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
Also known As
Charles Ruppert
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...
1967
as Kevin Gillmore
1942
as Student (uncredited)
1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
1941
as Sandy
1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
1945
as Norman Holsworth
1942
as Officer (uncredited)
1950
as Steve Miller
1955
as Mick Anderson
1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
1961
as Buford Woodly
1943
as Navigator
1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
1955
as Brandon
1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
1950
as Herb Klaxon
1954
as Don Haynes
1969
as Finnegan
1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
1956
as Pete Carroll
1959
as Luke Canfield
1952
as Jim Anderson
1958
as Johnny Walters
1946
as Ernie
1941
as Snappy Saunders
1950
as Stacey Howard
1965
as Frank Taylor
1952
as Malcolm Drew
1951
as Captain Sullivan
1942
as Eddie Sloan
1957
as John Donahue
1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
1965
as Lawrence Conway
1953
as Johnny Lake
1951
as Perry Collins
1964
as Paul Manning
1952
as Partridge
1949
as Dodd
1968
as Dolan
1973
as George Thornton
1953
as George Hadley
1963
as Bert Pickett
1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
1946
as Steve Kirk
1961
as Curt Stanton
1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
1949
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
1939
as Rex Chaney
1951
as Oliver Doane
1950
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1950
as Dr. Sanderson
1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
1956
as Tom Sweeny
1967
as Harvey Sheppard
1939
as Young Priest (uncredited)
1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
1968
as Harry Miller
1950
as Tom Fielding
1941
as Scorer (uncredited)
1974
as David L. Chapin
1983
as Pastor #2
1941
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
1948
as Bob Wilson
1972
as Ken Bronson
1969
as Senator Murchiston
1968
as Howard Graham
1987
as Self (archive footage)
1955
as Ned Welch
1975
as Alan Hardesty
1943
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
1941
1941
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
1943
as Lt. Johnson
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as Jeff Davis
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