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    Charles Drake

    1917-10-02 (107 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

    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.

    Movies

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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
    60 %|Nov 22, 1988
    Documentary
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    My Brother's Wedding
    67 %|Sep 13, 1983
    Drama
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    The Lives of Jenny Dolan
    0 %|Oct 27, 1975
    Thriller, Drama, TV Movie
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    Cop on the Beat
    41 %|May 6, 1975
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV Movie
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    Police Headquarters
    0 %|Mar 19, 1974
    Mystery, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
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    Scream, Pretty Peggy
    61 %|Nov 24, 1973
    Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Partners in Crime
    20 %|Mar 24, 1973
    Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Screaming Woman
    66 %|Jan 29, 1972
    Drama, Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
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    The Arrangement
    67 %|Nov 18, 1969
    Drama, Romance
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    Hail, Hero!
    60 %|Oct 4, 1969
    Drama
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    The Smugglers
    48 %|Dec 24, 1968
    Mystery, Drama, TV Movie
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    The Swimmer
    73.55000000000001 %|Aug 9, 1968
    Drama
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    The Counterfeit Killer
    0 %|May 1, 1968
    Crime, Drama
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    Valley of the Dolls
    60 %|Dec 27, 1967
    Drama, Romance
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    The Money Jungle
    50 %|Dec 15, 1967
    Thriller, Drama
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    The Third Day
    58 %|Aug 4, 1965
    Drama, Thriller
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    Dear Heart
    66 %|Mar 7, 1965
    Comedy, Romance
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    The Lively Set
    0 %|Oct 24, 1964
    Action, Drama
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    Showdown
    59 %|May 3, 1963
    Western
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    Back Street
    57 %|Oct 11, 1961
    Drama, Romance
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    Tammy Tell Me True
    57 %|Jul 26, 1961
    Comedy, Romance
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    No Name on the Bullet
    66 %|Feb 1, 1959
    Action, Thriller, Western
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    Step Down to Terror
    56 %|Sep 1, 1958
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Until They Sail
    64.42 %|Oct 8, 1957
    Romance, Drama, War
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    Jeanne Eagels
    62 %|Aug 2, 1957
    Drama
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    Walk the Proud Land
    61 %|Sep 1, 1956
    Western
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    The Price of Fear
    58 %|Mar 13, 1956
    Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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    All That Heaven Allows
    73 %|Dec 25, 1955
    Drama, Romance
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    To Hell and Back
    65.51 %|Sep 22, 1955
    Action, Romance, Drama, History, War
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    Female on the Beach
    57 %|Aug 19, 1955
    Drama, Crime, Thriller, Romance, Mystery
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    Summer Pavilion
    0 %|May 2, 1955
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    Four Guns to the Border
    45 %|Nov 5, 1954
    Western
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    Tobor the Great
    53 %|Sep 1, 1954
    Science Fiction
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    The Glenn Miller Story
    69 %|Jan 4, 1954
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    War Arrow
    56 %|Dec 26, 1953
    Western
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    It Came from Outer Space
    62.75 %|Jun 5, 1953
    Science Fiction, Horror
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    The Lone Hand
    52 %|May 20, 1953
    Western
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    Gunsmoke
    64 %|May 4, 1953
    Western
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    Bonzo Goes to College
    50 %|Sep 1, 1952
    Comedy
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    The Red Ball Express
    58 %|May 29, 1952
    Action, Drama, War
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    The Treasure of Lost Canyon
    56 %|Mar 1, 1952
    Adventure, Western
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    Little Egypt
    0 %|Oct 1, 1951
    Drama, Comedy
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    You Never Can Tell
    64 %|Sep 23, 1951
    Comedy, Fantasy
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    Air Cadet
    50 %|Mar 14, 1951
    Drama, War
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    Harvey
    77 %|Dec 4, 1950
    Comedy, Fantasy
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    Winchester '73
    72.82 %|Jul 12, 1950
    Western
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    Peggy
    47 %|Jul 1, 1950
    Comedy
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    Louisa
    61 %|May 31, 1950
    Comedy, Romance
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    I Was a Shoplifter
    53 %|May 13, 1950
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Comanche Territory
    48 %|May 1, 1950
    Western
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    Johnny Stool Pigeon
    65.33 %|Apr 20, 1949
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Tarzan's Magic Fountain
    55 %|Feb 5, 1949
    Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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    The Tender Years
    70 %|Jan 3, 1948
    Drama
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    The Pretender
    55 %|Aug 11, 1947
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Winter Wonderland
    43 %|May 12, 1946
    Romance, Drama
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    A Night in Casablanca
    68 %|May 10, 1946
    Comedy
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    Whistle Stop
    45 %|Jan 25, 1946
    Crime, Drama
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    You Came Along
    70 %|Jul 4, 1945
    Drama, Romance
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    Conflict
    65 %|Jun 15, 1945
    Thriller
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    Proceed and Report
    0 %|Nov 3, 1943
    Documentary
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    Air Force
    63 %|Mar 20, 1943
    Action, Drama, War, Adventure
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    The Hard Way
    66 %|Jan 13, 1943
    Drama
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    Now, Voyager
    73 %|Oct 22, 1942
    Romance, Drama
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    Busses Roar
    66 %|Sep 19, 1942
    War, Drama, Romance
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    Across the Pacific
    65 %|Sep 4, 1942
    Adventure, Thriller, Drama
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    Winning Your Wings
    57 %|May 28, 1942
    Documentary, History, War
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    The Male Animal
    41 %|Mar 12, 1942
    Comedy, Romance
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    Bullet Scars
    62 %|Mar 7, 1942
    Crime, Drama
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    The Man Who Came to Dinner
    68 %|Dec 24, 1941
    Comedy, Romance
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    Dangerously They Live
    59 %|Dec 24, 1941
    Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
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    One Foot in Heaven
    66 %|Nov 1, 1941
    Drama
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    The Maltese Falcon
    77 %|Oct 18, 1941
    Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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    Sergeant York
    72.12 %|Sep 27, 1941
    War, Drama
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    Nine Lives Are Not Enough
    50 %|Sep 20, 1941
    Drama, Mystery
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    Out of the Fog
    63.67 %|Jun 14, 1941
    Crime, Thriller
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    72.28 %|Dec 29, 1939
    Drama, Romance, Horror
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    Career
    0 %|Jul 7, 1939
    Drama

