Charles Drake
- Schauspiel
- 2. Oktober 1917 · New York City, New York, USA
- 10. September 1994
Biografie
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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Filmografie
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life · Selbst
- My Brother's Wedding · Pastor #2
- Am Abgrund des Todes · Alan Hardesty
- Matt Helm – Im Dschungel der Großstadt · Mr. Simmons
- Die Zwei mit dem Dreh · Charles Estabrook
- Cop on the Beat · Deputy Chief Berliner
- Harry O
- Police Headquarters · David L. Chapin
- Scream, Pretty Peggy · George Thornton
- Partners in Crime · Lt. Fred Harnett
- California Cops - Neu im Einsatz
- The Screaming Woman · Ken Bronson
- Cannon
- Das Arrangement · Finnegan
- Hail, Hero! · Senator Murchiston
- The Smugglers · Harry Miller
- Planet der Giganten · Mr. Erdap
- The Name of the Game · Tom Laraby, Jonathan Galley
- Der Schwimmer · Howard Graham
- The Counterfeit Killer · Dolan
- Das Tal der Puppen · Kevin Gillmore
- The Money Jungle · Harvey Sheppard
- Mannix · Adam Pierson
- Der Strafverteidiger
- Der Chef · Mr. Thomas
- Invasion von der Wega · Robert Morrison
- Kobra übernehmen Sie · Mitchell Connally
- Raumschiff Enterprise · Commodore Stocker
- F Troop
- Der dritte Tag · Lawrence Conway
- Die Frau seines Herzens · Frank Taylor
- Ein tollkühner Draufgänger · Paul Manning
- Daniel Boone · Simon Jarvis, Andy Wharton
- Solo für O.N.C.E.L. · Taggart Coleman
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Auf der Flucht · Oliver Greer
- Der eiserne Kragen · Bert Pickett
- Hoppla Lucy · Walter Kendricks
- Die Leute von der Shiloh-Ranch · Randolf
- Endstation Paris · Curt Stanton
- Tammy Tell Me True · Buford Woodly
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show · Ben Stockton
- Checkmate · Mack Weston
- Auf der Kugel stand kein Name · Luke Canfield
- Step Down to Terror · Johnny Walters
- Rendezvous · John Burden
- The Playroom · George Rutherford
- Land ohne Männer · Capt. Richard Bates
- Wagon Train · Marshal Vern Rothman, Sam Livingston
- Ein Herzschlag bis zur Ewigkeit · John Donahue
- Ritt in den Tod · Tom Sweeny
- Schonungslos · Pete Carroll
- The 20th Century Fox Hour
- Zur Hölle und zurück · Brandon
- Was der Himmel erlaubt · Mick Anderson
- Das Haus am Strand · Police Lieutenant Galley
- Summer Pavilion · Ned Welch
- Die Nacht der Rache · Sheriff Jim Flannery
- The Road to Edinburgh · Jeff Davis
- Climax! · Mickey Wayne
- Tobor the Great · Dr. Ralph Harrison
- Die Glenn Miller Story · Don Haynes
- Verschwörung auf Fort Clark · Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
- Ihr Star: Loretta Young · Jeff Bertch, Tom
- Gefahr aus dem Weltall · Sheriff Matt Warren
- Auf verlorenem Posten · George Hadley
- Mündungsfeuer · Johnny Lake
- General Electric Theater · Jeff Davis (uncredited)
- Bonzo Goes to College · Malcolm Drew
- Unternehmen Rote Teufel · Partridge
- The Treasure of Lost Canyon · Jim Anderson
- Little Egypt · Oliver Doane
- You Never Can Tell · Perry Collins
- Air Cadet · Captain Sullivan
- Mein Freund Harvey · Dr. Sanderson
- Winchester '73 · Steve Miller
- Peggy · Tom Fielding
- Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht · Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
- Ich war eine Ladendiebin · Herb Klaxon
- Im Lande der Comanchen · Stacey Howard