Chris Drake Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Chris Drake Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Chris Drake (born James Christian Droste, December 11, 1923 â€" July

9, 2006) was an American actor best known for his co-star role of the

1950s television series Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, in which he

co-starred with Irish McCalla.Drake was born as James C. Droste near

Richmond, Virginia. He traced his family's roots in Virginia back to

1638. When he was 10 years old, he moved with his family to

California, after his father had developed an incurable skin

condition. They settled in Manhattan Beach. Drake graduated from El

Segundo High School.During World War II Drake joined the United States

Marine Corps. As one of Carlson's Raiders at Guadalcanal, Drake was

wounded enough that he spent 11 months in eight Naval hospitals. He

received two presidential citations for gallantry and a Purple

Heart.After he played a bit part in an RKO film, the studio signed

Drake to a long-term contract. He had the leading role in the film

Forever My Love. He also co-starred in the 1954 Sci-Fi film Them! and

appeared on such television series as Lassie, Stories of the Century

(as Burt Alvord), Dragnet, and The Lone Ranger.
Chris Drake Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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