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.
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Brother's Wedding (1983) | Pastor #2 | 6 | |
| 2 | Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) | George Thornton | 7 | |
| 3 | The Arrangement (1969) | Finnegan | - | - |
| 4 | The Swimmer (1968) | Howard Graham | 8 | |
| 5 | Valley of the Dolls (1967) | Kevin Gillmore | 6.5 | |
| 6 | Dear Heart (1965) | Frank Taylor | - | - |
| 7 | Back Street (1961) | Curt Stanton | 3 | |
| 8 | No Name on the Bullet (1959) | Luke Canfield | 7 | |
| 9 | Step Down to Terror (1958) | Johnny Walters | 3 | |
| 10 | The Price of Fear (1956) | Pete Carroll | 5 | |
| 11 | To Hell and Back (1955) | Brandon | 6 | |
| 12 | All That Heaven Allows (1955) | Mick Anderson | 7.5 | |
| 13 | Female on the Beach (1955) | Police Lieutenant Galley | 7 | |
| 14 | The Glenn Miller Story (1954) | Don Haynes | 6.7 | |
| 15 | It Came from Outer Space (1953) | Sheriff Matt Warren | 5.8 | |
| 16 | War Arrow (1953) | Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn | - | - |
| 17 | Winchester '73 (1950) | Steve Miller | 7.5 | |
| 18 | Harvey (1950) | Dr. Sanderson | 8.5 | |
| 19 | Louisa (1950) | Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) | - | - |
| 20 | Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949) | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 21 | The Pretender (1947) | Dr. Leonard Koster | 4 | |
| 22 | A Night in Casablanca (1946) | Lt. Pierre Delmar | 7 | |
| 23 | Whistle Stop (1946) | Ernie | 3 | |
| 24 | Conflict (1945) | Norman Holsworth | 4 | |
| 25 | Air Force (1943) | Navigator | 5 | |
| 26 | The Hard Way (1943) | Trailer Narrator (Uncredited) | 5 | |
| 27 | Now, Voyager (1942) | Leslie Trotter (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
| 28 | Dangerously They Live (1941) | Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited) | - | - |
| 29 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | Reporter (uncredited) | 8.1 | |
| 30 | Million Dollar Baby (1941) | - | - | - |
| 31 | One Foot in Heaven (1941) | Second Bridegroom (uncredited) | 1 | |
| 32 | Out of the Fog (1941) | - | 5 | |
| 33 | Sergeant York (1941) | Scorer (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 34 | The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) | Sandy | 6 | |
| 35 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | Young Priest (uncredited) | 5 |
