Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1917-10-02
Day of Death
1994-09-10
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Charles Drake
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.
Filmography (80)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
My Brother's Wedding
1983
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
Cop on the Beat
1975
Police Headquarters
1974
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
Partners in Crime
1973
The Screaming Woman
1972
The Arrangement
1969
Hail, Hero!
1969
The Smugglers
1968
The Swimmer
1968
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
Valley of the Dolls
1967
