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Charles Drake
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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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Acting (110)
Reporter (uncredited)
Commodore Stocker
Dr. Sanderson
Steve Miller
Mick Anderson
Mitchell Connally
Howard Graham
Sheriff Matt Warren
Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Scorer (uncredited)
Young Priest (uncredited)
Don Haynes
Lt. Pierre Delmar
Kevin Gillmore
Sandy
Luke Canfield
Officer (uncredited)
Norman Holsworth
Taggart Coleman
Mr. Thomas
Finnegan
Brandon
Navigator
Oliver Greer
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Robert Morrison
Adam Pierson
Walter Kendricks
Mr. Erdap
Police Lieutenant Galley
Randolf
Dr. Ralph Harrison
Simon Jarvis / Andy Wharton
Capt. Richard Bates
Marshal Vern Rothman / Sam Livingston / Frank Casteel
George Thornton
Ernie
Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Pete Carroll
Partridge
Ken Bronson
Johnny Lake
Pastor #2
Bert Pickett
Curt Stanton
Stacey Howard
Sheriff Jim Flannery
Frank Taylor
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
John Donahue
Dr. Leonard Koster
Tom Sweeny
State College Student (uncredited)
Ned Welch
Tom Laraby / Jonathan Galley
Perry Collins
Mickey Wayne
Student (uncredited)
Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Estabrook
Dodd
Reporter at Police HQ
Herb Klaxon
Johnny Walters
George Hadley
Eddie Sloan
Buford Woodly
Man Entering Courtroom (uncredited)
Mack Weston
Deputy Chief Berliner
Johnny Bond / Ivan / Lew / Billy Gordon / Paul Doniger / Gavin Rhodes / Carl Phillips / Andrew / Wayne / Jed / Kenneth Reed / John / Chet
Lawrence Conway
Captain Sullivan
Jeff Bertch / Tom
Jeff Davis (uncredited)
Mr. Simmons
Jim Anderson
Snappy Saunders
Ben Stockton
Harvey Sheppard
Harry Miller
Tom Fielding
Steve Kirk
Lt. R. Janoschek
Malcolm Drew
Senator Murchiston
Lt. Fred Harnett
Bob Wilson
Rex Chaney
Oliver Doane
Ned Welch
Dolan
Paul Manning
Alan Hardesty
David L. Chapin
George Rutherford
Jeff Davis
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Self (archive footage)
