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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1917-10-02
- event Death Date 1994-09-10
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 7.7
- info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Charles Drake
6.1
Valley of the Dolls
1967-12-27
4.1
The Male Animal
1942-03-12
5.5
The Pretender
1947-08-11
6.9
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24
6.8
A Night in Casablanca
1946-05-10
6.5
Conflict
1945-06-15
6.5
Across the Pacific
1942-09-04
7.3
Winchester '73
1950-07-12
7.3
All That Heaven Allows
1955-12-25
5.6
War Arrow
1953-12-26
5.7
Tammy Tell Me True
1961-07-26
6.4
Air Force
1943-03-20
5.3
Tobor the Great
1954-09-01
6.5
To Hell and Back
1955-09-22
5.7
Female on the Beach
1955-08-19
5.3
I Was a Shoplifter
1950-05-13
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
1954-01-04
6.7
The Arrangement
1969-11-18
6.3
It Came from Outer Space
1953-06-05
5.8
The Price of Fear
1956-03-13
6.6
No Name on the Bullet
1959-02-01
5.6
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952-03-01
5.6
Step Down to Terror
1958-09-01
4.5
Whistle Stop
1946-01-25
5
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941-09-20
4.8
Comanche Territory
1950-05-01
6.6
Dear Heart
1965-03-07
5
Bonzo Goes to College
1952-09-11
5
Air Cadet
1951-03-14
6.6
Busses Roar
1942-09-19
6.3
Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02
5.7
Winning Your Wings
1942-05-28
5.8
The Third Day
1965-08-04
6.4
Gunsmoke
1953-05-04
6.4
You Never Can Tell
1951-09-23
0
The Lively Set
1964-10-24
5.8
The Red Ball Express
1952-05-29
5.5
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949-02-05
0
The Counterfeit Killer
1968-05-01
6.1
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973-11-24
5.2
The Lone Hand
1953-05-20
5.9
Showdown
1963-05-03
4.5
Four Guns to the Border
1954-11-05
4.3
Winter Wonderland
1946-05-12
5.8
Back Street
1961-10-11
7
You Came Along
1945-07-04
6.5
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949-04-20
6.2
Bullet Scars
1942-03-07
0
Career
1939-07-07
0
Little Egypt
1951-10-01
6.1
Louisa
1950-05-31
7.7
Harvey
1950-12-04
4.1
Cop on the Beat
1975-05-06
6.1
Walk the Proud Land
1956-09-01
5
The Money Jungle
1967-12-15
7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939-12-29
7.3
Now, Voyager
1942-10-22
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941-10-18
6.4
Until They Sail
1957-10-08
4.8
The Smugglers
1968-12-24
4.7
Peggy
1950-07-01
7.2
Sergeant York
1941-09-27
0
Police Headquarters
1974-03-19
6.7
My Brother's Wedding
1983-09-13
5.9
Dangerously They Live
1941-12-24
7
The Tender Years
1948-01-03
6.8
The Screaming Woman
1972-01-29
6
Hail, Hero!
1969-10-04
7.3
The Swimmer
1968-08-09
6
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988-11-22
0
Summer Pavilion
1955-05-02
0
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975-10-27
6.6
The Hard Way
1943-01-13
2
Partners in Crime
1973-03-24
6.4
Out of the Fog
1941-06-14
6.6
One Foot in Heaven
1941-11-01
0
Proceed and Report
1943-11-03
8
Star Trek
1966-09-08
6.8
The Rookies
1972-09-11
6.1
F Troop
1965-09-14
7
The Lucy Show
1962-10-01
6.7
Land of the Giants
1968-09-22
6.7
Mannix
1967-09-16
4.7
Studio One
1948-11-07
6.5
Cannon
1971-09-14
4.6
Harry O
1974-09-12
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
6.9
Police Story
1973-03-20
7.2
The Fugitive
1963-09-17
6.7
Switch
1975-09-09
3
Climax!
1954-10-07
5.5
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963-10-04
5.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05
7.5
Judd for the Defense
1967-09-08
6
General Electric Theater
1953-02-01
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
6.2
Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20
6.2
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960-09-19
7.4
Matt Helm
1975-09-20
6.2
Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
5.2
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
4.1
Checkmate
1960-09-17
6.8
The Name of the Game
1968-09-20
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22
6.9
Ironside
1967-03-28
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966-09-17
6.4
The Virginian
1962-09-19
0
Rendezvous
1958-01-01
6.8
The Invaders
1967-01-10
7.3
Kraft Television Theatre
1947-05-07
6.3
Wagon Train
1957-09-18
6.8
The Name of the Game
1968-09-20