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Ken Drake (I) (1921–1987)

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Ken Drake was born in Enid, Oklahoma in 1921. He served in the Navy in World War 2 and Korea as a Medic. He studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and met his wife Sylvie there. He appeared in over 60 television shows and was a gifted character actor who often disappeared into multiple roles in the same TV series... See full bio »

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in Enid, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Springfield, California, USA
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1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (uncredited)
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Minister of Defence Karel Sartori
– The Merchant (1971) … Minister of Defence Karel Sartori
 
1967-1971 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Lt. Colonel / Marshal
– The Hostage (1971) … Marshal (voice) (uncredited)
– A Hanging Offense (1967) … Lt. Colonel
 
1970 Ironside (TV series)
Bartender / Riker
– No Game for Amateurs (1970) … Bartender
– The Wrong Time, the Wrong Place (1970) … Riker
 
1970 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Malden
– Three Dead Cows at Makapuu: Part II (1970) … Malden
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Chaplain
– The People Against Ortega (1969) … Chaplain
 
1960-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Brave Pony / Breck / Charlie / …
– The Deserter (1969) … Leatham
– Queen High (1968) … Sam Jacks
– The Price of Salt (1968) … Deputy Jackson
– Second Chance (1967) … Breck
– Black Friday (1967) … Charlie
See all 8 episodes »
 
1968 Here's Lucy (TV series)
Butler
– Lucy's Impossible Mission (1968) … Butler
 
1957-1968 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Cowboy / Parker / Sheriff
– O'Quillian (1968) … Parker
– Hard Luck Henry (1967) … Sheriff
– Jealousy (1957) … Cowboy
 
1967-1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
General Crocker / Professor Frimm
– The Night of the Gruesome Games (1968) … General Crocker
– The Night of the Cadre (1967) … Professor Frimm
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
R.B. Forbes
– Big Jessie (1968) … R.B. Forbes
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
– The Darkest Raid (1967)
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Minister
– The List of Alice McKenna (1967) … Minister
 
1965-1967 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Brig. Gen. Krasker / Communications Officer
– The Hunters and the Killers (1967) … Communications Officer
– Between the Lines (1965) … Brig. Gen. Krasker
 
1966 The Big Valley (TV series)
Dr. Briggs / Dr. Merar
– Day of the Comet (1966) … Dr. Merar
– Teacher of Outlaws (1966) … Dr. Briggs
 
1966 Tarzan (TV series)
Dude / Karim
– The Figurehead (1966) … Karim
– The Prisoner (1966) … Dude
 
1965 The Loner (TV series)
Townsend Sr.
– The Kingdom of McComb (1965) … Townsend Sr.
 
1965 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Mr. McGill
– The Brontosaurus Caper (1965) … Mr. McGill
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Monty Warneke
– The Long Ravine (1965) … Monty Warneke
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Mr. Dunn
– Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw (1965) … Mr. Dunn
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Doctor
– The Deadly Decoy Affair (1965) … Doctor
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
The Judge
– I, Robot (1964) … The Judge
 
1964 Flipper (TV series)
Dorrie Stone
– Dolphin for Sale (1964) … Dorrie Stone
 
1964 The New Interns
Parking Lot Attendant
 
1964 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Mr. Phelps
– A Sense of Tempo (1964) … Mr. Phelps
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Boatman
– The Pirate and the Patriot (1964) … Boatman
– The Testing of Sam Houston (1964)
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
The Deputy
– Law and Order Day (1964) … The Deputy
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Motorcycle Shop Foreman
– Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) … Motorcycle Shop Foreman
 
1961-1963 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Daniel / Man
– A Kind of a Stopwatch (1963) … Daniel
– A Hundred Yards over the Rim (1961) … Man
 
1963 Empire (TV series)
Ludwell
– Down There, the World (1963) … Ludwell (uncredited)
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Mark St. James
– A Gun Is Not a Gentleman (1963) … Mark St. James
 
