Charles Drake (born Charles Ruppert; October 2, 1917 – September 10, 1994) was an American actor.

Biography

Drake was born in New York City. He graduated from

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and became a salesman. In 1939, he turned to acting and signed a contract with

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, but he was not immediately successful. During

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, Drake served in the

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. Drake returned to

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in 1945 and was cast in ''

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'' which starred

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. His contract with Warner Brothers eventually ended. In the 1940s, he did some freelance work, including ''

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'' (1946). In 1949, he moved to

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, where he co-starred with

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and

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in ''

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'' (1950) and again co-starred with Stewart in the film ''

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'' (also 1950) a screen adaptation of the Broadway play. He co-starred in the

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biopic '' To Hell and Back'' (1955), as Murphy's close friend "Brandon". In 1955, Drake turned to television as one of the stock-company players on ''Montgomery's Summer Stock'', a summer replacement for ''

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''Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 713. and from 1957 he hosted the syndicated TV espionage weekly '' Schilling Playhouse'' (also known as ''Rendezvous''). In 1956 Drake appeared as Tom Sweeny with Murphy and

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in ''

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''. In 1959, he teamed again with Audie Murphy, this time in the

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'', with Murphy in a rare villainous role as a hired assassin and Drake playing a small-town doctor trying to stop his reign of terror. On November 14, 1961, Drake played state line boss Allen Winter in the episode "The Accusers" of

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's '' Laramie'' Western series. On February 6, 1963, Drake played Hollister in the ''

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'' episode "The Hollister John Garrison Story". He also played Charles Maury in "The Charles Maury Story" in 1958, Season 1, episode 32. Drake played the part of Oliver Greer in '' The Fugitive'' episode "The One That Got Away" (1967). He guest-starred in the fourth season (1968–1969) of NBC's ''

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'' as Simon Jarvis. In 1969, Drake appeared as Milo Cantrell on the TV series '' The Virginian'' in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone." In 1970 he appeared as Randolf in "The Men From Shiloh" (the rebranded name of '' The Virginian'') in the episode titled "Jenny." He played in eighty-three films between 1939 and 1975, including ''

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''. More than fifty were dramas, but he also acted in comedies, science fiction, horror, and film noir. In an episode of the original ''

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'' series ("

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", 1967), he guested as Commodore Stocker. He died on September 10, 1994, in

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, at the age of 76.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1939) - Rex Chaney * ''

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'' (1939) - Police Guard (uncredited) * ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story o ...

'' (1939) - Young Priest (uncredited) * ''

I Wanted Wings ''I Wanted Wings'' is a 1941 American drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and based on a book by Lieutenant Beirne Lay Jr. The film stars Ray Milland and William Holden. The supporting cast includes Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moor ...

'' (1941) - Cadet (uncredited) * ''

Affectionately Yours ''Affectionately Yours'' is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Merle Oberon, Dennis Morgan, and Rita Hayworth. Plot Foreign correspondent Rickey Mayberry ( Dennis Morgan) hurriedly flies back from Port ...

'' (1941) - Hospital Intern (uncredited) * ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (1941) - Pamela's First Dance Partner (uncredited) * '' Out of the Fog'' (1941) - Reporter (uncredited) * '' Sergeant York'' (1941) - Scorer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Pilot (uncredited) * '' Navy Blues'' (1941) - Sea bag Inspection Officer (uncredited) * ''

Nine Lives Are Not Enough ''Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' is a 1941 Comedy-drama film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and written by Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, and James Gleason, with Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson and Edward Brophy. The fi ...

'' (1941) - 'Snappy' Lucas * ''

One Foot in Heaven ''One Foot in Heaven'' is a 1941 American biographical film starring Fredric March, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart and Elisabeth Fraser. The film was adapted by Casey Robinson from the autobiography by Hartzell Spence. It was directed ...

'' (1941) - Second Bridegroom (uncredited) * '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

The Body Disappears ''The Body Disappears'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Jeffrey Lynn and Jane Wyman. Plot Unconscious after his bachelor party, Peter De Haven (Jeffrey Lynn) is transported by his friends to the college ...

