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Charles Drake (I) (1917–1994)

Actor

Personable actor Charles Drake was born Charles Ruppert on October 2, 1917, in New York City. He graduated from Nichols College in 1937 and initially became a salesman before switching to acting in 1939 and appearing in little theater productions. He changed his stage name to the more suitable Charles Drake and in the late 1930s managed to snag a contract with Warner Brothers... See full bio »

Born:

Charles Rupert
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 76) in East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
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1983 My Brother's Wedding
Pastor #2
 
1976 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Web Hilliard
– All Bets Off (1976) … Web Hilliard
 
1976 Matt Helm (TV series)
Mr. Simmons, Ellen's dad
– Die Once, Die Twice (1976) … Mr. Simmons, Ellen's dad
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
Charles Estabrook
– Mistresses, Murderers and Millions (1975) … Charles Estabrook
 
1975 Cannon (TV series)
Dr. Martin Larkin
– The Games Children Play (1975) … Dr. Martin Larkin
 
1975 The Lives of Jenny Dolan (TV movie)
Alan Hardesty
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
Deputy Chief Berliner
 
1975 Caribe (TV series)
– One Second to Doom (1975)
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Bailey
– Angel (1975) … Bailey
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Cmdr. Roscoe
– Incident in the Kill Zone (1975) … Cmdr. Roscoe
 
1974 Harry O (TV series)
Marty Scofield
– Mortal Sin (1974) … Marty Scofield
 
1973 Scream, Pretty Peggy (TV movie)
George Thornton
 
1973 Partners in Crime (TV movie)
Lieutenant Fred Harnett
 
1973 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
– Some People in a Park (1973)
 
1970-1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Tom
– A More Exciting Case (1973)
– Aura to a New Tomorrow (1970) … Tom
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Mitchell Connally
– Kidnap (1972) … Mitchell Connally
 
1972 The Screaming Woman (TV movie)
Ken Bronson
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
Hess
– Running Scared (1971) … Hess
 
1971 The Seven Minutes
Sgt. Kellogg
 
1971 Ironside (TV series)
Mr. Thomas
– Accident (1971) … Mr. Thomas
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Casey Smith
– Together Again, for the Last Time (1970) … Casey Smith
 
1969-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Milo Cantrell / Randolf
– Jenny (1970) … Randolf
– A Woman of Stone (1969) … Milo Cantrell
 
1969-1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Jonathan Galley / Laraby
– The Skin Game (1970) … Jonathan Galley
– The Perfect Image (1969) … Laraby
 
1970 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Mr. Erdap
– A Small War (1970) … Mr. Erdap
 
1969 The Arrangement
Finnegan
 
1969 Hail, Hero!
Senator Murchiston
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Protectors (TV series)
Jack Sheehan
– A Case of Good Whiskey at Christmas Time (1969) … Jack Sheehan
 
1968 The Smugglers (TV movie)
Harry Miller
 
1968 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Andy Wharton / Simon Jarvis
– The Plague That Came to Ford's Run (1968) … Andy Wharton
– Hero's Welcome (1968) … Simon Jarvis
 
1968 The Counterfeit Killer
Dolan
 
1968 The Swimmer
Howard Graham
 
1967 The Money Jungle
Harvey Sheppard
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Harlan Gray
– Everybody Loved Harlan Except His Wife (1967) … Harlan Gray
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls
Kevin Gillmore
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Commodore Stocker
– The Deadly Years (1967) … Commodore Stocker
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Taggart Coleman
– The THRUSH Roulette Affair (1967) … Taggart Coleman
 
1967 Mannix (TV series)
Adam Pierson
– Skid Marks on a Dry Run (1967) … Adam Pierson
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Robert Morrison
– The Saucer (1967) … Robert Morrison
 
1967 F Troop (TV series)
Major Terence McConnell
– Is This Fort Really Necessary? (1967) … Major Terence McConnell
 
1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Oliver Greer
– The One That Got Away (1967) … Oliver Greer
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Dolan
– The Faceless Man (1966) … Dolan
 
1965 The Third Day
Lawrence Conway
 
1965 Slattery's People (TV series)
David Bryant
– Question: What Did You Do All Day, Mr. Slattery? (1965) … David Bryant
 
1964 Dear Heart
Frank Taylor
 
1964 The Lively Set
Paul Manning
 
1964 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Walter
– Lucy and the Good Skate (1964) … Walter
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Sheriff Connel
– Red Brady's Kid (1964) … Sheriff Connel
 
1958-1964 Wagon Train (TV series)
Captain Charles Elliot Maury / Frank Casteel / Hollister John Garrison / …
– The Link Cheney Story (1964) … Link Cheney
– The Myra Marshall Story (1963) … Marshal Vern Rothman
– The Hollister John Garrison Story (1963) … Hollister John Garrison
– The Caroline Casteel Story (1962) … Frank Casteel
– The Sam Livingston Story (1960) … Sam Livingston
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1963 Showdown
Bert Pickett
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Phil Hall
– Everybody Knows You Left Me (1963) … Phil Hall
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Walter Mitchell
– Chain Reaction (1963) … Walter Mitchell
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Larry Kester
– The Clocks (1962) … Larry Kester
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Mark Weston
– To the Best of My Recollection (1961) … Mark Weston
 
1957-1961 Rendezvous (TV series)
John Burden / Host / Martin / …
– The Executioner (1961) … Host/John Burden
– The Road Between (1961) … John Burden
– Once a Horseplayer (1961) … John Burden
– End of a Good Man (1961) … John Burden
– The Stray Cat (1960) … John Burden
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1960-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Allen Winter / Matt Jessup
– The Accusers (1961) … Allen Winter
– Ride into Darkness (1960) … Matt Jessup
 
