Charles Drake [15978] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.2941 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Birthday: 1917-10-02 Deathday: 1994-09-10 Age: 76 years Movies: 77 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. James Stewart: A Wonder1988-11-22 My Brother's Wedding1983-09-13 The Lives of Jenny Dola1975-10-27 Cop on the Beat1975-05-06 Police Headquarters1974-03-19 Scream, Pretty Peggy1973-11-24 Partners in Crime1973-03-24 The Screaming Woman1972-01-29 The Arrangement1969-11-18 Hail, Hero!1969-10-04 The Smugglers1968-12-24 The Swimmer1968-08-09 The Counterfeit Killer1968-05-01 The Money Jungle1967-12-15 Valley of the Dolls1967-12-27 The Third Day1965-08-04 Dear Heart1965-03-07 The Lively Set1964-10-24 Showdown1963-05-03 Back Street1961-10-11 Tammy Tell Me True1961-07-26 No Name on the Bullet1959-02-01 Step Down to Terror1958-09-01 Until They Sail1957-10-08 Jeanne Eagels1957-08-02 Walk the Proud Land1956-09-01 The Price of Fear1956-03-13 To Hell and Back1955-09-22 All That Heaven Allows1955-12-25 Female on the Beach1955-08-19 Summer Pavilion1955-05-02 Four Guns to the Border1954-11-05 Tobor the Great1954-09-01 The Glenn Miller Story1954-01-04 War Arrow1953-12-26 It Came from Outer Spac1953-06-05 The Lone Hand1953-05-20 Gunsmoke1953-05-04 Bonzo Goes to College1952-09-11 The Red Ball Express1952-05-29 The Treasure of Lost Ca1952-03-01 Little Egypt1951-10-01 You Never Can Tell1951-09-23 Air Cadet1951-03-14 Harvey1950-12-04 Peggy1950-07-01 Winchester '731950-07-12 Louisa1950-05-31 I Was a Shoplifter1950-05-13 Comanche Territory1950-05-01 Johnny Stool Pigeon1949-04-20 Tarzan's Magic Fountain1949-02-05 The Tender Years1948-01-03 The Pretender1947-08-11 Winter Wonderland1946-05-12 A Night in Casablanca1946-05-10 Whistle Stop1946-01-25 You Came Along1945-07-04 Conflict1945-06-15 Proceed and Report1943-11-03 Air Force1943-03-20 The Hard Way1943-01-13 Now, Voyager1942-10-22 Across the Pacific1942-09-04 Busses Roar1942-09-19 Winning Your Wings1942-05-28 The Male Animal1942-03-12 Bullet Scars1942-03-07 Dangerously They Live1941-12-24 The Man Who Came to Din1941-12-24 One Foot in Heaven1941-11-01 The Maltese Falcon1941-10-18 Nine Lives Are Not Enou1941-09-20 Sergeant York1941-09-27 Out of the Fog1941-06-14 The Hunchback of Notre 1939-12-29 Career1939-07-07