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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....
Known for
Star TrekSeries • 1966
IronsideSeries • 1967
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
MannixSeries • 1967
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
The VirginianSeries • 1962
CannonSeries • 1971
Studio OneSeries • 1948
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
Climax!Series • 1954
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
SwitchSeries • 1975
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
The RookiesSeries • 1972
The InvadersSeries • 1967
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
Kraft Television TheatreSeries • 1947
F TroopSeries • 1965
Land of the GiantsSeries • 1968
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries • 1955
Judd, for the DefenseSeries • 1967
CheckmateSeries • 1960