Portrait of Charles Drake

Acting

Charles Drake

Career

Active from 1939 to 1974, busiest in 1950 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Charles Drake Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Intrigue 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Romance 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Action-Packed 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 79
My Brother's Wedding
My Brother's Wedding (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

as Pastor #2

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 62
Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Charles Estabrook

Matt Helm
Matt Helm (1975)

TV show ยท as Mr. Simmons

The Lives of Jenny Dolan
The Lives of Jenny Dolan (1975)

as Alan Hardesty

Cop on the Beat
Cop on the Beat (1975)

as Deputy Chief Berliner

Harry O
Harry O (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Police Headquarters
Police Headquarters (1974)

as David L. Chapin

Scream, Pretty Peggy
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Thornton

Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1973)

as Lt. Fred Harnett

The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Screaming Woman
The Screaming Woman (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ken Bronson

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

1960s

30 titles ยท average score 61
Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show ยท as Mr. Thomas

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Adam Pierson

Star Trek
Star Trek (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Commodore Stocker

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Mitchell Connally

Dear Heart
Dear Heart (1965)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frank Taylor

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Andy Wharton / Simon Jarvis

Showdown
Showdown (1963)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bert Pickett

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Oliver Greer

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Randolf

The Lucy Show
The Lucy Show (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Walter Kendricks

Tammy Tell Me True
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
GoodWatch score 67

as Buford Woodly

Back Street
Back Street (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

as Curt Stanton

1950s

38 titles ยท average score 63
No Name on the Bullet
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

as Luke Canfield

Until They Sail
Until They Sail (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Capt. Richard Bates

The Price of Fear
The Price of Fear (1956)
GoodWatch score 47

as Pete Carroll

To Hell and Back
To Hell and Back (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

as Brandon

Summer Pavilion
Summer Pavilion (1955)

as Ned Welch

Tobor the Great
Tobor the Great (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dr. Ralph Harrison

The Glenn Miller Story
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

as Don Haynes

It Came from Outer Space
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Sheriff Matt Warren

The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express (1952)
GoodWatch score 55

as Partridge

The Treasure of Lost Canyon
The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jim Anderson

Harvey
Harvey (1950)
GoodWatch score 82

as Dr. Sanderson

Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Steve Miller

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 66
Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dodd

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Ned Welch

The Pretender
The Pretender (1947)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dr. Leonard Koster

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

A Night in Casablanca
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Lt. Pierre Delmar

Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland (1946)

as Steve Kirk

Conflict
Conflict (1945)
GoodWatch score 71

as Norman Holsworth

You Came Along
You Came Along (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lt. R. Janoschek

Air Force
Air Force (1943)
GoodWatch score 75

as Navigator

Busses Roar
Busses Roar (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eddie Sloan

Winning Your Wings
Winning Your Wings (1942)
GoodWatch score 61

as State College Student (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

as Reporter (uncredited)

1930s

2 titles ยท average score 75
Career
Career (1939)

as Rex Chaney

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Young Priest (uncredited)