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Charles Drake
New York City, New York, USA
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 sales…
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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 Montgomery Presents and three years later he became the host of the British TV espionage weekly Rendezvous. In 1959, he starred in the Western film, No Name on the Bullet, where he played a doctor dedicated to saving a small town from a dangerous assassin. In 1967 he played the part of Oliver Greer in The Fugitive episode The One That Got Away. He played in 83 films between 1939 and 1975, including Scream, Pretty Peggy. More than 50 were dramas, but he also acted in comedies, science fiction, horror and film noir. He died on September 10, 1994 in East Lyme, Connecticut, aged 76. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Drake, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1985
My Brother's Wedding
Movie Pastor #2
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1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Movie Alan Hardesty
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1975
Matt Helm
TV show Mr. Simmons
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1975
Switch
TV show Charles Estabrook
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1975
Cop on the Beat
Movie Deputy Chief Berliner
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1974
Harry O
TV show
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1974
Police Headquarters
Movie David L. Chapin
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1973
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Movie George Thornton
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1973
Partners in Crime
Movie Lt. Fred Harnett
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1972
The Rookies
TV show
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1972
The Screaming Woman
Movie Ken Bronson
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1971
Cannon
TV show
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1969
The Arrangement
Movie Finnegan
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1969
Hail, Hero!
Movie Senator Murchiston
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1968
The Smugglers
Movie Harry Miller
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1968
Land of the Giants
TV show Mr. Erdap
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1968
The Name of the Game
TV show Tom Laraby
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1968
The Swimmer
Movie Howard Graham
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1968
The Counterfeit Killer
Movie Dolan
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1967
Valley of the Dolls
Movie Kevin Gillmore
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1967
The Money Jungle
Movie Harvey Sheppard
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1967
Mannix
TV show Adam Pierson
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1967
Judd, for the Defense
TV show
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1967
Ironside
TV show Mr. Thomas
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1967
The Invaders
TV show Robert Morrison
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1966
Mission: Impossible
TV show Mitchell Connally
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1966
Star Trek
TV show Commodore Stocker
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1965
F Troop
TV show
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1965
The Third Day
Movie Lawrence Conway
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1965
Dear Heart
Movie Frank Taylor
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1964
The Lively Set
Movie Paul Manning
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Simon Jarvis
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1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV show Taggart Coleman
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1963
The Fugitive
TV show Oliver Greer
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1963
Showdown
Movie Bert Pickett
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1962
The Lucy Show
TV show Walter Kendricks
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1962
The Virginian
TV show Randolf
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1961
Back Street
Movie Curt Stanton
