Charles Drake

Acting · Born 1917-10-02 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Valley of the Dolls as Kevin Gillmore
• The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)
• The Pretender as Dr. Leonard Koster
• The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sandy
• A Night in Casablanca as Lt. Pierre Delmar
• Conflict as Norman Holsworth
• Across the Pacific as Officer (uncredited)
• Winchester '73 as Steve Miller
• All That Heaven Allows as Mick Anderson
• War Arrow as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn