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