'' (1941) - Arthur (scenes deleted) * ''

Dangerously They Live ''Dangerously They Live'' is a 1941 American World War II spy film directed by Robert Florey and starring John Garfield, Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey. The plot concerns Nazi spies who try to pry information out of a British agent. Plot I ...

'' (1941) - Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) * ''

You're in the Army Now ''You're in the Army Now'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Jane Wyman, and Regis Toomey. It featured the longest kiss in film (lasting three minutes and five seconds), between Toomey and ...

'' (1941) - Private (uncredited) * ''

The Man Who Came to Dinner ''The Man Who Came to Dinner'' is a comedy play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. It debuted on October 16, 1939, at the Music Box Theatre in New York City, where it ran until 1941, closing after 739 performances. It then enjoyed a number of N ...

'' (1942) - Sandy * ''

Bullet Scars ''Bullet Scars'' is a 1942 American film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was directed by D. Ross Lederman with top-billed stars Regis Toomey, Adele Longmire and Howard DaSilva. Plot Gangster Frank Dillon (Howard Da Silva) is on t ...

'' (1942) - Harry a Reporter (uncredited) * ''

The Male Animal ''The Male Animal'' is a 1942 American comedy-drama film produced by Warner Bros., starring Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Leslie. The film was based on a hit 1940 Broadway play of the same name written by James Thurber and Elliott N ...

'' (1942) - Student (uncredited) * ''

Larceny, Inc. ''Larceny, Inc.'' is a 1942 American film. Originally released on May 2, 1942, by Warner Bros., the film is a cross between comedy and gangster genres. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, the film stars Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, a ...

'' (1942) - R.V. Boyce - Driver in Accident (uncredited) * ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George Tobias, Ro ...

'' (1942) - (uncredited) * ''

Wings for the Eagle ''Wings for the Eagle'' (aka ''Shadow of Their Wings'') is a 1942 American drama film starring Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and George Tobias, directed by Lloyd Bacon. It tells the story of workers at a Lockheed aircraft assembly p ...

'' (1942) - Customer (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Sisters ''The Gay Sisters'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Irving Rapper, and starring Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young (who adopted his character's name as his screen name) and Nancy Coleman. The ...

'' (1942) - Man Entering Courtroom (uncredited) * ''

Busses Roar ''Busses Roar'' is a 1942 film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Richard Travis and Julie Bishop. Plot A bungling saboteur attempts to place a bomb on board a bus so that it will explode as the bus passes by some oil wells.Pryor, Thoma ...

'' (1942) - Eddie Sloan * ''

Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...

'' (1942) - Officer (uncredited) * ''

Now, Voyager ''Now, Voyager'' is a 1942 American drama film starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, and directed by Irving Rapper. The screenplay by Casey Robinson is based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Olive Higgins Prouty. Prouty ...

'' (1942) - Leslie Trotter (uncredited) * '' The Hard Way'' (1943) - Trailer Narrator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) - Navigator * ''

'' (1945) - Prof. Norman Holsworth * ''

You Came Along ''You Came Along'' (working title ''Don't Ever Grieve Me'') is a 1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II, directed by John Farrow. The original Robert Smith screenplay was rewritten by Ayn Rand. ''You Came Along'' stars Robert Cumming ...

'' (1945) - Lt. R. Janoschek * ''

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'' (1946) - Ernie * ''

Winter Wonderland "Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, ...

'' (1946) - Steve Kirk * ''

'' (1946) - Pierre * '' The Pretender'' (1947) - Dr. Leonard G. Koster * ''

The Tender Years ''The Tender Years'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James M ...

'' (1948) - Bob Wilson * ''

The Babe Ruth Story ''The Babe Ruth Story'' is a 1948 biographical film of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger. It stars William Bendix (New York Yankee batboy in the 1920s) as the ballplayer and Claire Trevor as his wife Claire Merritt Hodgson. Critics fa ...

