Charles Drake
Known For
Acting
Born
1917-10-02 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1994-09-10
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 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.
Most Known For
Star Trek
as Commodore Stocker
Mission: Impossible
as Mitchell Connally
The Fugitive
as Oliver Greer
Ironside
as Mr. Thomas
Mannix
as Adam Pierson
Studio One
as Ned Welch
Wagon Train
as Marshal Vern Rothman
Wagon Train
as Sam Livingston
Wagon Train
as Frank Casteel
The Virginian
as Randolf
Climax!
as Mickey Wayne
Cannon
The Invaders
as Robert Morrison
The Lucy Show
as Walter Kendricks
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Johnny Bond
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Ivan
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Lew
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Billy Gordon
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Paul Doniger