Charles Drake

Born: 1917-10-02

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.


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The Maltese Falcon

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1941-10-18

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a...

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Harvey

as Dr. Sanderson
Released: 1950-12-04

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized...

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Sergeant York

as Scorer (uncredited)
Released: 1941-09-27

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Now, Voyager

as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Released: 1942-10-22

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The Glenn Miller Story

as Don Haynes
Released: 1954-01-04

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Sandy
Released: 1941-12-24

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The Swimmer

as Howard Graham
Released: 1968-08-09

Well-off ad man Ned Merrill is visiting a friend when he notices the abundance of backyard pools...

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To Hell and Back

as Brandon
Released: 1955-09-22

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the...

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Valley of the Dolls

as Kevin Gillmore
Released: 1967-12-27

In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical...

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Young Priest (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-29

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the...

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A Night in Casablanca

as Lt. Pierre Delmar
Released: 1946-05-10

The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying...

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Conflict

as Norman Holsworth
Released: 1945-06-15

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that...

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War Arrow

as Sgt. Luke Schermerhorn
Released: 1953-12-26

A thrilling Cavalry-versus-Indians adventure starring Jeff Chandler as an Army official...

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Out of the Fog

as uncredited
Released: 1941-06-14

A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up...

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All That Heaven Allows

as Mick Anderson
Released: 1955-12-25

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love...

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Winchester '73

as Steve Miller
Released: 1950-07-12

Lin McAdam rides into town on the trail of Dutch Henry Brown, only to find himself in a shooting...

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Across the Pacific

as Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1942-09-04

Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is...

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It Came from Outer Space

as Sheriff Matt Warren
Released: 1953-06-05

Author & amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous...

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No Name on the Bullet

as Luke Canfield
Released: 1959-02-01

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each...

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Whistle Stop

as Ernie
Released: 1946-01-25

When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity...

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Air Force

as Navigator
Released: 1943-03-20

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack...

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The Lone Hand

as George Hadley
Released: 1953-05-20

Zachary Hallock and his son Joshua are farmers who live in a frontier town that suffers the...

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Comanche Territory

as Stacey Howard
Released: 1950-05-01

Silver has been found on comanche territory and the government accomplished a peaceful agreement...

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Until They Sail

as Capt. Richard Bates
Released: 1957-10-08

Four sisters in New Zealand fall for soldiers en route to the Pacific theater in WWII.

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1988-11-22

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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Back Street

as Curt Stanton
Released: 1961-10-11

Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department...

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The Price of Fear

as Pete Carroll
Released: 1956-03-13

A co-owner of a race track goes on the run after witnessing something he shouldn't have at the...

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The Arrangement

as Finnegan
Released: 1969-11-18

An adman attempts to rebuild his shattered life after suffering a nervous breakdown.

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The Hard Way

as Trailer Narrator (Uncredited)
Released: 1943-01-13

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...

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Cop on the Beat

as Deputy Chief Berliner
Released: 1975-05-06

An aging street cop goes after a gang of toughs involved in several robbery-rapes on his beat in...

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The Red Ball Express

as Partridge
Released: 1952-05-29

August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far...

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Four Guns to the Border

as Sheriff Jim Flannery
Released: 1954-11-05

A group of outlaws plan and execute a robbery in a small town. However, things go awry as the...

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Hail, Hero!

as Senator Murchiston
Released: 1969-10-04

Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of...

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Tarzan's Magic Fountain

as Dodd
Released: 1949-02-05

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Bullet Scars

as Reporter at Police HQ
Released: 1942-03-07

Dr. Steven Bishop is taken to the hideout of Frank Dillon and his gang to treat the wounded Joe...

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The Screaming Woman

as Ken Bronson
Released: 1972-01-29

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Gunsmoke

as Johnny Lake
Released: 1953-05-04

Kittridge is hired by the villans but turns to defend the rancher Saxon after learning the true...

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Tobor the Great

as Dr. Ralph Harrison
Released: 1954-09-01

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Showdown

as Bert Pickett
Released: 1963-05-03

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Walk the Proud Land

as Tom Sweeny
Released: 1956-09-01

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You Came Along

as Lt. R. Janoschek
Released: 1945-07-04

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Partners in Crime

as Lt. Fred Harnett
Released: 1973-03-24

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Johnny Stool Pigeon

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Released: 1949-04-20

A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.

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Dear Heart

as Frank Taylor
Released: 1965-03-07

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One Foot in Heaven

as Second Bridegroom (uncredited)
Released: 1941-11-01

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

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Step Down to Terror

as Johnny Walters
Released: 1958-09-01

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Little Egypt

as Oliver Doane
Released: 1951-10-01

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The Pretender

as Dr. Leonard Koster
Released: 1947-08-11

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Female on the Beach

as Police Lieutenant Galley
Released: 1955-08-19

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Air Cadet

as Captain Sullivan
Released: 1951-03-14

A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.

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The Lively Set

as Paul Manning
Released: 1964-10-24

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The Male Animal

as Student (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-12

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Winter Wonderland

as Steve Kirk
Released: 1946-05-12

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The Counterfeit Killer

as Dolan
Released: 1968-05-01

A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.

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You Never Can Tell

as Perry Collins
Released: 1951-09-23

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My Brother's Wedding

as Pastor #2
Released: 1983-09-13

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Tammy Tell Me True

as Buford Woodly
Released: 1961-07-26

Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom...

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The Third Day

as Lawrence Conway
Released: 1965-08-04

A man stumbles out of a car crash with no memory of what transpired. Everyone who he meets...

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Peggy

as Tom Fielding
Released: 1950-07-01

Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena,...

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The Treasure of Lost Canyon

as Jim Anderson
Released: 1952-03-01

Young David, orphaned en route to California, falls into the hands of medicine-show rascal...

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The Money Jungle

as Harvey Sheppard
Released: 1967-12-15

When four geologists who form a combine of five industrial companies turn up dead, the race is...

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Busses Roar

as Eddie Sloan
Released: 1942-09-19

A sergeant saves the day when Axis agents plant a bomb on a bus bound for California oil fields.

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Jeanne Eagels

as John Donahue
Released: 1957-08-02

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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Bonzo Goes to College

as Malcolm Drew
Released: 1952-09-01

When Bonzo turns out to be the answer to the football teams troubles, the only solution is to...

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Winning Your Wings

as State College Student (uncredited)
Released: 1942-05-28

Winning Your Wings is a 1942 short American World War II recruitment film produced by Warner...

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Scream, Pretty Peggy

as George Thornton
Released: 1973-11-24

A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly...

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I Was a Shoplifter

as Herb Klaxon
Released: 1950-05-13

A police detective uses any means possible to trap a gang of shoplifters.

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Louisa

as Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-31

Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to...

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The Tender Years

as Bob Wilson
Released: 1948-01-03

A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search...

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The Smugglers

as Harry Miller
Released: 1968-12-24

A woman and her stepdaughter attempt to sneak a few souvenirs past customs and inadvertently...

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Career

as Rex Chaney
Released: 1939-07-07

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two...

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Police Headquarters

as David L. Chapin
Released: 1974-03-19

A police lieutenant’s routine Sunday afternoon is interrupted by the deaths of a hoodlum and a...

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The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Alan Hardesty
Released: 1975-10-27

A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political...

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Nine Lives Are Not Enough

as Snappy Saunders
Released: 1941-09-20

A reporter is constantly in trouble for jumping to conclusions.

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Dangerously They Live

as Joe, Hospital Orderly with Dr. Murdock (uncredited)
Released: 1941-12-24

A doctor tries to rescue a young innocent from Nazi agents.

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Summer Pavilion

as Ned Welch
Released: 1955-05-02

In an old Louisiana plantation, the furnishings and the once great family are fading fast.The...

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Star Trek

as Commodore Stocker
First aired: 1966-09-08

Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the...

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Mission: Impossible

as Mitchell Connally
First aired: 1966-09-17

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...

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Ironside

as Mr. Thomas
First aired: 1967-03-28

When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of...

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The Fugitive

as Oliver Greer
First aired: 1963-09-17

Richard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...

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The Virginian

as Randolf
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Daniel Boone

as Simon Jarvis
First aired: 1964-09-24

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Daniel Boone

as Andy Wharton
First aired: 1964-09-24

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Climax!

as Mickey Wayne
First aired: 1954-10-07

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The Lucy Show

as Walter Kendricks
First aired: 1962-10-01

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Mannix

as Adam Pierson
First aired: 1967-09-16

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Wagon Train

as Marshal Vern Rothman
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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The Rookies

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-11

The Rookies is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1972 until 1976. It follows...

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Studio One

as Ned Welch
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Switch

as Charles Estabrook
First aired: 1975-09-09

Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Johnny Bond
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Ivan
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Billy Gordon
First aired: 1950-01-30

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Lew
First aired: 1950-01-30

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Paul Doniger
First aired: 1950-01-30

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Carl Phillips
First aired: 1950-01-30

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as Gavin Rhodes
First aired: 1950-01-30

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The Invaders

as Robert Morrison
First aired: 1967-01-10

The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to...

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Land of the Giants

as Mr. Erdap
First aired: 1968-09-22

Set fifteen years in the then-future year 1983, the series tells the tale of the crew and...

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Harry O

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-12

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...

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Police Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-20

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The Name of the Game

as Tom Laraby
First aired: 1968-09-20

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F Troop

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-14

F Troop is a satirical American television sitcom that originally aired for two seasons on...

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The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Ben Stockton
First aired: 1960-09-19

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Taggart Coleman
First aired: 1964-09-22

Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the...

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Judd for the Defense

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-08

High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases...

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Checkmate

as Mack Weston
First aired: 1960-09-17

Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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Matt Helm

as Mr. Simmons
First aired: 1975-09-20

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Kraft Television Theatre

as uncredited
First aired: 1947-05-07

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Letter to Loretta

as Jeff Bertch
First aired: 1953-09-20

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Letter to Loretta

as Tom
First aired: 1953-09-20

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General Electric Theater

as Jeff Davis (uncredited)
First aired: 1953-02-01

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