Charles Drake
Born October 02, 1917 (Age: 108)
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New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Drake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 69
Police Headquarters
1974
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as David L. Chapin
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Age: 56
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
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as George Thornton
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Age: 56
Partners in Crime
1973
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as Lt. Fred Harnett
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Age: 55
The Screaming Woman
1972
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as Ken Bronson
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Age: 54
The Arrangement
1969
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as Finnegan
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Age: 52
Hail, Hero!
1969
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as Senator Murchiston
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Age: 52
The Smugglers
1968
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as Harry Miller
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Age: 51
The Third Day
1965
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as Lawrence Conway
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Age: 47
Dear Heart
1965
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as Frank Taylor
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Age: 47
The Lively Set
1964
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as Paul Manning
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Age: 47
Showdown
1963
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as Bert Pickett
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Age: 45
Back Street
1961
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as Curt Stanton
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Age: 44
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
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as Buford Woodly
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Age: 43
No Name on the Bullet
1959
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as Luke Canfield
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Age: 41
Step Down to Terror
1958
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as Johnny Walters
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Age: 40
Walk the Proud Land
1956
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as Tom Sweeny
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Age: 38
The Price of Fear
1956
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as Pete Carroll
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Age: 38
To Hell and Back
1955
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as Brandon
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Age: 37
All That Heaven Allows
1955
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as Mick Anderson
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Age: 37
Female on the Beach
1955
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as Police Lieutenant Galley
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Age: 37
Summer Pavilion
1955
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as Ned Welch
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Age: 37
Four Guns to the Border
1954
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as Sheriff Jim Flannery
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Age: 37
The Road to Edinburgh
1954
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as Jeff Davis
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Age: 37
Tobor the Great
1954
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as Dr. Ralph Harrison
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Age: 36
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
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as Don Haynes
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Age: 36
War Arrow
1953
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as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
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Age: 36
It Came from Outer Space
1953
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as Sheriff Matt Warren
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Age: 35
The Lone Hand
1953
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as George Hadley
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Age: 35
Gunsmoke
1953
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as Johnny Lake
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Age: 35
Harvey
1950
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as Dr. Sanderson
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Age: 33
Winchester '73
1950
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as Steve Miller
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Age: 32
Peggy
1950
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as Tom Fielding
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Age: 32
Louisa
1950
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as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
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as Herb Klaxon
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Age: 32
Comanche Territory
1950
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as Stacey Howard
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Age: 32
You Came Along
1945
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as Lt. R. Janoschek
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Age: 27
Conflict
1945
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as Norman Holsworth
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Age: 27
Now, Voyager
1942
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as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Busses Roar
1942
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as Eddie Sloan
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Age: 24
Across the Pacific
1942
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as Officer (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Winning Your Wings
1942
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as State College Student (uncredited)
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Age: 24
The Male Animal
1942
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as Student (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Bullet Scars
1942
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as Reporter at Police HQ
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Age: 24
Dangerously They Live
1941
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as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
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Age: 24
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
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as Sandy
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Age: 24
One Foot in Heaven
1941
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as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
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Age: 24
The Maltese Falcon
1941
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as Reporter (uncredited)
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Age: 24
Sergeant York
1941
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as Scorer (uncredited)
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Age: 23
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
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as Snappy Saunders
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Age: 23
Out of the Fog
1941
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as
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Age: 23