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Charles Drake

Acting Born Oct 2, 1917 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

No Way Out

as Oliver Greer

Star Trek

as Commodore Stocker

Mannix

as Adam Pierson

Ironside

as Mr. Thomas

The Virginian

as Randolf

Wagon Train

as Marshal Vern Rothman

Wagon Train

as Sam Livingston

Wagon Train

as Frank Casteel

Mission: Impossible

as Mitchell Connally

The Lucy Show

as Walter Kendricks

Full filmography

  • The Fugitive (1963) as Oliver Greer
  • Star Trek (1966) as Commodore Stocker
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Johnny Bond
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Ivan
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Billy Gordon
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Lew
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Paul Doniger
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Carl Phillips
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Gavin Rhodes
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Andrew
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Wayne
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Jed
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Kenneth Reed
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as John
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) as Chet
  • Mannix (1967) as Adam Pierson
  • Ironside (1967) as Mr. Thomas
  • The Virginian (1962) as Randolf
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Marshal Vern Rothman
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Sam Livingston
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Frank Casteel
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Mitchell Connally
  • The Lucy Show (1962) as Walter Kendricks