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Tom Drake (I) (1918–1982)

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Rejected for military service due to a heart murmur. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Melanie's Father
Child of Anger (1976) … Melanie's Father
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie)
Harry Jensen
 
1976 A Matter of Wife... and Death (TV movie)
Paulie Baker
 
1969-1976 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
John Kalscheur / Dave Tillerman / George Appleton / …
The Highest Mountain (1976) … Dave Tillerman
A Necessary End (1973) … George Appleton
Men Who Care: Part 2 (1971) … John Kalscheur
Men Who Care: Part 1 (1971) … John Kalscheur
Diagnosis: Fear (1969) … Homer Chatfield
 
1975 Matt Helm (TV series)
Fred Wells
Deadly Breed (1975) … Fred Wells
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Ralph Willis
An Air Full of Death (1975) … Ralph Willis
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
The golfer
 
1972-1975 Adam-12 (TV series)
Hanley / Mr. Wilkinson
Suicide (1975) … Hanley
The Adoption (1972) … Mr. Wilkinson
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Don Kibbey
The Energy Eater (1974) … Don Kibbey
 
1974 Police Story (TV series)
Kirk Jackson
A Dangerous Age (1974) … Kirk Jackson
 
1974 The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe
Dr. Adam Forrest
 
1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)
Will Bannister
Scar Tissue (1974) … Will Bannister
 
1974 Banacek (TV series)
Roger Fanshion
Rocket to Oblivion (1974) … Roger Fanshion
 
1973 Ironside (TV series)
Larry Yates
Confessions: From a Lady of the Night (1973) … Larry Yates
 
1973 The Bloody Slaying of Sarah Ridelander
Dick Ridelander
 
1972 Cannon (TV series)
Bill Penski
Cain's Mark (1972) … Bill Penski
 
1971 Mannix (TV series)
Paul Glydor
The Man Outside (1971) … Paul Glydor
 
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
John Kalsheur
Men Who Care: Part 2 (1971) … John Kalsheur
 
1971 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Markham
Down at the House of Truth, Visiting (1971) … Markham
 
1971 City Beneath the Sea (TV movie)
Gen. Putnam
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Dr. Thompson
Killer on the Loose (1970) … Dr. Thompson
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Mr. Corbert
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 2 (1970) … Mr. Corbert
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1 (1970) … Mr. Corbert
 
1970 The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (TV movie)
Mr. Corbert
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Harrison Brill
Echo of a Nightmare (1970) … Harrison Brill
 
1970 Land of the Giants (TV series)
SID Sergeant
Doomsday (1970) … SID Sergeant
 
1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ben Hurley
Ring of Darkness (1969) … Ben Hurley
 
1968 Warkill
Phil Sutton
 
1968 Omicidio per vocazione
Inspector Greville
 
1967 Red Tomahawk
Bill Kane
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Oliver
Pariah (1966) … Oliver
 
1966 The Green Hornet (TV series)
Duke Slate
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Vincent Reed
The Night of the Bottomless Pit (1966) … Vincent Reed
 
1966 The Singing Nun
Fitzpatrick
 
1966 Johnny Reno
Joe Conners
 
1965 Combat! (TV series)
Pvt. Todd
The Old Men (1965) … Pvt. Todd
 
1965 Bonanza (TV series)
Kurt
Five Sundowns to Sunup (1965) … Kurt
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Jordan Payne / Major Tom Rock
Judge Not (1965) … Major Tom Rock
Very Few Heroes (1965) … Jordan Payne
 
1965 The Sandpiper
Walter Robinson
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Sheriff Dade
Off Season (1965) … Sheriff Dade
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Powell
Once a Clown (1965) … Powell
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Monte
Eulogy in Four Flats (1965) … Monte
 
1964-1965 Lassie (TV series)
Wade Banning
High Water (1965) … Wade Banning
Nature's Way (1964) … Wade Banning
 
1965 House of the Black Death
Paul Dessard
 
1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
Curtis
War Called Peace (1964) … Curtis
 
1963 The Dakotas (TV series)
Corporal Steven Agard
Walk Through the Badlands (1963) … Corporal Steven Agard
 
1959-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Clifford Towne / Michael Keene / Owen Harris
Dial 'S' for Spencer (1963) … Michael Keene
Framework for a Badge (1962) … Owen Harris
The Treehouse Caper (1959) … Clifford Towne
 
1962 The Untouchables (TV series)
Joe Bomer
Man in the Middle (1962) … Joe Bomer
 
1962 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Al Dickens
A Piece of Tommy Minor (1962) … Al Dickens
 
1961-1962 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Professor Walter Allen / Radford Taylor
Big Fever (1962) … Professor Walter Allen
The Pretty People (1961) … Radford Taylor
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Harry
The Far Side of Nowhere (1961) … Harry
 
1961 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Chris Donohue
Diamonds Don't Burn (1961) … Chris Donohue
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Randall
Trouble Street (1961) … Randall
 
1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Queen of Spades (1961)
 
1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Cass Thomas
The Secret of the Reef (1961) … Cass Thomas
 
1960-1961 The Rebel (TV series)
Sheriff Matt Dunsen / Trace Dawes
The Last Drink (1961) … Trace Dawes
Berserk (1960) … Sheriff Matt Dunsen
 
1961 Las Vegas Beat (TV movie)
Leopold
 
1960 Stagecoach West (TV series)
Selby Moss
The Storm (1960) … Selby Moss
 
1959-1960 Lawman (TV series)
Dr. Sam Burbage / Frank Judson / Uncle Lou Evans
Dilemma (1960) … Dr. Sam Burbage
The Kids (1960) … Uncle Lou Evans
The Hunch (1959) … Frank Judson
 
