Acting
Charles Drake
EN cinema · 80 credits
Born
2 October 1917
Died
10 September 1994 (aged 76)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Charles Ruppert
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.
Known for
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
Police Headquarters
as David L. Chapin
Scream, Pretty Peggy
as George Thornton
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
The Screaming Woman
as Ken Bronson
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
Hail, Hero!
as Senator Murchiston
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
The Third Day
as Lawrence Conway
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
Showdown
as Bert Pickett
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
Step Down to Terror
as Johnny Walters
Jeanne Eagels
as John Donahue
Until They Sail
as Capt. Richard Bates
The Playroom
as George Rutherford
The Price of Fear
as Pete Carroll
Walk the Proud Land
as Tom Sweeny
All That Heaven Allows
as Mick Anderson
To Hell and Back
as Brandon
Female on the Beach
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Summer Pavilion
as Ned Welch
Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
Four Guns to the Border
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
The Road to Edinburgh
as Jeff Davis
War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
The Lone Hand
as George Hadley
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
Bonzo Goes to College
as Malcolm Drew
The Red Ball Express
as Partridge
Air Cadet
as Captain Sullivan
You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
Louisa
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
Peggy
as Tom Fielding
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Tender Years
as Bob Wilson
The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop
as Ernie
Winter Wonderland
as Steve Kirk
Conflict
as Norman Holsworth
You Came Along
as Lt. R. Janoschek
Air Force
as Navigator
The Hard Way
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Officer (uncredited)
Busses Roar
as Eddie Sloan
Winning Your Wings
as State College Student (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
as Reporter at Police HQ
Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Snappy Saunders
The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Career
as Rex Chaney
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)