'' (1948) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Tarzan's Magic Fountain ''Tarzan's Magic Fountain'' is a 1949 Tarzan film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Brenda Joyce as his companion Jane. The film also features Albert Dekker and Evelyn Ankers. It was co-written by Curt Siodmak. This ...

'' (1949) - Mr. Dodd * ''

Johnny Stool Pigeon ''Johnny Stool Pigeon'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters and Dan Duryea. Plot A narcotics agent convinces a convict he helped send to Alcatraz go undercover with him t ...

'' (1949) - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * '' Comanche Territory'' (1950) - Stacey Howard * ''

I Was a Shoplifter ''I Was a Shoplifter'' is a 1950 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Scott Brady and Mona Freeman. Plot A shoplifter, Faye Burton, is being watched by Herb Klaxon, a security guard at a Los Angeles department sto ...

'' (1950) - Herb Klaxon * '' Louisa'' (1950) - Voice of Radio Broadcaster (uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Steve Miller * '' Peggy'' (1950) - Tom Fielding * ''

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'' (1950) - Voice of Customs Official (uncredited) * '' Mystery Submarine'' (1950) - Commodore (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1950) - Dr. Raymond Sanderson * '' Air Cadet'' (1951) - Captain Sullivan * '' The Fat Man'' (1951) - Radio Broadcaster at Racetrack (voice, uncredited) * '' Little Egypt'' (1951) - Oliver Doane * '' You Never Can Tell'' (1951) - Perry Collins * ''

The Treasure of Lost Canyon ''The Treasure of Lost Canyon'' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure Western film directed by Ted Tetzlaff and starring William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, Tommy Ivo and Rosemary DeCamp.Bryant p.172 It was based on Robert Louis S ...

'' (1952) - Jim Anderson * ''

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'' (1952) - Pvt. Ronald Partridge / Narrator * ''

Bonzo Goes to College ''Bonzo Goes to College'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova and starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Edmund Gwenn, Charles Drake, Gigi Perreau, Gene Lockhart, and Bonzo. Plot Former lab chimpanzee Bonzo, suddenly literat ...

'' (1952) - Malcolm Drew * ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1953) - Johnny Lake * '' The Lone Hand'' (1953) - George Hadley * ''

It Came from Outer Space ''It Came from Outer Space'' is a 1953 American science fiction horror film, the first in the 3D process from Universal-International. It was produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. The film stars Richard Carlson and Barbara ...

'' (1953) - Sheriff Matt Warren * ''

War Arrow ''War Arrow'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Maureen O'Hara, Jeff Chandler and John McIntire. Filmed by Universal Pictures and based on the Seminole Scouts, the film was shot in Agoura, Calif ...

'' (1953) - Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn * ''

The Glenn Miller Story ''The Glenn Miller Story'' is a 1954 American biographical film about the eponymous American band-leader, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non-western collaboration. Plot The film follows big band leader Glenn ...

'' (1954) - Don Haynes * ''

Tobor the Great ''Tobor the Great'' (a.k.a. ''Tobor'') is a 1954 independently made American black-and-white science fiction film, produced by Richard Goldstone, directed by Lee Sholem, and starring Charles Drake, Karin Booth, and Billy Chapin. The film wa ...

'' (1954) - Dr. Ralph Harrison * '' Four Guns to the Border'' (1954) - Jim Flannery * '' To Hell and Back'' (1955) - Brandon * ''

Female on the Beach ''Female on the Beach'' is a 1955 American crime-drama film directed by Joseph Pevney starring Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler in a story about a widow and her beach bum lover. The screenplay by Robert Hill and Richard Alan Simmons was based o ...

'' (1955) - Police Lieutenant Galley * ''

All That Heaven Allows ''All That Heaven Allows'' is a 1955 American drama romance film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter, and adapted by Peg Fenwick from a story by Edna L. Lee and Harry Lee. It stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in a tale about the soci ...

