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. 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.
Filmography
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
Walk the Proud Land
as Tom Sweeny
Walk the Proud Land
as Tom Sweeny
The Price of Fear
as Pete Carroll
The Price of Fear
as Pete Carroll
To Hell and Back
as Brandon
To Hell and Back
as Brandon
Female on the Beach
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Female on the Beach
as Police Lieutenant Galley
The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
Peggy
as Tom Fielding
Peggy
as Tom Fielding
I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dodd
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dodd
The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
You Came Along
as Lt. R. Janoschek
You Came Along
as Lt. R. Janoschek
The Hard Way
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
The Hard Way
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Officer (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Officer (uncredited)
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sandy
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sandy
Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
Out of the Fog
Out of the Fog
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)
Career
as Rex Chaney
Career
as Rex Chaney