- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 2, 1917
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 10, 1994
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 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. …
Filmography
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieMy Brother's Wedding
1983 · Pastor #2
movieThe Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975 · Alan Hardesty
tvMatt Helm
1975 · Mr. Simmons
tvSwitch
1975 · Charles Estabrook
movieCop on the Beat
1975 · Deputy Chief Berliner
tvHarry O
1974
moviePolice Headquarters
1974 · David L. Chapin
movieScream, Pretty Peggy
1973 · George Thornton
moviePartners in Crime
1973 · Lt. Fred Harnett
tvThe Rookies
1972
movieThe Screaming Woman
1972 · Ken Bronson
tvCannon
1971
movieThe Arrangement
1969 · Finnegan
movieHail, Hero!
1969 · Senator Murchiston
movieThe Smugglers
1968 · Harry Miller
tvLand of the Giants
1968 · Mr. Erdap
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Tom Laraby, Jonathan Galley
movieThe Swimmer
1968 · Howard Graham
movieThe Counterfeit Killer
1968 · Dolan
movieValley of the Dolls
1967 · Kevin Gillmore
movieThe Money Jungle
1967 · Harvey Sheppard
tvMannix
1967 · Adam Pierson
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
tvIronside
1967 · Mr. Thomas
tvThe Invaders
1967 · Robert Morrison
tvMission: Impossible
1966 · Mitchell Connally
tvStar Trek
1966 · Commodore Stocker
tvF Troop
1965
movieThe Third Day
1965 · Lawrence Conway
movieDear Heart
1965 · Frank Taylor
movieThe Lively Set
1964 · Paul Manning
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Simon Jarvis, Andy Wharton
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Taggart Coleman
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Oliver Greer
movieShowdown
1963 · Bert Pickett
tvThe Lucy Show
1962 · Walter Kendricks
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Randolf
movieBack Street
1961 · Curt Stanton
movieTammy Tell Me True
1961 · Buford Woodly
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · Ben Stockton
tvCheckmate
1960 · Mack Weston
movieNo Name on the Bullet
1959 · Luke Canfield
movieStep Down to Terror
1958 · Johnny Walters
Rendezvous
1958 · John Burden
movieThe Playroom
1957 · George Rutherford
movieUntil They Sail
1957 · Capt. Richard Bates
tvWagon Train
1957 · Marshal Vern Rothman, Sam Livingston, Frank Casteel
movieJeanne Eagels
1957 · John Donahue
movieWalk the Proud Land
1956 · Tom Sweeny
movieThe Price of Fear
1956 · Pete Carroll
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
movieTo Hell and Back
1955 · Brandon
movieAll That Heaven Allows
1955 · Mick Anderson
movieFemale on the Beach
1955 · Police Lieutenant Galley
movieSummer Pavilion
1955 · Ned Welch
movieFour Guns to the Border
1954 · Sheriff Jim Flannery
movieThe Road to Edinburgh
1954 · Jeff Davis
tvClimax!
1954 · Mickey Wayne
movieTobor the Great
1954 · Dr. Ralph Harrison
movieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954 · Don Haynes
movieWar Arrow
1953 · Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Jeff Bertch, Tom
movieIt Came from Outer Space
1953 · Sheriff Matt Warren
movieThe Lone Hand
1953 · George Hadley
movieGunsmoke
1953 · Johnny Lake
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Jeff Davis (uncredited)
movieBonzo Goes to College
1952 · Malcolm Drew
movieThe Red Ball Express
1952 · Partridge
movieThe Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952 · Jim Anderson
movieLittle Egypt
1951 · Oliver Doane
movieYou Never Can Tell
1951 · Perry Collins
movieAir Cadet
1951 · Captain Sullivan
movieHarvey
1950 · Dr. Sanderson
movieWinchester '73
1950 · Steve Miller
moviePeggy
1950 · Tom Fielding
movieLouisa
1950 · Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
movieI Was a Shoplifter
1950 · Herb Klaxon
movieComanche Territory
1950 · Stacey Howard
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Johnny Bond, Ivan, Lew, Billy Gordon, Paul Doniger, Gavin Rhodes, Carl Phillips, Andrew, Wayne, Jed, Kenneth Reed, Chet
movieJohnny Stool Pigeon
1949 · Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieTarzan's Magic Fountain
1949 · Dodd
tvStudio One
1948 · Ned Welch
movieThe Tender Years
1948 · Bob Wilson
movieThe Pretender
1947 · Dr. Leonard Koster
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947
movieWinter Wonderland
1946 · Steve Kirk
movieA Night in Casablanca
1946 · Lt. Pierre Delmar
movieWhistle Stop
1946 · Ernie
movieYou Came Along
1945 · Lt. R. Janoschek
movieConflict
1945 · Norman Holsworth
Proceed and Report
1943 · Lt. Johnson
movieAir Force
1943 · Navigator
movieThe Hard Way
1943 · Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
movieNow, Voyager
1942 · Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
movieBusses Roar
1942 · Eddie Sloan
movieAcross the Pacific
1942 · Officer (uncredited)
movieWinning Your Wings
1942 · State College Student (uncredited)
movieThe Male Animal
1942 · Student (uncredited)
movieBullet Scars
1942 · Reporter at Police HQ
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 · Sandy
movieDangerously They Live
1941 · Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941 · Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
movieThe Maltese Falcon
1941 · Reporter (uncredited)
movieSergeant York
1941 · Scorer (uncredited)
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · Snappy Saunders
movieOut of the Fog
1941
movieMillion Dollar Baby
1941
movieThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · Young Priest (uncredited)
movieCareer
1939 · Rex Chaney