Charles Drake
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1917-10-02
- Died
- 1994-09-10
- 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
TV Shows (31)
Mannix
1967
as Adam Pierson
Star Trek
1966
as Commodore Stocker
The Fugitive
1963
as Oliver Greer
Ironside
1967
as Mr. Thomas
Wagon Train
1957
as Marshal Vern Rothman / Sam Livingston / Frank Casteel
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Mitchell Connally
The Virginian
1962
as Randolf
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Johnny Bond / Ivan / Lew / Billy Gordon / Paul Doniger / Gavin Rhodes / Carl Phillips / Andrew / Wayne / Jed / Kenneth Reed / Chet
Climax!
1954
as Mickey Wayne
Cannon
1971
Daniel Boone
1964
as Simon Jarvis / Andy Wharton
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
The Lucy Show
1962
as Walter Kendricks
Studio One
1948
as Ned Welch
The Rookies
1972
The Invaders
1967
as Robert Morrison
The Name of the Game
1968
as Tom Laraby / Jonathan Galley
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Taggart Coleman
Land of the Giants
1968
as Mr. Erdap
Switch
1975
as Charles Estabrook
Checkmate
1960
as Mack Weston
Harry O
1974
Judd, for the Defense
1967
F Troop
1965
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Ben Stockton
Matt Helm
1975
as Mr. Simmons
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Jeff Bertch / Tom
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
Rendezvous
1958
as John Burden
Movies (80)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Young Priest (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Harvey
1950
as Dr. Sanderson
Sergeant York
1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
Winchester '73
1950
as Steve Miller
Now, Voyager
1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
The Swimmer
1968
as Howard Graham
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Kevin Gillmore
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Mick Anderson
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Don Haynes
A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Air Force
1943
as Navigator
To Hell and Back
1955
as Brandon
Conflict
1945
as Norman Holsworth
Bullet Scars
1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
Out of the Fog
1941
Gunsmoke
1953
as Johnny Lake
The Arrangement
1969
as Finnegan
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Luke Canfield
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Sandy
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Hard Way
1943
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
The Smugglers
1968
as Harry Miller
War Arrow
1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Jeanne Eagels
1957
as John Donahue
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Senator Murchiston
The Lone Hand
1953
as George Hadley
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Dolan
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as Tom Sweeny
Peggy
1950
as Tom Fielding
Female on the Beach
1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Until They Sail
1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Partridge
Comanche Territory
1950
as Stacey Howard
Career
1939
as Rex Chaney
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
as George Thornton
Across the Pacific
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
Tobor the Great
1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
Louisa
1950
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Price of Fear
1956
as Pete Carroll
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Ken Bronson
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Air Cadet
1951
as Captain Sullivan
Whistle Stop
1946
as Ernie
You Never Can Tell
1951
as Perry Collins
Dangerously They Live
1941
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949
as Dodd
Showdown
1963
as Bert Pickett
The Money Jungle
1967
as Harvey Sheppard
The Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
Partners in Crime
1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
Back Street
1961
as Curt Stanton
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Herb Klaxon
The Lively Set
1964
as Paul Manning
Dear Heart
1965
as Frank Taylor
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Ned Welch
Little Egypt
1951
as Oliver Doane
The Third Day
1965
as Lawrence Conway
Step Down to Terror
1958
as Johnny Walters
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Snappy Saunders
You Came Along
1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Buford Woodly
Proceed and Report
1943
as Lt. Johnson
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
as Jim Anderson
The Tender Years
1948
as Bob Wilson
Police Headquarters
1974
as David L. Chapin
The Road to Edinburgh
1954
as Jeff Davis
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Alan Hardesty
My Brother's Wedding
1983
as Pastor #2
Winter Wonderland
1946
as Steve Kirk
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Malcolm Drew
Busses Roar
1942
as Eddie Sloan
Winning Your Wings
1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
The Pretender
1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
The Playroom
1957
as George Rutherford
About Charles Drake
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 Univers… With 111 credits spanning from 1939 to 1987, Charles Drake has appeared in 80 films and 31 TV shows.
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- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — as Young Priest (uncredited)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Harvey (1950) — as Dr. Sanderson
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Scorer (uncredited)
- Winchester '73 (1950) — as Steve Miller
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