1961-1963 Ripcord (TV series)
FBI Agent / Hal Lundy / Rep Fant
– Million Dollar Drop (1963) … Hal Lundy
– Panic at 10,000 (1963) … Rep Fant
– Counter-Attack (1961) … FBI Agent
 
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
First Psychiatrist
– The Great Feud (1962) … First Psychiatrist
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Lester
– Our Ernie Kills People (1962) … Lester
 
1962 Everglades (TV series)
Alexander / Newcomb
– Fatal Information (1962) … Newcomb
– The Hostage (1962) … Alexander
 
1960-1962 Outlaws (TV series)
First Robber / Ken Horses
– The Bitter Swede (1962) … Ken Horses
– The Fortune Stone (1960) … First Robber
 
1962 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Caldwell
– Diamond in the Rough (1962) … Caldwell
 
1958-1961 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Alfonso / Artie / Brave Miner, Ben Whitman / …
– Crime at Sea (1961) … George Hillman
– Confidential Mission (1961) … Steve Walker
– Mercy Ship (1961) … Dr. Levy
– Time Fuse (1960) … Dr. Jim Phelpman
– Cindy (1960) … Cindy's Dad
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1961 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Gary Milhouse
– The Projectionist (1961) … Gary Milhouse
 
1958-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Burdette / Colby / Ron Daigle / …
– Farmer with a Badge (1961) … Scratchy - Henchman
– Episode in Eden (1961) … Ron Daigle
– Murder Can Be Dangerous (1960) … Secret
– Cattle and Cane (1960) … Colby
– Lady Luck (1959) … Sheriff
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1959-1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Gas Man / Maj. Warren
– Night of Decision (1961) … Maj. Warren
– The Dead Part of the House (1959) … Gas Man
 
1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Tim Murdock
– Casey and the Clowns (1961) … Tim Murdock
 
1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Prof. Jody
– I Know It's Murder (1961) … Prof. Jody
 
1961 The Americans (TV series)
Bravo
– The Regular (1961) … Bravo
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Elmer Burnside
– Secret at Half Moon Key (1961) … Elmer Burnside
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Stark / Swanson
– Top Secret (1960) … Stark
– The Case of Lt. Weston (1960) … Swanson
 
1959-1960 Not for Hire (TV series)
Bragan / Col. Bragan
– The Witness (1960) … Bragan
– The System (1960) … Bragan
– Adults Only (1960) … Bragan
– Diamond Head Decoy (1960) … Bragan
– Ticket to a Gas Chamber (1960) … Bragan
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1960 Law of the Plainsman (TV series)
Bill Downs
– A Question of Courage (1960) … Bill Downs
 
1957-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Frank Masters / Marshal - Dave
– Female Killer (1960) … Marshal - Dave
– Reward for a Gunslinger (1957) … Frank Masters
 
1959 Men Into Space (TV series)
Prof. Emerson
– Burnout (1959) … Prof. Emerson
 
1959 Crime & Punishment, USA
Hendricks
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Andre De Chagny
– Rattigan and the Cat (1959) … Andre De Chagny
 
1958 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Joe Hodges / Ohio Cop-Killer
– Transmitter Danger (1958) … Joe Hodges
– Policewoman (1958) … Ohio Cop-Killer (uncredited)
 
1958 I Bury the Living
Bill Honegger (uncredited)
 
1958 The Power of the Resurrection
Marcus (as Kenneth Drake)
 
1957 Harbor Command (TV series)
– Boat Bomb (1957) (as Kenneth Drake)
 
1956 The Millionaire (TV series)
John Crawford
– The Story of Tom Mead (1956) … John Crawford (as Kenneth Drake)
 
1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Divinity Student Astronaut Trainee
– Project 44 (1956) … Divinity Student Astronaut Trainee (as Kenneth Drake)
 
1955 The Shrike
Author (uncredited)
 
1953 The Bigamist
Court Clerk (uncredited)
 

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Trivia:

Father of actress and dialect coach Jessica Drake, and Robert Drake, Producing Director of The Old Globe Theatre San Diego, California. Former husband of writer and theatre critic Sylvia Drake. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio