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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Rendezvous
as John Burden
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Jan 01, 1958
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Billy Gordon
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Star Trek
as Commodore Stocker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1966
The Lucy Show
as Walter Kendricks
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Land of the Giants
as Mr. Erdap
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1968
Mannix
as Adam Pierson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Studio One
as Ned Welch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 07, 1948
Daniel Boone
as Simon Jarvis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
The Fugitive
as Oliver Greer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1963
Switch
as Charles Estabrook
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 1975
Climax!
as Mickey Wayne
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1954
General Electric Theater
as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 01, 1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Johnny Bond
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Letter to Loretta
as Jeff Bertch
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1953
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Ben Stockton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1960
Matt Helm
as Mr. Simmons
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1975
Letter to Loretta
as Tom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Ivan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Lew
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Paul Doniger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Carl Phillips
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Gavin Rhodes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
Daniel Boone
as Andy Wharton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1964
Checkmate
as Mack Weston
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1960
The Name of the Game
as Tom Laraby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Taggart Coleman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1964
Ironside
as Mr. Thomas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 1967
Mission: Impossible
as Mitchell Connally
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1968
The Virginian
as Randolf
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
The Invaders
as Robert Morrison
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1967
Wagon Train
as Marshal Vern Rothman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1957
The Name of the Game
as Jonathan Galley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1968
Robert Montgomery Presents
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jan 30, 1950
The Rookies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
F Troop
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1965
Cannon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1971
Harry O
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1974
Police Story
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 20, 1973
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1963
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1955
Judd for the Defense
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1967
Kraft Television Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 07, 1947
Popularity History
Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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2024 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 |
2024 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 5 |
2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 4 |
2024 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2 |
2024 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
2024 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 4 |
2025 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |