Charles Drake

Acting

October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994 (died at 76)

New York City, New York, USA

Male

80 Movies

49 TV Shows

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.

Harvey

1950 7.7

as Dr. Sanderson

Age 33 (now 76)

It Came from Outer Space

1953 6.3

as Sheriff Matt Warren

Age 35 (now 76)

Winchester '73

1950 7.3

as Steve Miller

Age 32 (now 76)

No Name on the Bullet

1959 6.6

as Luke Canfield

Age 41 (now 76)

The Glenn Miller Story

1954 7.0

as Don Haynes

Age 36 (now 76)

A Night in Casablanca

1946 6.8

as Lt. Pierre Delmar

Age 28 (now 76)

All That Heaven Allows

1955 7.4

as Mick Anderson

Age 37 (now 76)

To Hell and Back

1955 6.6

as Brandon

Age 37 (now 76)

The Maltese Falcon

1941 7.7

as Reporter (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

Tobor the Great

1954 5.3

as Dr. Ralph Harrison

Age 36 (now 76)

Conflict

1945 6.7

as Norman Holsworth

Age 27 (now 76)

The Swimmer

1968 7.3

as Howard Graham

Age 50 (now 76)

Valley of the Dolls

1967 6.0

as Kevin Gillmore

Age 50 (now 76)

Air Force

1943 6.5

as Navigator

Age 25 (now 76)

Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973 6.2

as George Thornton

Age 56 (now 76)

The Price of Fear

1956 5.9

as Pete Carroll

Age 38 (now 76)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Age 69 (now 76)

My Brother's Wedding

1983 7.0

as Pastor #2

Age 65 (now 76)

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

1975 7.0

as Alan Hardesty

Age 58 (now 76)

Cop on the Beat

1975 4.7

as Deputy Chief Berliner

Age 57 (now 76)

Police Headquarters

1974

as David L. Chapin

Age 56 (now 76)

Scream, Pretty Peggy

1973 6.2

as George Thornton

Age 56 (now 76)

Partners in Crime

1973 5.0

as Lt. Fred Harnett

Age 55 (now 76)

The Screaming Woman

1972 6.8

as Ken Bronson

Age 54 (now 76)

The Arrangement

1969 6.6

as Finnegan

Age 52 (now 76)

Hail, Hero!

1969 6.5

as Senator Murchiston

Age 52 (now 76)

The Smugglers

1968 5.8

as Harry Miller

Age 51 (now 76)

The Swimmer

1968 7.3

as Howard Graham

Age 50 (now 76)

The Counterfeit Killer

1968 8.0

as Dolan

Age 50 (now 76)

Valley of the Dolls

1967 6.0

as Kevin Gillmore

Age 50 (now 76)

The Money Jungle

1967 5.6

as Harvey Sheppard

Age 50 (now 76)

The Third Day

1965 5.6

as Lawrence Conway

Age 47 (now 76)

Dear Heart

1965 6.5

as Frank Taylor

Age 47 (now 76)

The Lively Set

1964 10.0

as Paul Manning

Age 47 (now 76)

Showdown

1963 6.1

as Bert Pickett

Age 45 (now 76)

Back Street

1961 5.6

as Curt Stanton

Age 44 (now 76)

Tammy Tell Me True

1961 6.3

as Buford Woodly

Age 43 (now 76)

No Name on the Bullet

1959 6.6

as Luke Canfield

Age 41 (now 76)

Step Down to Terror

1958 5.8

as Johnny Walters

Age 40 (now 76)

The Playroom

1957

as George Rutherford

Age 40 (now 76)

Until They Sail

1957 6.3

as Capt. Richard Bates

Age 40 (now 76)

Jeanne Eagels

1957 6.2

as John Donahue

Age 39 (now 76)

Walk the Proud Land

1956 6.1

as Tom Sweeny

Age 38 (now 76)

The Price of Fear

1956 5.9

as Pete Carroll

Age 38 (now 76)

To Hell and Back

1955 6.6

as Brandon

Age 37 (now 76)