'' (1955) - Mick Anderson * '' The Price of Fear'' (1956) - Police Sgt. Pete Carroll * ''

'' (1956) - Tom Sweeny * ''

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'' (1957) - John Donahue * ''

Until They Sail ''Until They Sail'' is a 1957 American black-and-white CinemaScope drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, and Sandra Dee. The screenplay by Robert Anderson, based on a story by ...

'' (1957) - Capt. Richard Bates * ''

Step Down to Terror ''Step Down to Terror'' (also known as ''The Silent Stranger'') is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Harry Keller and starring Colleen Miller, Charles Drake (actor), Charles Drake and Rod Taylor. It is a remake of the 1943 Alfred ...

'' (1958) - Johnny Williams Walters * ''

'' (1959) - Luke Canfield * ''

Tammy Tell Me True ''Tammy Tell Me True'' is a 1961 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade. The film was based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1959 novel of the sam ...

'' (1961) - Buford Woodly * '' Back Street'' (1961) - Curt Stanton * ''

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'' (1963) - Bert Pickett * ''

The Lively Set ''The Lively Set'' is a 1964 American color action drama sport film directed by Jack Arnold and starring James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure and Joanie Sommers. Plot Casey Owens, a young mechanic, has developed a design for a turbine car e ...

'' (1964) - Paul Manning * ''

Dear Heart ''Dear Heart'' is a 1964 American romantic-comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page as lonely middle-aged people who fall in love at a hotel convention. It was directed by Delbert Mann, from a screenplay by Tad Mosel. Its theme song " ...

'' (1964) - Frank Taylor * ''

The Third Day ''The Third Day'' is a 1965 suspense thriller film directed by Jack Smight and starring George Peppard and Elizabeth Ashley. It was based on a novel by Joseph Hayes. Plot Steve Mallory has been involved in a car crash, and it appears he has k ...

'' (1965) - Lawrence Conway * ''

The Money Jungle ''The Money Jungle'' is a 1968 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Charles A. Wallace. The film stars John Ericson, Lola Albright, Leslie Parrish, Nehemiah Persoff, Charles Drake, Kent Smith and Don Rickles. The film ...

'' (1967) - Harvey Sheppard * '' Valley of the Dolls'' (1967) - Kevin Gillmore * ''

The Counterfeit Killer ''The Counterfeit Killer'' is a 1968 American crime film directed by Józef Lejtes and written by Steven Bochco and Harold Clements. The film stars Jack Lord, Shirley Knight, Jack Weston, Charles Drake, Joseph Wiseman and Don Hanmer. The fil ...

'' (1968) - Dolan * '' The Swimmer'' (1968) - Howard Graham * ''

Hail, Hero! ''Hail, Hero!'' is a 1969 drama film directed by David Miller, starring Michael Douglas, Deborah Winters and Peter Strauss. David Manber wrote the screenplay based on the novel by John Weston. The picture was produced by Harold D. Cohen and was ...

'' (1969) - Senator Murchiston * '' The Arrangement'' (1969) - Finnegan * '' The Seven Minutes'' (1971) - Sgt. Kellogg * ''

The Screaming Woman ''The Screaming Woman'' is a 1972 American made-for-television horror-thriller film starring Olivia de Havilland and directed by Jack Smight. It is loosely based on a short story by Ray Bradbury (which in turn was based on his 1948 radio play for ...

'' (1972, TV Movie) - Ken Bronson * ''

'' (1973, TV Movie) - George Thornton * ''

The Lives of Jenny Dolan ''The Lives of Jenny Dolan'' is a 1975 made-for-television drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is us ...

'' (1975, TV Movie) - Alan Hardesty * ''

My Brother's Wedding ''My Brother's Wedding'' is a tragicomic film edited, written, produced, and directed by Charles Burnett. Set in South Central Los Angeles, the film follows Pierce Mundy (Everett Silas) who finds himself torn between incompatible loyalties after ...

'' (1983) - Pastor #2 (final film role)

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