    Series

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    Matt Helm
    74 %|Sep 20, 1975
    Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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    Switch
    67 %|Sep 9, 1975
    Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Harry O
    46 %|Sep 12, 1974
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Police Story
    71 %|Mar 20, 1973
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
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    The Rookies
    69 %|Sep 11, 1972
    Drama, Crime
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    Cannon
    64.55 %|Sep 14, 1971
    Drama, Action & Adventure
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    Land of the Giants
    66 %|Sep 22, 1968
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    The Name of the Game
    68 %|Sep 20, 1968
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Mannix
    67 %|Sep 16, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
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    Judd for the Defense
    75 %|Sep 8, 1967
    Drama
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    Ironside
    69 %|Mar 28, 1967
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Invaders
    68.42 %|Jan 10, 1967
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    Mission: Impossible
    76.09 %|Sep 17, 1966
    Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Star Trek
    80.35 %|Sep 8, 1966
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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    F Troop
    61 %|Sep 14, 1965
    Comedy, Western
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    Daniel Boone
    69 %|Sep 24, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Western
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    Daniel Boone
    69 %|Sep 24, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Western
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    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    71 %|Sep 22, 1964
    Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    52 %|Oct 4, 1963
    Drama, Comedy, Talk
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    The Fugitive
    72 %|Sep 17, 1963
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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    The Lucy Show
    70.88 %|Oct 1, 1962
    Comedy
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    The Virginian
    64.29 %|Sep 19, 1962
    Western, Drama
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    The Barbara Stanwyck Show
    62 %|Sep 19, 1960
    Drama
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    Checkmate
    41 %|Sep 17, 1960
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    Rendezvous
    0 %|Jan 1, 1958
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    Wagon Train
    64 %|Sep 18, 1957
    Western, Drama, Family
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    The 20th Century Fox Hour
    42 %|Oct 5, 1955
    Drama
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    Climax!
    27 %|Oct 7, 1954
    Drama, Mystery
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    Letter to Loretta
    58 %|Sep 20, 1953
    Drama
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    Letter to Loretta
    58 %|Sep 20, 1953
    Drama
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    General Electric Theater
    55 %|Feb 1, 1953
    Comedy, Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Robert Montgomery Presents
    43.33 %|Jan 30, 1950
    Drama
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    Studio One
    44 %|Nov 7, 1948
    Drama
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    Kraft Television Theatre
    70 %|May 7, 1947
    Drama