Charles Drake
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Oct 02 1917• Died Sep 10 1994
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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.…
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The Fugitive
Oliver Greer
Star Trek
Commodore Stocker
Mission: Impossible
Mitchell Connally
Wagon Train
Marshal Vern Rothman
Ironside
Mr. Thomas
Mannix
Adam Pierson
Climax!
Mickey Wayne
Robert Montgomery Presents
Johnny Bond
The Virginian
Randolf
Studio One
Ned Welch
Cannon
F Troop
Daniel Boone
Simon Jarvis
The Name of the Game
Tom Laraby
The Lucy Show
Walter Kendricks
The Rookies
The Invaders
Robert Morrison
Switch
Charles Estabrook
Checkmate
Mack Weston
Harry O
Kraft Television Theatre
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judd for the Defense
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Taggart Coleman
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Ben Stockton
Land of the Giants
Mr. Erdap
Matt Helm
Mr. Simmons
Letter to Loretta
Jeff Bertch
The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
Harvey
Dr. Sanderson
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Young Priest (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
Jeff Davis (uncredited)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Now, Voyager
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Steve Miller
The Swimmer
Howard Graham
No Name on the Bullet
Luke Canfield
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
The Glenn Miller Story
Don Haynes
Valley of the Dolls
Kevin Gillmore
Across the Pacific
Officer (uncredited)
Air Force
Navigator
One Foot in Heaven
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
It Came from Outer Space
Sheriff Matt Warren
The Hard Way
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
The Smugglers
Harry Miller
A Night in Casablanca
Lt. Pierre Delmar
The Third Day
Lawrence Conway
Gunsmoke
Johnny Lake
All That Heaven Allows
Mick Anderson
Hail, Hero!
Senator Murchiston
The Red Ball Express
Partridge
The Screaming Woman
Ken Bronson
Until They Sail
Capt. Richard Bates
Back Street
Curt Stanton
Career
Rex Chaney
Whistle Stop
Ernie
To Hell and Back
Brandon
Peggy
Tom Fielding
The Arrangement
Finnegan
Air Cadet
Captain Sullivan
Out of the Fog
Partners in Crime
Lt. Fred Harnett
Dear Heart
Frank Taylor
The Price of Fear
Pete Carroll
Louisa
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
The Money Jungle
Harvey Sheppard
Female on the Beach
Police Lieutenant Galley
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Snappy Saunders
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Alan Hardesty
Tammy Tell Me True
Buford Woodly
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Dodd
You Came Along
Lt. R. Janoschek
The Pretender
Dr. Leonard Koster
Showdown
Bert Pickett
Summer Pavilion
Ned Welch
The Lone Hand
George Hadley
I Was a Shoplifter
Herb Klaxon
Winning Your Wings
State College Student (uncredited)
Comanche Territory
Stacey Howard
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sandy
Conflict
Norman Holsworth
Jeanne Eagels
John Donahue
Four Guns to the Border
Sheriff Jim Flannery
Dangerously They Live
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
Reporter at Police HQ
Walk the Proud Land
Tom Sweeny
Scream, Pretty Peggy
George Thornton
War Arrow
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Tobor the Great
Dr. Ralph Harrison
Cop on the Beat
Deputy Chief Berliner
Rendezvous
John Burden
Proceed and Report
Lt. Johnson
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Jim Anderson
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Counterfeit Killer
Dolan
The Road to Edinburgh
Jeff Davis
Step Down to Terror
Johnny Walters
Little Egypt
Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell
Perry Collins
Busses Roar
Eddie Sloan
The Lively Set
Paul Manning
Bonzo Goes to College
Malcolm Drew
My Brother's Wedding
Pastor #2
Winter Wonderland
Steve Kirk
The Tender Years
Bob Wilson
The Playroom
George Rutherford
Police Headquarters
David L. Chapin