7.7
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Drake
Also known as: Charles Ruppert
Acting
Born:October 2, 1917
Died:September 10, 1994(aged 76)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Nichols College
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (68 movies)
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7.7
Harvey
1950
as Dr. Sanderson
7.3
7.3
All That Heaven Allows
1955
as Mick Anderson
7.3
7.3
The Swimmer
1968
as Howard Graham
7.3
7.3
Winchester '73
1950
as Steve Miller
7.3
7.3
Now, Voyager
1942
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
You Came Along
1945
as Lt. R. Janoschek
7.0
7.0
The Tender Years
1948
as Bob Wilson
6.9
6.9
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Don Haynes
6.9
6.9
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Sandy
6.8
6.8
A Night in Casablanca
1946
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
6.7
6.7
The Screaming Woman
1972
as Ken Bronson
6.6
6.6
To Hell and Back
1955
as Brandon
6.6
6.6
Conflict
1945
as Norman Holsworth
6.6
6.6
Busses Roar
1942
as Eddie Sloan
6.6
6.6
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Luke Canfield
6.5
6.5
The Arrangement
1969
as Finnegan
6.5
6.5
You Never Can Tell
1951
as Perry Collins
6.5
6.5
Air Force
1943
as Navigator
6.4
6.4
Dear Heart
1965
as Frank Taylor
6.4
6.4
Gunsmoke
1953
as Johnny Lake
6.4
6.4
Until They Sail
1957
as Capt. Richard Bates
6.3
6.3
It Came from Outer Space
1953
as Sheriff Matt Warren
6.2
6.2
Bullet Scars
1942
as Reporter at Police HQ
6.2
6.2
Out of the Fog
1941
6.1
6.1
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as Tom Sweeny
6.0
6.0
Hail, Hero!
1969
as Senator Murchiston
6.0
6.0
Jeanne Eagels
1957
as John Donahue
6.0
6.0
Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Kevin Gillmore
6.0
6.0
Scream, Pretty Peggy
1973
as George Thornton
5.9
5.9
Showdown
1963
as Bert Pickett
5.9
5.9
Tammy Tell Me True
1961
as Buford Woodly
5.8
5.8
The Price of Fear
1956
as Pete Carroll
5.8
5.8
The Red Ball Express
1952
as Partridge
5.8
5.8
Winning Your Wings
1942
as State College Student (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Third Day
1965
as Lawrence Conway
5.7
5.7
Female on the Beach
1955
as Police Lieutenant Galley
5.6
5.6
War Arrow
1953
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
5.6
5.6
Step Down to Terror
1958
as Johnny Walters
5.6
5.6
The Lone Hand
1953
as George Hadley
5.6
5.6
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
1952
as Jim Anderson
5.5
5.5
The Pretender
1947
as Dr. Leonard Koster
5.5
5.5
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
1949
as Dodd
5.5
5.5
Back Street
1961
as Curt Stanton
5.3
5.3
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
as Herb Klaxon
5.2
5.2
Tobor the Great
1954
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
5.0
5.0
The Money Jungle
1967
as Harvey Sheppard
5.0
5.0
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Snappy Saunders
5.0
5.0
Bonzo Goes to College
1952
as Malcolm Drew
5.0
5.0
Air Cadet
1951
as Captain Sullivan
4.9
4.9
Four Guns to the Border
1954
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
4.9
4.9
Comanche Territory
1950
as Stacey Howard
4.8
4.8
The Smugglers
1968
as Harry Miller
4.7
4.7
Peggy
1950
as Tom Fielding
4.3
4.3
Winter Wonderland
1946
as Steve Kirk
4.3
4.3
Whistle Stop
1946
as Ernie
4.1
4.1
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Deputy Chief Berliner
2.0
2.0
Partners in Crime
1973
as Lt. Fred Harnett
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
1975
as Alan Hardesty
The Road to Edinburgh
TBA
as Jeff Davis
Proceed and Report
1943
as Lt. Johnson
The Playroom
1957
as George Rutherford
Little Egypt
1951
as Oliver Doane
Career
1939
as Rex Chaney
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
as Dolan
The Lively Set
1964
as Paul Manning
Police Headquarters
1974
as David L. Chapin
Summer Pavilion
1955
as Ned Welch
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