1958-1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Johnny Haywood / Victor Kincaid
The Showdown (1960) … Johnny Haywood
Ricochet (1958) … Victor Kincaid
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Dave Harmon
Stagecoach to Yuma (1960) … Dave Harmon
 
1959-1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Cleve Niles / Richard Harkens
The Case of the Crying Cherub (1960) … Richard Harkens
The Case of the Jaded Joker (1959) … Cleve Niles
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Jock Underhill
The Amazon (1960) … Jock Underhill
 
1960 Wichita Town (TV series)
Rare McCloud
Second Chance (1960) … Rare McCloud
 
1960 Philip Marlowe (TV series)
Bill Revere
Murder Is Dead Wrong (1960) … Bill Revere
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Henry Fisher
Incident of the Dust Flower (1960) … Henry Fisher
 
1960 The Bramble Bush
Larry McFie
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Tom Mannering
Duel at Alta Mesa (1960) … Tom Mannering
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Dan Weber
Black Sand (1960) … Dan Weber
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Dr. John Cannon
The Lita Foladaire Story (1960) … Dr. John Cannon
 
1960 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Craig
Murder, My Darling (1960) … Craig
 
1959 Riverboat (TV series)
Homer Atkins
The Face of Courage (1959) … Homer Atkins
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Paul Adamson
Invitation to a Murder (1959) … Paul Adamson
 
1958-1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Dr. Clark Evans
The Challenge (1959) … Dr. Clark Evans
Address Unknown (1958)
 
1959 Warlock
Abe McQuown
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Steve Purcell
Return of the Dead (1959) … Steve Purcell
 
1958 Money, Women and Guns
Jess Ryerson
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Clark Sherrell
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1958) … Clark Sherrell
 
1957 Date with Disaster
Miles
 
1957 The Cyclops
Lee Brand
 
1953-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Gary Morgan / Leonard Vole / Paul
Stand-In for Murder (1957) … Paul
Listen, He's Proposing! (1953) … Gary Morgan
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dr. Alan March
The Dr. Alan March Story (1957) … Dr. Alan March
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Johnny Mark
Rendezvous in Black (1956) … Johnny Mark
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Alfred Johnson / Joe Madden
A Farewell Appearance (1956) … Alfred Johnson
Rope Enough (1956) … Joe Madden
 
1955 Sudden Danger
Wallace Curtis
 
1955 Betrayed Women
Jeff Darrell
 
1954-1955 Climax! (TV series)
Alan / Terry Lennox
No Stone Unturned (1955) … Alan
 
1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
John Black
The Man Nobody Wanted (1955) … John Black
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. James Everett
Beyond (1955) … Dr. James Everett
 
1955 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Robbie
No Place to Live (1955) … Robbie
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Gaston Clairmont
Girl in Flight (1954) … Gaston Clairmont
 
1952-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Fletcher Craig
The Secret (1954) … Fletcher Craig
A String of Beads (1952)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
Ben Adams
Lullaby (1953) … Ben Adams
 
1953 Sangaree
Dr. Roy Darby
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Bright Boy (1952)
 
1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
 
1951 FBI Girl
Carl Chercourt
 
1951 Disc Jockey
Johnny
 
1951 Never Trust a Gambler
Police Sgt. Ed Donovan
 
1950-1951 Lights Out (TV series)
Benuili Chant (1950)
 
1950 Suspense (TV series)
Dan Bedell
Red Wine (1950)
Murder at the Mardi Gras (1950) … Dan Bedell
 
1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Gavin Dishart
 
1950 The Clock (TV series)
The Graveyard Shift (1950)
 
1950 The Great Rupert
Peter 'Pete' Dingle
 
1949 Scene of the Crime
Det. 'C.C.' Gordon
 
1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Bill Chase
 
1948 Words and Music
Richard Rodgers
 
1948 Hills of Home
Tammas Milton
 
1948 Alias a Gentleman
Johnny Lorgen
 
1947 Cass Timberlane
Jamie Wargate
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Matt Cochran
 
1947 I'll Be Yours
George Prescott
 
1946 Faithful in My Fashion
Jeff Compton
 
1946 Courage of Lassie
Sergeant Smitty
 
1946 The Green Years
Robert Shannon as a Young Man
 
1945 Main Street After Dark
Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) (voice)
 
1945 This Man's Navy
Jess Weaver
 
1944 Mrs. Parkington
Ned Talbot
 
1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair
Bill Rice
 
1944 Maisie Goes to Reno
Sgt. Bill Fullerton
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Dying American Soldier (uncredited)
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Frank Miller
 
1943 Northern Pursuit
Heinzmann (uncredited)
 
1940 The Howards of Virginia
James Howard at 16 (as Richard Alden)
 
1940 The Mortal Storm
Second Classroom Scene (uncredited)
 
1940 Our Town
Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1997 MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (video short) (performer: "The Trolley Song")
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Manhattan" 1925 - uncredited)
 
1948 Words and Music (performer: "Manhattan", "With a Song In My Heart")
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor ("My Mother Told Me" 1944 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Himself
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Himself
 
1955 Shower of Stars (TV series)
Himself - Actor
High Pitch (1955) … Himself - Actor
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Himself
 
1982 It Came from Hollywood (documentary)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'Words and Music'
 
1974 Crackle of Death (TV movie)
Don Kibbey
 
1974 The Green Hornet
Duke Slate
 

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Alternate Names:

Richard Alden

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Trivia:

Rejected for military service due to a heart murmur. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo