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Charles Drake

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

108

Movies

80

TV

31

Born: October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994
From: 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.

Works

80 films

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

19417.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

19397.3

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

19417.2

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

19507.3

Harvey

Harvey

19507.7

The Swimmer

The Swimmer

19687.3

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

19676.0

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

19427.4

A Night in Casablanca

A Night in Casablanca

19466.8

The Glenn Miller Story

The Glenn Miller Story

19547.0

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows

19557.3

Air Force

Air Force

19436.5

Until They Sail

Until They Sail

19576.3

The Arrangement

The Arrangement

19696.5

It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

19536.3

No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

19596.6

To Hell and Back

To Hell and Back

19556.6

Female on the Beach

Female on the Beach

19555.7

War Arrow

19535.8

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

19417.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

19876.5

Conflict

Conflict

19456.7

Back Street

Back Street

19615.6

Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific

19426.6

Dear Heart

Dear Heart

19656.5

The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer

19688.0

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

19576.3

The Price of Fear

The Price of Fear

19565.9

Whistle Stop

Whistle Stop

19464.4

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

19526.0

The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

19525.9

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

19416.9

Comanche Territory

Comanche Territory

19505.0

The Playroom

The Playroom

1957

I Was a Shoplifter

I Was a Shoplifter

19505.8

The Pretender

The Pretender

19475.8

Four Guns to the Border

Four Guns to the Border

19545.0

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

19495.9

Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live

19416.3

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

19536.6

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

19424.5

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

19416.3

Winning Your Wings

Winning Your Wings

19426.0

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

19436.4

The Tender Years

The Tender Years

19488.0

The Road to Edinburgh

The Road to Edinburgh

1954

Tammy Tell Me True

Tammy Tell Me True

19616.3

Hail, Hero!

Hail, Hero!

19696.5

Step Down to Terror

Step Down to Terror

19585.8

Summer Pavilion

Summer Pavilion

19559.0

The Lone Hand

The Lone Hand

19535.7

Busses Roar

Busses Roar

19426.6

Tobor the Great

Tobor the Great

19545.3

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

19757.0

Air Cadet

Air Cadet

19515.7

Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

19416.3

Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy

19736.2

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon

19496.3

The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

19726.8

Walk the Proud Land

Walk the Proud Land

19565.9

Bonzo Goes to College

Bonzo Goes to College

19526.0

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

19415.4

You Came Along

You Came Along

19457.3

You Never Can Tell

You Never Can Tell

19517.1

Peggy

Peggy

19506.0

Bullet Scars

19426.5

The Third Day

The Third Day

19655.6

Showdown

Showdown

19636.1

Career

Career

19398.0

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland

19465.2

Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

19754.7

Little Egypt

Little Egypt

19518.0

Louisa

Louisa

19506.5

The Lively Set

The Lively Set

196410.0

The Money Jungle

The Money Jungle

19675.6

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

19735.0

Proceed and Report

Proceed and Report

1943

Police Headquarters

Police Headquarters

1974

My Brother's Wedding

My Brother's Wedding

19837.1

The Smugglers

The Smugglers

19685.8