Charles Drake
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1917-10-02
- Falecimento:
- 1994-09-10
- Local de nascimento:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biografia
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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O Casamento do Meu Irmão
The Lives of Jenny Dolan
Matt Helm
Switch
Cop on the Beat
Harry O
Police Headquarters
Um Grito de Terror
Partners in Crime
The Rookies
Um Grito de Mulher
Cannon
Movidos Pelo Ódio
Hail, Hero!
The Smugglers
Terra de Gigantes
The Name of the Game
Enigma de uma Vida
The Counterfeit Killer
O Vale das Bonecas
The Money Jungle
Mannix
Judd, for the Defense
The chef
Os Invasores
Missão: Impossível
Jornada nas Estrelas
F Troop
The Third Day
Coração Querido
The Lively Set
Daniel Boone
O Agente da U.N.C.L.E.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
O Fugitivo
Showdown
The Lucy Show
The Virginian
Esquina do Pecado
Tammy Tell Me True
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Checkmate
Balas Que Não Erram
Step Down to Terror
Rendezvous
The Playroom
Until They Sail
Wagon Train
Jeanne Eagels
Honra de Selvagens
O Preço do Medo
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Terrível como o Inferno
Tudo Que o Céu Permite
Frenesi de Paixões
Summer Pavilion
O Derradeiro Assalto
The Road to Edinburgh
Climax!
A Vingança do Monstro
Música e Lágrimas
A Grande Audácia
Letter to Loretta
Veio do Espaço
Na Sombra do Disfarce
A Morte Tem Seu Preço
General Electric Theater
Bonzo Goes to College
The Red Ball Express
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Little Egypt
You Never Can Tell
Escola de Bravos
Meu Amigo Harvey
Winchester '73
Peggy
Louisa
Larápios
Território Comanche
Robert Montgomery Presents
Traficantes da Morte
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Studio One
The Tender Years
The Pretender
Kraft Television Theatre
Winter Wonderland
Uma Noite em Casablanca
Por Causa de uma Mulher
You Came Along
Conflitos d'Alma
Proceed and Report
Águias Americanas
É Difícil Ser Feliz
A Estranha Passageira
Busses Roar
Garras Amarelas
Winning Your Wings
Assim é Que Elas Gostam
Bullet Scars
Satã Janta Conosco
Alarme no Atlântico
Com Um Pé no Céu
O Falcão Maltês
Sargento York
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Quando a Noite Cai
Million Dollar Baby
O Corcunda de Notre Dame
Career