 1953
- 1953 It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
- 1953 The Lone Hand
as George Hadley
- 1953 Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
- 1953
- 1952 Bonzo Goes to College
as Malcolm Drew
- 1952 The Red Ball Express
as Partridge
- 1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
- 1951 Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
- 1951 You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
- 1951 Air Cadet
as Captain Sullivan
- 1950 Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
- 1950 Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
- 1950 Peggy
as Tom Fielding
- 1950 Louisa
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950 I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
- 1950 Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents · TV
as Johnny Bond / Ivan / Billy Gordon / Lew / Paul Doniger / Carl Phillips / Gavin Rhodes / Andrew / Wayne / Jed / Kenneth Reed / John / Chet · 19 episodes
- 1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- 1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dodd
- 1948
- 1948 The Tender Years
as Bob Wilson
- 1947 The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
- 1947
- 1946 Winter Wonderland
as Steve Kirk
- 1946 A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
- 1946 Whistle Stop
as Ernie
- 1945 You Came Along
as Lt. R. Janoschek
- 1945 Conflict
as Norman Holsworth
- 1943 Proceed and Report
as Lt. Johnson
- 1943 Air Force
as Navigator
- 1943 The Hard Way
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
- 1942 Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
- 1942 Busses Roar
as Eddie Sloan
- 1942 Across the Pacific
as Officer (uncredited)
- 1942 Winning Your Wings
as State College Student (uncredited)
- 1942 The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
- 1942 Bullet Scars
as Reporter at Police HQ
- 1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sandy
- 1941 Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
- 1941 One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
- 1941 The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1941 Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
- 1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Snappy Saunders
- 1941
- 1941
- 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)
- 1939 Career
as Rex Chaney
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1987
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode