Charles Drake

Personal Info

Birthday

October 2, 1917

Day of Death

1994-09-10

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Charles Ruppert

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.

Known For

Star Trek

Robert Montgomery Presents

Mannix

Wagon Train

Climax!

The Fugitive

Ironside

The Virginian

Filmography

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1983
My Brother's Wedding
as Pastor #2
1975
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
as Alan Hardesty
Cop on the Beat
as Deputy Chief Berliner
1974
Police Headquarters
as David L. Chapin
1973
Scream, Pretty Peggy
as George Thornton
Partners in Crime
as Lt. Fred Harnett
1972
The Screaming Woman
as Ken Bronson
1969
The Arrangement
as Finnegan
Hail, Hero!
as Senator Murchiston
1968
The Smugglers
as Harry Miller
The Swimmer
as Howard Graham
The Counterfeit Killer
as Dolan
1967
Valley of the Dolls
as Kevin Gillmore
The Money Jungle
as Harvey Sheppard
1965
The Third Day
as Lawrence Conway
Dear Heart
as Frank Taylor
1964
The Lively Set
as Paul Manning
1963
Showdown
as Bert Pickett
1961
Back Street
as Curt Stanton
Tammy Tell Me True
as Buford Woodly
1959
No Name on the Bullet
as Luke Canfield
1958
Step Down to Terror
as Johnny Walters
1957
Until They Sail
as Capt. Richard Bates
Jeanne Eagels
as John Donahue
1956
Walk the Proud Land
as Tom Sweeny
The Price of Fear
as Pete Carroll
1955
All That Heaven Allows
as Mick Anderson
To Hell and Back
as Brandon
Female on the Beach
as Police Lieutenant Galley
Summer Pavilion
as Ned Welch
1954
Four Guns to the Border
as Sheriff Jim Flannery
Tobor the Great
as Dr. Ralph Harrison
The Glenn Miller Story
as Don Haynes
1953
War Arrow
as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
It Came from Outer Space
as Sheriff Matt Warren
The Lone Hand
as George Hadley
Gunsmoke
as Johnny Lake
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
as Malcolm Drew
The Red Ball Express
as Partridge
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Jim Anderson
1951
Little Egypt
as Oliver Doane
You Never Can Tell
as Perry Collins
Air Cadet
as Captain Sullivan
1950
Harvey
as Dr. Sanderson
Winchester '73
as Steve Miller
Peggy
as Tom Fielding
Louisa
as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
I Was a Shoplifter
as Herb Klaxon
Comanche Territory
as Stacey Howard
1949
Johnny Stool Pigeon
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
as Dodd
1948
The Tender Years
as Bob Wilson
1947
The Pretender
as Dr. Leonard Koster
1946
Winter Wonderland
as Steve Kirk
A Night in Casablanca
as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Whistle Stop
as Ernie
1945
You Came Along
as Lt. R. Janoschek
Conflict
as Norman Holsworth
1943
Proceed and Report
as Lt. Johnson
Air Force
as Navigator
The Hard Way
as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
1942
Now, Voyager
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Busses Roar
as Eddie Sloan
Across the Pacific
as Officer (uncredited)
Winning Your Wings
as State College Student (uncredited)
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
as Reporter at Police HQ
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sandy
Dangerously They Live
as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Scorer (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Snappy Saunders
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Young Priest (uncredited)
Career
as Rex Chaney