Charles Drake

Charles Drake October 2 1917 September 10 1994 was an American actorDrake 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 wasnt 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 stockcompany 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia