Charles Drake

For other people named Charles Drake, see Charles Drake (disambiguation).

Charles Drake
Born	Charles Ruppert October 2, 1917(1917-10-02) New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 10, 1994(1994-09-10) (aged 76) East Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1939–76

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

Biography

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 guest starred in the fourth season (1968–1969) of the television show Daniel Boone starring Fess Parker' as Simon Jarvis. 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.

External links

• Charles Drake at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Drake at the Internet Broadway Database
• Charles Drake at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

Persondata
Name	Drake, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	October 2, 1917
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of death	September 10, 1994
Place of death	East Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.