Person

Tom Drake

Acting · 1918–1982 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Tom Drake was born on August 5, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Alfred Alderdice. He was an actor, known for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), The Green Years (1946) and Raintree County (1957). He was married to Isabelle Dunn. He died on August 11, 1982 in Torrance, California, USA.

Known for

Filmography

1978The Eddie Capra MysteriesDennis Vale
1978Project U.F.O.First Neighbor
1977Mayday at 40,000 FeetHarry Jensen
1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
1976Crackle of DeathDon Kibbey
1975Matt HelmFred Wells
1975Medical StoryRalph Willis
1975Cop on the BeatThe Golfer
1975A Matter of Wife... and DeathPaulie Baker
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerDon Kibbey
1974The Spectre of Edgar Allan PoeDr. Adam Forrest
1974The Green HornetDuke Slate
1974Tight as a DrumGarfield Stone
1973Police StoryKirk Jackson
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972BanacekRoger Fanshion
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawJohn Kalscheur
1971Cannon
1971City Beneath the SeaGen. Putnam
1970The Boy Who Stole the ElephantMr. Corbert
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Homer Chatfield
1968Land of the GiantsSID Sergeant
1968Adam-12Hanley
1968WarkillPhil Sutton
1968Deadly InheritanceInspector Greville
1967Mannix
1967Ironside
1967Red TomahawkBill Kane
1966The Green HornetDuke Slate
1966The Singing NunFitzpatrick
1966Johnny RenoJoe Conners
1965Hogan's Heroes
1965The SandpiperWalter Robinson
1965Branded
1965House of the Black DeathPaul Desard
1963Mr. NovakPowell
1963The LieutenantSgt. Lester Curtis
1963The Dakotas
1962Combat!Pvt. Todd
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSheriff Dade
1961Ben Casey
1960Surfside 6
1960The Bramble BushLarry McFie
1959Philip Marlowe
1959Bourbon Street Beat
1959Adventures in ParadiseJock Underhill
1959The Alaskans
1959The RebelSheriff Matt Dunsen
1959Wichita Town
1959RiverboatHomer Atkins
1959WarlockAbe McQuown
1959Rawhide
195877 Sunset Strip
1958Money, Women and GunsJess Ryerson
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveVictor Kincaid
1958Date with DisasterMiles Harrington
1957Raintree CountyBobby Drake
1957Perry MasonCleve Niles
1957The CyclopsLee Brand
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreMarshall Dave Harmon
1955Sudden DangerWallace Curtis
1955Cheyenne
1955GunsmokeBen Hurley
1955Betrayed WomenJeff Darrell
1955The MillionaireDr. Alan March
1954Climax!Terry Lennox
1953SangareeDr. Roy Darby
1951FBI GirlCarl Chercourt
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsColonel Mournay
1951Disc JockeyJohnny
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Never Trust a GamblerPolice Sgt. Ed Donovan
1950Lux Video TheatreGary Morgan
1950The Great RupertPeter 'Pete' Dingle
1949Scene of the CrimeDet. 'C.C.' Gordon
1949Lights Out
1949Mr. Belvedere Goes to CollegeBill Chase
1949SuspenseDan Bedell
1948Words and MusicRichard Rodgers
1948Hills of HomeMr. Milton
1948Studio OneClark Sherrell
1948Ford TheatreGavin Dishart
1948Alias a GentlemanJohnny Lorgen
1947Cass TimberlaneJamie Wargate
1947The Beginning or the EndMatt Cochran
1947I'll Be YoursGeorge Prescott
1946Courage of LassieSergeant Smitty
1946Faithful in My FashionJeff Compton
1946The Green YearsRobert Shannon as young man
1945Main Street After DarkRadio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited)
1945This Man's NavyJess Weaver
1944Meet Me in St. LouisJohn Truett
1944Mrs. ParkingtonNed Talbot
1944Marriage Is a Private AffairBill Rice
1944Maisie Goes to RenoSgt. Bill Fullerton
1944Two Girls and a SailorFrank Miller
1944The White Cliffs of DoverDying American Soldier (uncredited)
1944Primary Flight Training: Flight SenseKit Wilkins
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Northern PursuitHeinzmann (uncredited)
1940The Howards of VirginiaJames Howard at 16
1940The Mortal StormSecond Classroom Scene
1940Our TownBest Man at Wedding

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