All That Heaven Allows

1955 7.4

as Mick Anderson

Age 37 (now 76)

Female on the Beach

1955 5.7

as Police Lieutenant Galley

Age 37 (now 76)

Summer Pavilion

1955 9.0

as Ned Welch

Age 37 (now 76)

Four Guns to the Border

1954 5.0

as Sheriff Jim Flannery

Age 37 (now 76)

The Road to Edinburgh

1954

as Jeff Davis

Age 37 (now 76)

Tobor the Great

1954 5.3

as Dr. Ralph Harrison

Age 36 (now 76)

The Glenn Miller Story

1954 7.0

as Don Haynes

Age 36 (now 76)

War Arrow

1953 5.8

as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn

Age 36 (now 76)

It Came from Outer Space

1953 6.3

as Sheriff Matt Warren

Age 35 (now 76)

The Lone Hand

1953 5.7

as George Hadley

Age 35 (now 76)

Gunsmoke

1953 6.6

as Johnny Lake

Age 35 (now 76)

Bonzo Goes to College

1952 6.0

as Malcolm Drew

Age 34 (now 76)

The Red Ball Express

1952 5.9

as Partridge

Age 34 (now 76)

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

1952 6.0

as Jim Anderson

Age 34 (now 76)

Little Egypt

1951 8.0

as Oliver Doane

Age 33 (now 76)

You Never Can Tell

1951 7.1

as Perry Collins

Age 33 (now 76)

Air Cadet

1951 5.7

as Captain Sullivan

Age 33 (now 76)

Harvey

1950 7.7

as Dr. Sanderson

Age 33 (now 76)

Winchester '73

1950 7.3

as Steve Miller

Age 32 (now 76)

Peggy

1950 6.0

as Tom Fielding

Age 32 (now 76)

Louisa

1950 6.5

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 76)

I Was a Shoplifter

1950 5.8

as Herb Klaxon

Age 32 (now 76)

Comanche Territory

1950 5.0

as Stacey Howard

Age 32 (now 76)

Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949 6.3

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 76)

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

1949 5.9

as Dodd

Age 31 (now 76)

The Tender Years

1948 8.0

as Bob Wilson

Age 30 (now 76)

The Pretender

1947 5.8

as Dr. Leonard Koster

Age 29 (now 76)

Winter Wonderland

1946 5.3

as Steve Kirk

Age 28 (now 76)

A Night in Casablanca

1946 6.8

as Lt. Pierre Delmar

Age 28 (now 76)

Whistle Stop

1946 4.4

as Ernie

Age 28 (now 76)

You Came Along

1945 7.3

as Lt. R. Janoschek

Age 27 (now 76)

Conflict

1945 6.7

as Norman Holsworth

Age 27 (now 76)

Proceed and Report

1943

as Lt. Johnson

Age 26 (now 76)

Air Force

1943 6.5

as Navigator

Age 25 (now 76)

The Hard Way

1943 6.4

as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)

Age 25 (now 76)

Now, Voyager

1942 7.4

as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)

Age 25 (now 76)

Busses Roar

1942 6.8

as Eddie Sloan

Age 24 (now 76)

Across the Pacific

1942 6.6

as Officer (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

Winning Your Wings

1942 6.0

as State College Student (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

The Male Animal

1942 4.5

as Student (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

Bullet Scars

1942 6.5

as Reporter at Police HQ

Age 24 (now 76)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941 7.0

as Sandy

Age 24 (now 76)

Dangerously They Live

1941 6.3

as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 6.9

as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

The Maltese Falcon

1941 7.7

as Reporter (uncredited)

Age 24 (now 76)

Sergeant York

1941 7.2

as Scorer (uncredited)

Age 23 (now 76)

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

1941 5.4

as Snappy Saunders

Age 23 (now 76)

Out of the Fog

1941 6.3

Age 23 (now 76)

Million Dollar Baby

1941 6.3

Age 23 (now 76)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 7.3

as Young Priest (uncredited)

Age 21 (now 76)

Career

1939 8.0

as Rex Chaney

Age 21 (now 76)