Charles Drake

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-10-02 (77 years old)

Deathday

1994-09-10

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Charles Drake

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 Montgom...

Acting

1967

Valley of the Dolls

as Kevin Gillmore

1942

The Male Animal

as Student (uncredited)

1947

The Pretender

as Dr. Leonard Koster

1946

A Night in Casablanca

as Lt. Pierre Delmar

1945

Conflict

as Norman Holsworth

1942

Across the Pacific

as Officer (uncredited)

1950

Winchester '73

as Steve Miller

1955

All That Heaven Allows

as Mick Anderson

1953

War Arrow

as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn

1961

Tammy Tell Me True

as Buford Woodly

1943

Air Force

as Navigator

1954

Tobor the Great

as Dr. Ralph Harrison

1955

1955

Female on the Beach

as Police Lieutenant Galley

1950

I Was a Shoplifter

as Herb Klaxon

1954

1969

The Arrangement

as Finnegan

1953

It Came from Outer Space

as Sheriff Matt Warren

1956

The Price of Fear

as Pete Carroll

1959

No Name on the Bullet

as Luke Canfield

1952

1958

Step Down to Terror

as Johnny Walters

1946

Whistle Stop

as Ernie

1941

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Snappy Saunders

1950

Comanche Territory

as Stacey Howard

1965

Dear Heart

as Frank Taylor

1952

Bonzo Goes to College

as Malcolm Drew

1951

Air Cadet

as Captain Sullivan

1942

Busses Roar

as Eddie Sloan

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as John Donahue

1942

Winning Your Wings

as State College Student (uncredited)

1965

The Third Day

as Lawrence Conway

1953

Gunsmoke

as Johnny Lake

1951

You Never Can Tell

as Perry Collins

1964

The Lively Set

as Paul Manning

1952

1973

Scream, Pretty Peggy

as George Thornton

1953

The Lone Hand

as George Hadley

1963

Showdown

as Bert Pickett

1954

Four Guns to the Border

as Sheriff Jim Flannery

1946

Winter Wonderland

as Steve Kirk

1961

Back Street

as Curt Stanton

1945

You Came Along

as Lt. R. Janoschek

1949

Johnny Stool Pigeon

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1942

Bullet Scars

as Reporter at Police HQ

1939

Career

as Rex Chaney

1951

Little Egypt

as Oliver Doane

1950

Louisa

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)

1950

Harvey

as Dr. Sanderson

1975

Cop on the Beat

as Deputy Chief Berliner

1956

Walk the Proud Land

as Tom Sweeny

1967

The Money Jungle

as Harvey Sheppard

1939

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Young Priest (uncredited)

1942

Now, Voyager

as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)

1941

The Maltese Falcon

as Reporter (uncredited)

1957

Until They Sail

as Capt. Richard Bates

1968

The Smugglers

as Harry Miller

1950

Peggy

as Tom Fielding

1941

Sergeant York

as Scorer (uncredited)

1974

Police Headquarters

as David L. Chapin

1983

1941

Dangerously They Live

as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)

1948

The Tender Years

as Bob Wilson

1972

The Screaming Woman

as Ken Bronson

1969

Hail, Hero!

as Senator Murchiston

1968

The Swimmer

as Howard Graham

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1955

Summer Pavilion

as Ned Welch

1975

The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Alan Hardesty

1943

The Hard Way

as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)

1973

Partners in Crime

as Lt. Fred Harnett

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)

1943

Proceed and Report

as Lt. Johnson

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