1961 Back Street
Curt Stanton
 
1961 Tammy Tell Me True
Buford Woodly
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Ben Stockton
– A Man's Game (1961) … Ben Stockton
 
1960 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV series)
– What's in a Name? (1960)
 
1959 No Name on the Bullet
Luke Canfield
 
1958 Step Down to Terror
Johnny Williams Walters
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Albert / Guy Schmitt
– Reunion (1958) … Guy Schmitt
– The Playroom (1957) … Albert
 
1957 Until They Sail
Capt. Richard Bates
 
1957 Jeanne Eagels
John Donahue
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Pres
– Jezebel (1956) … Pres
 
1956 Walk the Proud Land
Tom Sweeny
 
1955-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Billy Gordon / Carl Phillips / Ivan / …
– Mr. Parker's Rhubarb (1956)
– The Company Wife (1956) … Carl Phillips
– Maybe Tomorrow (1956)
– Southern Exposure (1956)
– Catch a Falling Star (1956)
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1956 Climax! (TV series)
Mickey Wayne
– Spin Into Darkness (1956) … Mickey Wayne
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Macauley
– Gun in His Hand (1956) … Macauley
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Sound of Thunder (1956)
 
1956 The Price of Fear
Sgt. Pete Carroll
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Ned Welch
– Like Father, Like Son (1955)
– Summer Pavilion (1955) … Ned Welch
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– When in Rome (1955)
 
1955 All That Heaven Allows
Mick Anderson
 
1955 Female on the Beach
Police Lieutenant Galley
 
1955 To Hell and Back
Brandon
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
Keith Burgess
– Stage Door (1955) … Keith Burgess
 
1954-1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Jeff Bertch / Tom
– Case Book (1955) … Tom
– You're Driving Me Crazy (1954) … Jeff Bertch
 
1954 Four Guns to the Border
Sheriff Jim Flannery
 
1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
David
– Afraid to Live (1954)
– Harvest of Wrath (1954) … David
 
1954 Tobor the Great
Dr. Ralph Harrison
 
1954 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The People Next Door (1954)
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Don Haynes
 
1953 War Arrow
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
 
1953 The Lone Hand
George Hadley
 
1953 It Came from Outer Space
Sheriff Matt Warren
 
1953 Gunsmoke
Johnny Lake
 
1952 Bonzo Goes to College
Malcolm Drew
 
1952 Red Ball Express
Pvt. Ronald Partridge/Narrator
 
1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Jim Anderson
 
1951 You Never Can Tell
Perry Collins
 
1951 Little Egypt
Oliver Doane
 
1951 The Fat Man
Radio Broadcaster at Racetrack (voice) (uncredited)
 
1951 Air Cadet
Captain Sullivan
 
1950 Mystery Submarine
Commodore (voice) (uncredited)
 
1950 Harvey
Dr. Sanderson
 
1950 Deported
Voice of Customs Official (uncredited)
 
1950 Winchester '73
Steve Miller
 
1950 Peggy
Tom Fielding
 
1950 Louisa
Voice of Radio Broadcaster (uncredited)
 
1950 I Was a Shoplifter
Herb Klaxon
 
1950 Comanche Territory
Stacey Howard
 
1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1949 Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Mr. Dodd
 
1948 The Babe Ruth Story
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1948 The Tender Years
Bob Wilson
 
1947 The Pretender
Dr. Leonard G. Koster
 
1947 Winter Wonderland
Steve Kirk
 
1946 A Night in Casablanca
Pierre
 
1946 Whistle Stop
Ernie
 
1945 You Came Along
Lt. R. Janoschek aka 'Handsome'
 
1945 Conflict
Prof. Norman Holsworth
 
1945 It Happened in Springfield (short)
 
1943 The Hard Way
Trailer Narrator (uncredited)
 
1943 Air Force
Navigator
 
1942 Now, Voyager
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
 
1942 Across the Pacific
Officer (uncredited)
 
1942 Busses Roar
Eddie Sloan
 
1942 The Gay Sisters
Man Entering Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1942 Wings for the Eagle
Customer (uncredited)
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Actor (uncredited)
 
1942 Winning Your Wings (short)
State College Student (uncredited)
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
R.V. Boyce - Driver in Accident (uncredited)
 
1942 Shoot Yourself Some Golf (short)
Golfer playing through (uncredited)
 
1942 The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
 
1942 Bullet Scars
Harry a Reporter (uncredited)
 
1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sandy
 
1941 You're in the Army Now
Private (uncredited)
 
1941 Dangerously They Live
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
 
1941 The Body Disappears
Arthur (scenes deleted)
 
1941 The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1941 One Foot in Heaven
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
 
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
'Snappy' Lucas
 
1941 Navy Blues
Seabag Inspectioon Officer (uncredited)
 
1941 Dive Bomber
Pilot (uncredited)
 
1941 Sergeant York
Scorer (uncredited)
 
1941 Out of the Fog
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1941 Million Dollar Baby
Pamela's First Dance Partner (uncredited)
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Hospital Intern (uncredited)
 
1941 I Wanted Wings
Cadet (uncredited)
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Young Priest (uncredited)
 
1939 Conspiracy
Police Guard (uncredited)
 
1939 Career
Rex Chaney
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #18.5 (1964) … Himself - Actor
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1958 Rendezvous (TV series)
Himself - Host / John Burden
– In an Early Winter (1958) … Himself - Host/John Burden
 

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