Charles Drake (born Charles Ruppert; October 2, 1917 â€" September 10,
1994) was an American actor.Drake was born 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, but he
was not immediately successful. During World War II, Drake served in
the United States Army. Drake returned to Hollywood in 1945 and was
cast in Conflict which starred Humphrey Bogart. His contract with
Warner Brothers eventually ended. In the 1940s, he did some freelance
work, like A Night in Casablanca (1946).In 1949, he moved to Universal
Studios. where Drake co-starred with James Stewart and Shelley Winters
in Winchester '73 (1950) and again co-starred with Stewart in the film
Harvey (also 1950) a screen adaptation of the Broadway play. He
co-starred in the Audie Murphy bio pic, To Hell and Back (1955), as
Murphy's close friend "Brandon".In 1955, Drake turned to television as
one of the stock-company players on Montgomery's Summer Stock, a
summer replacement for Robert Montgomery Presents and from 1957 he
hosted the syndicated TV espionage weekly Schilling Playhouse (also
known as Rendezvous). In 1956 Drake appeared as Tom Sweeny with war
hero Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft in Walk the Proud Land. 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.
1994) was an American actor.Drake was born 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, but he
was not immediately successful. During World War II, Drake served in
the United States Army. Drake returned to Hollywood in 1945 and was
cast in Conflict which starred Humphrey Bogart. His contract with
Warner Brothers eventually ended. In the 1940s, he did some freelance
work, like A Night in Casablanca (1946).In 1949, he moved to Universal
Studios. where Drake co-starred with James Stewart and Shelley Winters
in Winchester '73 (1950) and again co-starred with Stewart in the film
Harvey (also 1950) a screen adaptation of the Broadway play. He
co-starred in the Audie Murphy bio pic, To Hell and Back (1955), as
Murphy's close friend "Brandon".In 1955, Drake turned to television as
one of the stock-company players on Montgomery's Summer Stock, a
summer replacement for Robert Montgomery Presents and from 1957 he
hosted the syndicated TV espionage weekly Schilling Playhouse (also
known as Rendezvous). In 1956 Drake appeared as Tom Sweeny with war
hero Audie Murphy and Anne Bancroft in Walk the Proud Land. 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.
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