Charles Drake

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	Acting
Most Rating	11.304
Birthday	1917-10-02
Place of Birth	New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As	Charles Ruppert,

Valley of the Dolls

The Male Animal

The Pretender

The Man Who Came to Dinner

A Night in Casablanca

Conflict

Across the Pacific

Winchester '73

All That Heaven Allows

War Arrow

Tammy Tell Me True

Air Force

Tobor the Great

To Hell and Back

Female on the Beach

I Was a Shoplifter

The Glenn Miller Story

The Arrangement

It Came from Outer Space

The Price of Fear

No Name on the Bullet

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

Step Down to Terror

Whistle Stop

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Comanche Territory

Dear Heart

Bonzo Goes to College

Air Cadet

Busses Roar

Jeanne Eagels

Winning Your Wings

The Third Day

Gunsmoke

You Never Can Tell

The Lively Set

The Red Ball Express

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

The Counterfeit Killer

Scream, Pretty Peggy

The Lone Hand

Showdown

Four Guns to the Border

Winter Wonderland

Back Street

You Came Along

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Bullet Scars

Career

Little Egypt

Louisa

Harvey

Cop on the Beat

Walk the Proud Land

The Money Jungle

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, Voyager

The Maltese Falcon

Until They Sail

The Smugglers

Peggy

Sergeant York

Police Headquarters

My Brother's Wedding

Dangerously They Live

The Tender Years

The Screaming Woman

Hail, Hero!

The Swimmer

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Summer Pavilion

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

The Hard Way

Partners in Crime

Out of the Fog

One Foot in Heaven

Proceed and Report